Otakon 2012 Photo Booth: Fans embrace characters from My Little Pony, Gurren Lagann, Batman and more
Photo booth photos from Baltimore’s annual East Asian fan convention Otakon, taken by Baltimore Sun Photographer Kenneth K. Lam.
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- Melanie Hawkins, left, dressed as Hatsume Miku, of Vacaloid, and Angel Williams, drerssed as Rin Kagamine, both of Colonial Heights, Va., are pictured at the Baltimore Sun photo booth during the 2012 Otakon at the Baltimore Convention Center. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Kate Martinez, left, of Crofton, Md., dressed as Belle, Steven Moluski, of Crofton, Md., dressed as the Beast, and Katherine Porter, of Burtonsville, Md., also dressed as Belle, all characters in “Beauty and the Beast.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Angie Moloney, left, of Baltimore, Md., dressed as Saber, Thontos John, of Fairfax, Va., dressed as Gilgamesh, and Gunkat Cosplay, of Washington D.C., also dressed as Saber, all characters in “Fate.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Kaitlin Allen, of Chester, Va., dressed as Arcamine in “Pokemon.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Ann Darby, of Newtown, Pa., dressed as Yoko Littner, a character in “Gurren Lagann.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Brenda Proctor, left, dressed as Nia Teppelin, Ann Darby, both of Newtown, Pa., dressed as Yoko Littner. Greg Nugent, of Sudbury, Ma., dressed as Kamina. All are characters in “Gurren Lagann.” (Kenneth K. Lam)
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- Aleeyah Davis, of Brick, NJ., left, and Brant Vasquez, of Ventnor, NJ., both dressed as Vinyl Scratch from “My Little Pony.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Shannon Fidler, of Benton, Pa., dressed as Loki. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Matthew Luisi, of Hyde Park, Ma., dressed as Dart from “Legend of Dragoon.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Milo Ash, of Tyrone, Pa., dressed as Mr. Mint in the board-game Candyland. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Abby Bosley, of Abington, Pa., dressed as U-1 from “Gitaroo Man.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Alicia Dieter, left, of Myerstown, Pa., and Alex Tisdale, of Shrewsbury, Pa., both dressed as Teru of the band Versailles. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Vivian Freeland, left, of Marietta, Ohio, dressed as Maya and Melanie Spikowski, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, dressed as Aiji from “LM.C.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Samantha Ghayour, left, dressed as Steampunk Aviator, and Luke McKnew, dressed as Steampunk Sniper. Both of College Park, Md. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Elizabeth Reindl, left, Emily McCann, Marina Salamon, all of Philadelphia, Pa., and Samantha Barbeau, of West Chester, Pa., all dressed as Steampunk characters for Otakon 2012. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Scottie McCorsley, of Mountain CIty, Tenn., dressed as Slave Princess Leia from “Star Wars’ Return of the Jedi.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Kiersten McDonald, of Cary, NC., dressed as Leeloo from “The Fifth Element.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Rachel Kapuszcak, of Greenville, NC., dressed as Angelus from “Witchblade.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Jennifer Whip, of Islip, NY., dressed as Skeksis from “The Dark Crystal.”
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- Eccoglyph, of Atlanta, Ga., dressed as Mystic from “The Dark Crystal.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Rebecca Sites, of Pittsburgh, Pa., dressed as Charlotte from “Pvella Maghi Madoka Magica.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Sarah Nipwoda, of Abingdon, Md., dressed as Twilight Sparkle from “My Little Pony.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Mary Abrell of Pawpaw, WV. dressed as Poison Ivy and Josh Williams of Capon Bridge, WV. dressed as Mr. Freeze. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Ashley Turner of Slancsville, WV. dressed as the Catwoman from the “Batman” series. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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- Nathan Edwards of Winchester, Va. dressed as the Riddler in “Batman.” (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
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Aug 03, 2012 @ 07:43:39
Nice pictures, but nothing remotely “photo booth” about them. As a photo booth operator, I fight a daily battle competing with companies that advertise photo booths, but actually just take pictures of guests against a backdrop.