A man holds a poster depicting Donald Trump while participating in Red Bull Jump & Freeze Lebanon at a ski resort in mount Lebanon on Feb. 28.Jamal Saidi—Reuters
With Super Tuesday behind us, the campaign is officially in full swing. But, that also means photographers have been following and documenting the various candidates for months now. That might explains why we’re seeing an increasing number of original and surprising takes on the presidential race – from Associated Press’ Andrew Harnik take on Donald Trump’s campaign event with Chris Christie to a Hillary Clinton fan sporting a bear costume.
—TIME’s selection of the Surprising Political Photographs of the Week is published every Thursday.
Katy Perry raises arms with Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York on March 2.Mike Segar—ReutersSix-year-old Aiden Thurman, of Hugo, Okla. prays during a campaign stop by Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Feb. 26, 2016, in Oklahoma City.Chris Landsberger—The Oklahoman/APA girl does a backflip during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Fort Collins, Colo. on Feb. 28.Brian Snyder—ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump slings water from a bottle during a rally in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 26.Ron Jenkins—TNS/ZumaRepublican presidential candidate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio reads tweets from Donald Trump during a rally at Mount Paran Christian school in Kennesaw, Ga. on Feb. 27. Tami Chappell—ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, speaks during a rally on Super Tuesday primary election night in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 1. Christie endorsed Trump for the nomination, Andrew Harnik—APHillary Clinton supporters attend a "Get Out The Vote" on Feb. 27 in Fairfield, Ala.Justin Sullivan—Getty ImagesCardboard cut outs show the likeness of Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in a London pub on March 1.Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty ImagesBernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Prairie, Texas on Feb. 27.Mike Stone—EPAA man holds a poster depicting Donald Trump while participating in Red Bull Jump & Freeze Lebanon at a ski resort in mount Lebanon on Feb. 28.Jamal Saidi—ReutersSupporters walk in a 'March for Bernie' in downtown Seattle on on Feb. 27.Nate Gowdy
