Editor's pick Sept. 2-8
Each weekday, our photo editors will select one compelling image for prominent play in the newspaper. Readers can learn more about why the image was chosen and tips about shooting similar pictures by clicking on the links underneath the gallery.
A garbage collector is reflected in the polished marble wall of a building as he rests at the entrance of the building where the air-conditioned cool air is blowing in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Eugene Hoshiko/The Associated Press
A young boy jumps from a tower into the Ammersee lake in Utting, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011.Matthias Schrader
Participants talk in the Black Rock Desert near art projects as the sun sets during the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in Nevada, September 2, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival which is celebrating its 25th year. Picture taken September 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORSJIM BOURG/Reuters
Actor John C. Reilly (R) kisses his wife Alison Dickey as they pose for photographers on the "Carnage" red carpet at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice September 1, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/Reuters
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