Sept. 12 Photo Brief: iPhone 5 debut, ladyboy dancers, adopt-a-guy store and the tallest mohawk in the world
iPhone 5 debuts in the U.S., ladyboy dancers, adopt-a-guy store, the tallest mohawk in the world and more in today’s daily brief.
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- Peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) stand in front of the collapsed cupola of Haiti’s condemned National Palace during its demolition in Port-au-Prince September 12, 2012. Two and a half years after a devastating earthquake ravaged Haiti, demolition began last Friday at the National Palace. Plans for the new structure will resemble the former palace – but are designed to withstand earthquakes. (Swoan Parker/Reuters photo)
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- US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak to staff members in the courtyard of the US State Department in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2012, regarding the killing of US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and 3 staff members at the US Consulate building in Benghazi, Libya. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A woman walks in front of a campaign mural promoting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Barinas September 12, 2012. Venezuela’s stridently anti-capitalist president, Chavez, has urged the rich to vote for him to prevent a “civil war,” while his rival told the poor he will not scrap popular socialist welfare projects if he wins next month’s election. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)
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- A 45-day old male panda cub is pictured during an examination at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, September 12, 2012.During the exam, animal care staff could see the cub’s eyes beginning to open. It will take about another 20 days for the eyes to be fully open. (San Diego Zoo/Reuters photo)
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- Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe, who holds the world record for the “Tallest Mohawk,” is photographed from behind while giving interviews at a media event held by the Guinness World Records to launch their 2013 book edition in New York September 12, 2012. According to the Guinness World Records, Watanabe’s do stands at 3 feet 8.6 inches. (Adrees Latif/Reuters photo)
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- An olive tree is planted on the podium with other cedar decorations, at the City Center Waterfront in Beirut September 12, 2012. Pope Benedict makes a religiously delicate and potentially dangerous trip to Lebanon this weekend to appeal for peace and reconciliation in the Middle East as civil war rages next door in Syria. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters photo)
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- Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 12, 2012. Some youths, aged between 12 and 23 years old, in Gaza are training in parkour which was developed in France. Parkour is a physical discipline of movement focused on overcoming obstacles. Training is held in cemeteries, and in former Israeli settlements. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters photo)
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- Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 12, 2012. Some youths, aged between 12 and 23 years old, in Gaza are training in parkour which was developed in France. Parkour is a physical discipline of movement focused on overcoming obstacles. Training is held in cemeteries, and in former Israeli settlements. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters photo)
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- Audience members watch a model during the J. Mendel Spring/Summer 2013 show at New York Fashion Week, September 12, 2012. (Andrew Burton/Reuters photo)
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- A cow feeds itself from a garbage container at Bashantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, September 12, 2012. (Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters photo)
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- White House staff are pictured after they lowered the U.S. flag to half staff on the roof of the White House in Washington September 12, 2012, following the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and others in Benghazi. Stevens and three embassy staff were killed in an attack on the Benghazi consulate and a safe house refuge, stormed by Islamist gunmen blaming America for a film they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad. (Jason Reed/Reuters photo)
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- UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon in September in this UNHCR handout photo. (Jason Tanner/Reuters photo)
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- Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on September 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California. Apple announced the iPhone 5, the latest version of the popular smart phone. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- A single woman looks at photos of bachelors which are on display at the French dating site “adopt-a-guy” (adopte-un-mec) store in Paris September 12, 2012. The boutique, with a short-term lease, opened its doors on Tuesday, promising a high-end shopping experience for women searching for Mr Right. (Jacky Naegelen/Reuters photo)
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- A single woman pushes a bachelor riding in a shopping trolley at the “adopt-a-guy” (adopte-un-mec) store in Paris September 12, 2012. The boutique, with a short-term lease which expires at the end of the week, opened its doors on Tuesday, promising a high-end shopping experience for women searching for Mr Right. (Jacky Naegelen/Reuters photo)
