The Best Photojournalism of the Week: February 3, 2011

The week in news photography takes us from the campaign trail in Florida to riots in Egypt

    * By Dan Bracaglia on February 3, 2012
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A protester shows tear gas cartridges deployed by the riot police during clashes between protesters and riot police near the interior ministry February 3, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Carsten Koall is a German photojournalist based in Berlin who has photographed around the world for VISUM Images and others. His work has recently taken him to Djibouti, Afghanistan and Cairo.

Carsten Koall/Getty Images

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Sifting through the torrent of visual journalism that comes through the news wires every minute of every day is ultimately a humbling experience. It's a reminder that the world is a big place, host to literally billions of stories that unfold all around us. It's also humbling to witness the work of the incredibly talented photographers who seek out these stories so that we can see them told on our screens and in our newspapers. 

We're going to be tapping into this wealth of images on a weekly basis, pulling a dozen or so of our favorite images and rounding them up here on Friday. You can follow the Photojournalism of the Week tag here to keep in the loop. 

Wherever possible, we've tried to gather a some information about the photographers who captured these images, so we can learn a little about their own stories. 
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