Odd and unusual images from around the world
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A wall mural painted by Brazilian graffiti artists Os Gemeos is seen in Boston on Aug 8, 2012. The work has created a stir after viewers posted comments on a local TV channel's Facebook page, claiming it looked "like a terrorist" and urging for it to be removed, according to news reports. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Dominick Reuter
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Figures of men made of iron and fiberglass by British sculptor Antony Gormley hang in the gallery of the Cultural Center of Brazilian Bank in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 6, 2012. The artwork is part of Still Being, an exhibition of 31 life-size statues mounted at the edges of buildings and in squares and sidewalks. It is an attempt by the artist to encourage people to view the inner city with fresh perspectives. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
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Mr Bohumil Lhota, a 73-year-old builder, turns the house he built in Velke Hamry, near the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, 100km north-east from Prague, on Aug 7, 2012. Mr Lhota conceptualised the idea to create the unique house and started to build it in 1981, building it close to nature to benefit from the cooler ground temperature. Mr Lhota's house, which is built in 2002, is able to move up and down and rotate on its sides, which allows him to adjust to his preferred window view. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Petr Josek
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Dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshall Bill Monroe waves to crowds during the 35th annual Gay Pride Parade in Vancouver on Aug 5, 2012. Thousands of people lined the streets of the downtown core to watch the parade. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Andy Clark
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A man poses with a sculpture outside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, on Aug 9, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
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A member of a street theatre group Luna Morena performs during a free street event to entertain residents in Monterrey on Aug 5, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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A woman carries live chickens on her head as she sells them along a street in Goma, the eastern capital of Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug 3, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/James Akena
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A participant marches during the 35th Annual Gay Pride Parade in Vancouver on Aug 5, 2012. Thousands of people lined the streets of the downtown core to watch the parade. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Andy Clark
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A Chinese inventor, Mr Yang Zongfu celebrates on his 5,443 kg ball container named Noah's Ark of China after he succeeds in a series of tests of the vessel in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Aug 6, 2012. According to local media, Yang spent two years and 1.5 million yuan (S$300,000) to build this 4m diameter vessel, which has been tested capable of housing a three-person family and sufficient food for them to live in 10 months. The vessel was designed to protect people inside from external heat, water and external impact. Picture taken on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/China Daily
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Tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna of Mexico attends the Tattoo Art Mex 2012 convention at the World Trade Center in Mexico City on Aug 5, 2012. The convention, which brought together dozens of Mexico City tattoo artists and drew hundreds of tattoo enthusiasts, also showcased body modification, body painting, graffiti and displays of colourfully decorated cars. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A participant puts on make-up before she takes part in the Run for Your Lives 4K obstacle course race in El Ajusco, on the southern outskirt of Mexico City, on Aug 4, 2012. Hundreds of people took part in the event on Saturday, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A man dressed as a zombie holds up a fake hand as he takes part in the Run for Your Lives 4K obstacle course race in El Ajusco, on the southern outskirt of Mexico City, on Aug 4, 2012. Hundreds of people took part in the event on Saturday, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romer
A wall mural painted by Brazilian graffiti artists Os Gemeos is seen in Boston on Aug 8, 2012. The work has created a stir after viewers posted comments on a local TV channel's Facebook page, claiming it looked "like a terrorist" and urging for it to be removed, according to news reports. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Dominick Reuter
Figures of men made of iron and fiberglass by British sculptor Antony Gormley hang in the gallery of the Cultural Center of Brazilian Bank in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 6, 2012. The artwork is part of Still Being, an exhibition of 31 life-size statues mounted at the edges of buildings and in squares and sidewalks. It is an attempt by the artist to encourage people to view the inner city with fresh perspectives. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Mr Bohumil Lhota, a 73-year-old builder, turns the house he built in Velke Hamry, near the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, 100km north-east from Prague, on Aug 7, 2012. Mr Lhota conceptualised the idea to create the unique house and started to build it in 1981, building it close to nature to benefit from the cooler ground temperature. Mr Lhota's house, which is built in 2002, is able to move up and down and rotate on its sides, which allows him to adjust to his preferred window view. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Petr Josek
Dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshall Bill Monroe waves to crowds during the 35th annual Gay Pride Parade in Vancouver on Aug 5, 2012. Thousands of people lined the streets of the downtown core to watch the parade. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Andy Clark
A man poses with a sculpture outside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, on Aug 9, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
A member of a street theatre group Luna Morena performs during a free street event to entertain residents in Monterrey on Aug 5, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
A woman carries live chickens on her head as she sells them along a street in Goma, the eastern capital of Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug 3, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/James Akena
A participant marches during the 35th Annual Gay Pride Parade in Vancouver on Aug 5, 2012. Thousands of people lined the streets of the downtown core to watch the parade. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Andy Clark
A Chinese inventor, Mr Yang Zongfu celebrates on his 5,443 kg ball container named Noah's Ark of China after he succeeds in a series of tests of the vessel in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Aug 6, 2012. According to local media, Yang spent two years and 1.5 million yuan (S$300,000) to build this 4m diameter vessel, which has been tested capable of housing a three-person family and sufficient food for them to live in 10 months. The vessel was designed to protect people inside from external heat, water and external impact. Picture taken on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/China Daily
Tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna of Mexico attends the Tattoo Art Mex 2012 convention at the World Trade Center in Mexico City on Aug 5, 2012. The convention, which brought together dozens of Mexico City tattoo artists and drew hundreds of tattoo enthusiasts, also showcased body modification, body painting, graffiti and displays of colourfully decorated cars. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romero
A participant puts on make-up before she takes part in the Run for Your Lives 4K obstacle course race in El Ajusco, on the southern outskirt of Mexico City, on Aug 4, 2012. Hundreds of people took part in the event on Saturday, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romero
A man dressed as a zombie holds up a fake hand as he takes part in the Run for Your Lives 4K obstacle course race in El Ajusco, on the southern outskirt of Mexico City, on Aug 4, 2012. Hundreds of people took part in the event on Saturday, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS/Henry Romer
From art exhibitions to people dressing up as zombies, take a look at a selection of odd and unusual images from around the world.
