The 14 most powerful shots of the week that stirred the world

Nowadays, thanks to the art of photography, we are transported in space and time, travel across a huge, unexplored planet and learn about the lives of people whom we most likely will never meet in person. It's no secret that photography can convey much more than just an image. Today we bring to your attention the most touching, sad and wonderful pictures of last week.

1. A moment of silence in memory of loved ones during the anniversary of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 in New York.

2. Rowley Stenhole walks with her daughter Cambrin on a sunflower field in Kansas. The 40-acre field is planted annually by the Grinter family. In late summer, hundreds of American families come here.

3. A Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress among the remains of his family’s house, which, according to witnesses, was destroyed by shelling of the Israeli army during the 50-day war of 2014.

4. The tents of migrants were blown away by the wind near the town of Rožke, Hungary.

5. Children dressed as the Hindu god Krishna pose during a fancy dress contest on the eve of the Janmashtami festival in Mathura, India. The festival is held in honor of the birth of the god Krishna.

6. People carry a giant flag, a symbol of Catalonia, during a demonstration for the independence of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.

7. Power-generating wind turbines at the Amrumbank West offshore wind power plants in the North Sea near the island of Amrum, Germany.

8. Passion Saltador's Fabienne Napias jumps over a bull in the Liga del Corte Puro finale in the Plaza de Toros in Valladolid, Spain. The art consists of jumping, diving and somersaults near an angry bull.

9. Fireworks over St. Basil's Cathedral during a rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival on Red Square in Moscow.

10. The reconstructor in the image of a soldier of the imperial Roman army takes a digital camera on the eve of the battle with the Caledonian barbarians near Gillsland, England.

11. South Korean soldiers play the roles of South Korean and North Korean soldiers during the reconstruction of the events of the battle near the 1950 Naktong River.

12. A boy walks with toy weapons near people on an APC during a military show on the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg, Russia.

13. A Syrian refugee boy from Kobani kisses his father after arriving at the port of Piraeus (near Athens). According to coast guard estimates, in recent times about 18 thousand refugees have arrived in Greece.

14. Family members copy the names of loved ones at a memory ceremony at the New York Fire Headquarters, where the names of firefighters who died in a World Trade Center attack were added to the memorial wall. In total, 21 names were added to the memorial, opened in September 2011.