"A group of young Buddhist novice monks studying near the main temple, in Sertar, China," writes Your Shot photographer Sandra Morante. "I couldn't help myself to capture this scene where all of them were facing the wall except the one in the middle. The red shoes located in the stairs add a random and curious effect to the happening."
"A group of young Buddhist novice monks studying near the main temple, in Sertar, China," writes Your Shot photographer Sandra Morante. "I couldn't help myself to capture this scene where all of them were facing the wall except the one in the middle. The red shoes located in the stairs add a random and curious effect to the happening."
Photograph by Sandra Morante, National Geographic Your Shot

Your best photos of the week, May 31, 2019

Each week, our editors choose stunning photos submitted by members of Your Shot, National Geographic's photo community.

In the past few weeks, the question of what to do when you get in a photographic funk has come up often around the Your Shot community. A funk is a perfectly natural thing for creative people to encounter and it happens to everyone. Thinking about this question made me realize I’d been in a bit of a funk myself, and I used a long holiday weekend vacation without screens to get myself back on track.

This is my first Photos of the Week curation since hitting reset on my brain. It feels good to be back looking at photos and seeing little details through our community’s eyes. This week I was struck by Sandra Morante’s image of

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