We here at the Houston Press have long believed that some of the best photographers in the world live right here in Houston. Between the slideshows and blogs we publish and the images you share with us in our Flickr Pool, we see tons of amazing photos every week, and this is our chance to celebrate our favorites.

This week’s photos include regular food gone fancy, a man willing to push his body to its physical limits (and spray silly string at the same time), and a tribute to a fallen DJ.

Southern vs University of Houston
Photo by B. Tse.

Team spirit is awesome.

Suspension act or gritty Peter Pan reboot? You decide.

Photo by Gary Wise.

That is one heck of a hot dog.

This was not the Batmobile we were expecting.

JEF_6785
Photo by John Faught.

Nothing like a day out on the water.

Artist Jim Sanborn's illuminated sculpture outside the M.D. Anderson Library at the University of Houston
Photo by Molly Block.

This is peaceful.

Uni really isn’t that scary. It’s quite lovely.

When will [we] ever learn?
Photo by Patrick Feller.

It’s time for some serious talks about serious subjects.

This candle will be at all future Kracker Nuttz as a sign of remembrance. Elroy Boogie will never be forgotten.

This article appears in Sep 5-11, 2013.

Cory Garcia is a Contributing Editor for the Houston Press. He once won an award for his writing, but he doesn't like to brag about it. If you're reading this sentence, odds are good it's because he wrote...