In addition to these aquarium visitors getting a shower from a beluga whale, CNN's roundup of this week's top photography includes a new portrait of the Earth and a group of Santas enjoying a Danish beach. Click through to see more of CNN's best photo galleries from this week. Each slide links out to the full story for an in-depth look at the world around us.
Grant Stirton quit his career as an investment banker to become a dive guide in Thailand and explore his true passion: photography under the deep blue sea. In these black-and-white photos, he strives to show the personality of his aquatic subjects.
Swiss photographer and director Edo Bertoglio used a Polaroid camera to capture New York's thriving artist community between 1976 and 1989. Andy Warhol, Madonna, Debbie Harry and Grace Jones are among the icons he shot using the instant camera.
This week's selfies gallery features several interesting style decisions, including this one of talk-show host Stephen Colbert wearing a Galactus hat on Monday, July 20. Galactus is a villain from Marvel Comics.
Photographer Jess T. Dugan worked with social worker Vanessa Fabbre to capture stunning portraits of transgender and gender-variant people between the ages of 50 and 86. They combined the photos with moving personal interviews about the intersection of gender, identity and aging.
