Pictures of the Week: Nov. 24-30

This week I attended the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Power Tour taught by Photoshop expert Scott Kelby. On the way home, I was listening to NPR on the radio and I heard AP photographer Ron Edmonds talking about the Annapolis peace summit taking place this week in Maryland's capital city.

The discussion centered on the similarities between the iconic image of President Bill Clinton with his arms extended, framing Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat as they shook hands following the signing of the 1993 peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians on the White House lawn in 1993 ...



... and images of the handshake that occurred this week between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Annapolis between the outstretched arms of President George Bush.



I found Ron Edmonds comments to be both enlightening and accurate. If you are at all interested in photojournalism or learning about the thoughts that go into covering news events, I'd suggest you listen to his comments and take a look at all of this week's best in photojournalism from around the world in this week's Pictures of the Week gallery.

- Lee Van Grack

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