Picture We Love: Making Pope Francis Masks
A worker puts the finishing touches on a costume mask of the Argentine pope.
"This image is very graphic—it's all about the repeating pattern of the masks and the larger shapes within the composition, like the concentric circles on the table and black rectangular light, as well as the smaller yellow shapes beneath it. What makes this picture unique, however, is the creepiness of the artificial faces looking upward, some staring directly into the viewer's eyes."—Ben Fitch, associate photo editor
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