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- A six-day-old hippopotamus is pictured next to his mother, Kara, aged 21, on September 12, 2012 at “Planet sauvage” (wild planet) zoo in Port-Saint-Pere, western France. The birth, a rare event for this species in captivity, occurred on September 7, 2012 in the zoo. (Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A soldier from the 1st Platoon, Delta Coy, 1-64 AR of the US army – operating under NATO sponsored International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) shares grapes with boys from the local Pashtu tribe after an ISAF night patrol came under small-arms attack a few nights before, at a settlement near Kandahar Air Field on September 12, 2012 during a joint patrol with officers from the Afghan National Police in Kandahar province. Estimates by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are that militia attacks cost between 100 million dollars and 155 million dollars a year to stage while the rest goes to maintaining the insurgency says a new UN report that adds that the Taliban raised 400 million dollars last year through taxes, donations, and extorting businessmen and narcotics dealers in Afghanistan. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Brazilian bodyboarder Luiz Cesar competes in the Rio Bodyboarding International 2012, professionals men championship, 2012 IBA World Championship Tour, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 12, 2012. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A policeman secures the area before proceeding to pick up a child crack addict sleeping on the sidewalk at the entrance of the Jacare shantytown during an operation to clean the streets of crack addicts, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 12, 2012.(Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Men dressed as medieval knights pose for pictures in Leicester in central England, on September 12, 2012, at a site where a skeleton that researchers believe could be British medieval king Richard III was found. Researchers from the University of Leicester said they had found a male skeleton with similarities to historical descriptions of Richard, who ruled England between 1483 and his death in battle in 1485. The remains, which are well preserved, are undergoing DNA analysis. “What we have uncovered is truly remarkable,” said Richard Taylor, the university’s director of corporate affairs. (Gavin Fogg/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A woman sits on a grass-made sofa in Frankfurt, western Germany on September 12, 2012. The so-called “Main-Sofa” was initiated by Federal Minister for Environment Puttrich to highlight the upcoming event of the “Tag der Nachhaltigkeit” (Day of Sustainability) on September 19, 2012.(Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images)
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- This shows the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) during testing on rough terrain. The LS3 seeks to demonstrate that a highly mobile, semi-autonomous legged robot can carry 400 lbs of a squad’s load, follow squad members through rugged terrain and interact with troops in a natural way, similar to a trained animal and its handler. The LS3 program goal is to develop a robot that will go through the same terrain the squad goes through without hindering the squad’s mission. The robot could also serve as a mobile auxiliary power source to the squad, so troops can recharge batteries for radios and handheld devices while on patrol. (AFP Photo)
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- Pom, a ladyboy dancer at the Chiang Mai Cabaret does a quick Buddhist prayer for good luck before a performance September 9, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Cabaret show is the only one in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s 2nd largest city, performed daily on a stage at a small theater. Kathoeys or ladyboys are very visible, and widely accepted in Thai culture, often called the third gender. Many find employment performing for tourists in Cabaret shows while several popular Thai models, singers and movie stars are also kathoeys. The term Kathoey can refer to males who exhibit varying degrees of femininity most of the kathoeys dress as women and undergo medical procedures such as breast implants, hormones, silicone injections. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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- Lily, a ladyboy dancer puts on lipstick backstage as up to 20 dancers get dressed before a performance September 9, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Cabaret show is the only one in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s 2nd largest city, performed daily on a stage at a small theater. Kathoeys or ladyboys are very visible, and widely accepted in Thai culture, often called the third gender. Many find employment performing for tourists in Cabaret shows while several popular Thai models, singers and movie stars are also kathoeys. The term Kathoey can refer to males who exhibit varying degrees of femininity most of the kathoeys dress as women and undergo medical procedures such as breast implants, hormones, silicone injections. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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Oct 05, 2012 @ 00:54:16
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David Henley
Sep 13, 2012 @ 23:22:30
David Wilner, a Chicago architect and photographer did a great picture book on Thailand’s alternative cabarets a few years ago, it’s called Ladyboy: Thailand’s Theater of Illusion. It’s in ebook format now.