This week saw the tragic death of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, his brother and mother as they perished trying to reach the shores of Turkey and the truly powerful image has raised the awareness of refugees around the world.
Pictures of the week brings you the most powerful pictures over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.
Pictures of the Week
(01 of21)
KOBANI, SYRIA - SEPTEMBER 4: Dead bodies of Syrian children Aylan, 2, his brother Galip, 3, and husband of Zahin Kurdi, 27, who drowned after their boat sank en route to the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, are buried in the Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) on September 4, 2015. The 12 people, including eight children, drowned after their boat sank en route to the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. (Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(02 of21)
GRAPHIC CONTENT A Turkish police officer carries a migrant child's dead body off the shores in Bodrum, southern Turkey, on September 2, 2015 after a boat carrying refugees sank while reaching the Greek island of Kos. Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens on September 2, as Greek ministers held talks on the crisis, with Europe struggling to cope with the huge influx fleeing war and repression in the Middle East and Africa. AFP PHOTO / Nilufer Demir / DOGAN NEWS AGENCY = TURKEY OUT = (Photo credit should read Nilufer Demir/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Nilufer Demir via Getty Images)
(03 of21)
A migrant holding a child lays on the train tracks as she is detained in Bicske, Hungary, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of21)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: 'The Rising Tide' by British underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor is consumed by the waters of the River Thames, at Nine Elms on the South Bank, on September 4, 2015 in London, England. The installation is the artists's first commission in London and depicts four working horses and their riders. The statues will be concealed and revealed by the tide each day, highlighting the role the river has played in shaping London's history, and will run until September 30th. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(05 of21)
WAKEFIELD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: The Wave which is part of Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper is installed at Yorkshire Sculpture Park on September 3, 2015 in Wakefield, England. The Sculpture which is beginning a UK tour opens to the public on September 5 until January 10 at the park. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for 14-18 NOW) (credit:Nigel Roddis via Getty Images)
(06 of21)
In this picture taken Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, Pope Francis tries on a pair of spectacles in an eyeglass store in via del Babuino, in central Rome. Pope Francis has slipped out of the Vatican to shop for new lenses for his glasses. (Daniel Soehne via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of21)
The Cotopaxi volcano spews ash and vapor, as seen from El Pedregal, Ecuador, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Cotopaxi began showing renewed activity in April and its last major eruption was in 1877. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of21)
People shout slogans outside a train that was stopped in Bicske, Hungary, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of21)
Anju, a Western Lowland Gorilla, holds her week-old newborn in the Gorilla World habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Cincinnati. The baby, who has yet to be named, is the 50th gorilla born at the zoo since 1970. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of21)
A KJ-2000 airborne early warning and control system leads J-10 fighter jets flying past a national flag during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. The spectacle involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials say is the Chinese military's most cutting-edge technology. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of21)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a signed pledge during a news conference in Trump Tower, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 in New York. Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid and vowed to support the Republican Party's nominee, whoever it may be. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of21)
President Barack Obama reacts as a fish he is holding releases milt, the sperm-containing fluid of a male fish, while visiting with Commercial and Subsistence Fisher Kim Williams on Kanakanak Beach, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Dillingham, Alaska. Obama is on a historic three-day trip to Alaska aimed at showing solidarity with a state often overlooked by Washington, while using its glorious but changing landscape as an urgent call to action on climate change. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of21)
A child is carried by a rescuer as migrants disembark from Italian Coast Guard ship Dattilo at the Messina harbor in Sicily, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of21)
An activist of Socialist Unity Center of India shouts slogans as she is detained by the police in a van during a daylong nationwide strike called by the trade unions in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Normal life was affected in various parts of the country, including the West Bengal state, as central trade unions on Wednesday went on a day-long nationwide strike to protest against changes in labour laws and privatisation of Public Sector Undertakingâs (PSU), a government owned corportation. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of21)
Star Wars characters outside the Disney store in London which opens at midnight for Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys, part of the global event called "Force Friday", the release of new Star Wars toys and other merchandise of the new movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(16 of21)
Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn (C) answers questions from members of the media ahead of a public Question and Answer session in Colchester, east of London on September 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
(17 of21)
GUANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 01: (CHINA OUT) A newborn giant panda cub is inspected at Chimelong Safari Park on September 1, 2015 in Guangzhou, China. The cub was born on August 9, 2015, and it is the fifth panda cub to be born over the past three years. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(18 of21)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: The newly conserved drawing 'The Waterloo Cartoon' by Daniel Maclise goes on display at the Royal Academy of Arts for the first time in over 40 years on September 1, 2015 in London, England. The drawing, which took a year to complete in 1858, was originally a preparatory drawing for a wall painting entitled 'The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo,' which still exists inside the House of Lords. The illustration underwent extensive conservation before being put on display to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben A. Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(19 of21)
A family visits the Rain Room exhibition by the artists Random International, at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai on September 2, 2015. The large scale artwork created by the British-German artist collective shows 'perpetually falling water that ceases to pour wherever a person walks'. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELERESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
(20 of21)
Russias President Vladimir Putin works out at a gym at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on August 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV via Getty Images)
(21 of21)
Costumed revellers perform in the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. The carnival has been held every year since 1966 and one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:Tim Ireland/AP)