Oct 14, 2013

Oct. 14 Photo Brief: Tiny toy soldier art, South Asians celebrate annual festivals and housing demand climbs in Myanmar

Tiny toy soldier art, South Asian celebrate annual festivals, housing demand climbs in Myanmar and more in today’s daily brief.

: A woman admires an artwork by Joe Black of Mao Zedong entitled, ‘Workers of the World, Unite!’, which is made from 9000 hand-painted toy soldiers, in the Opera Gallery on October 14, 2013 in London, England. The Opera gallery is hosting contemporary artist Joe Black’s first solo exhibition entitled ‘Ways of Seeing’, which opens to the public on October 18, 2013. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: An artwork by Joe Black of Mao Zedong entitled, ‘Workers of the World, Unite!’, which is made from 9000 hand-painted toy soldiers, in the Opera Gallery on October 14, 2013 in London, England. The Opera gallery is hosting contemporary artist Joe Black’s first solo exhibition entitled ‘Ways of Seeing’, which opens to the public on October 18, 2013. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Detail of an artwork by Joe Black of Mao Zedong entitled, ‘Workers of the World, Unite!’, which is made from 9000 hand-painted toy soldiers, in the Opera Gallery on October 14, 2013 in London, England. The Opera gallery is hosting contemporary artist Joe Black’s first solo exhibition entitled ‘Ways of Seeing’, which opens to the public on October 18, 2013. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Art movers deliver an artwork by Joe Black of Barack Obama entitled, ‘Shoot to Kill’, which is made from 11,000 hand-painted toy soldiers, to the Opera Gallery on October 14, 2013 in London, England. The Opera gallery is hosting contemporary artist Joe Black’s first solo exhibition entitled ‘Ways of Seeing’, which opens to the public on October 18, 2013. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A woman admires an artwork by Joe Black of Barack Obama entitled, ‘Shoot to Kill’, which is made from 11,000 hand-painted toy soldiers, in the Opera Gallery on October 14, 2013 in London, England. The Opera gallery is hosting contemporary artist Joe Black’s first solo exhibition entitled ‘Ways of Seeing’, which opens to the public on October 18, 2013. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Spanish matador El Cordobes is gored by a bull during a bullfight at La Misericordia bullring during El Pilar Feria in Zaragoza on October 12, 2013. (Alberto Simon/AFP)

: Indian truck driver Jairam Yadav speaks on his mobile phone after his truck carrying Toyota cars was overturned by strong wind on the National Highway linking Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on October 13, 2013. Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction along India’s east coast and up to seven people dead after the biggest evacuation in the country’s history helped minimise casualties. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)

: Bhagwan, a coconut-seller, reacts as he sits in front of his destroyed shop in Gopalpur on October 13, 2013. Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction along India’s east coast and up to seven people dead after the biggest evacuation in the country’s history helped minimise casualties. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)

: A Bahraini boy mourns during the funeral of Yussef al-Nashmi, who died in hospital the day before as he was detained by Bahraini authorities since on August 17, in the western Manama suburb of Jidd Hafs, on October 12, 2013. Anti-riot police in Bahrain used buckshot, sound grenades and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shiite protesters trying to reach Pearl Square in Manama after the funeral of Nashmi. (Mohammed Al Shaikh/AFP)

: Local villagers remove fallen trees from a Goddess Kali temple at Gopalpur Junction on October 13, 2013. Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction along India’s east coast and up to seven people dead after the biggest evacuation in the country’s history helped minimise casualties. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)

: An Indian Hindu devotee looks AT an idol as others perform rituals as part of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi on October 13, 2013. Durga Puja commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

: A Nepalese Hindu devotee holds burning oil lamps on his head and palms for six hours on the tenth day of Hindu’s biggest festival, Dashain (Durga Puja), in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 14, 2013. Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese calendar and celebrates the triumph of good over evil. (Prakash Mathema/AFP)

: Indonesians parade with drums and torches on the eve of Eid al-Adha festivities in the capital city of Jakarta on October 14, 2013. Eid al-Adha is celebrated throughout the Muslim world in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God with cows and goats traditionally slaughtered on this holy day. (Romeo Gacad/AFP)

: This picture taken on October 13, 2013 shows a child standing next to drying bricks at a factory on the outskirts of Yangon. Demand for property in Yangon has surged as Myanmar undergoes rapid change since shedding the isolation of junta rule. Sales prices have doubled or even trebled over the past two years in some neighbourhoods and developers are scrambling to build new properties. But despite the fact that sales prices are several times higher than Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, Yangon still struggles with poor transport links, few modern condominiums and irregular electricity and Internet access. (Ye Aung Thuy/AFP)

: This picture taken on October 10, 2013 shows a man walking along railway tracks past old apartment blocks in Yangon. Demand for property in Yangon has surged as Myanmar undergoes rapid change since shedding the isolation of junta rule. Sales prices have doubled or even trebled over the past two years in some neighbourhoods and developers are scrambling to build new properties. But despite the fact that sales prices are several times higher than Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, Yangon still struggles with poor transport links, few modern condominiums and irregular electricity and Internet access. (Ye Aung Thuy/AFP)

: This picture taken on October 10, 2013 shows old apartment blocks in Yangon. Demand for property in Yangon has surged as Myanmar undergoes rapid change since shedding the isolation of junta rule. Sales prices have doubled or even trebled over the past two years in some neighbourhoods and developers are scrambling to build new properties. But despite the fact that sales prices are several times higher than Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, Yangon still struggles with poor transport links, few modern condominiums and irregular electricity and Internet access. (Ye Aung Thuy/AFP)