#Photography for the Unusual 7/18

Munich, Germany

Visitors celebrate the opening of Oktoberfest beer festival in the Schottenhamel tent with the first ‘Mass’, or litre, of beer

Photograph: Joerg Koch/Getty Images

Check out how many steins she is carrying.  I never did really learn German but this would have been a fine reason to do it and on-location would have been even better.

London, UK

A model carrying a clutch designed as a take-away container, during the Anya Hindmarch London fashion week SS18 collection

Photograph: Ian West/PA

Only five thousand pounds or so but it's ever so chic.

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees shelter from the rain in a camp. Nearly 400,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh after fleeing a military crackdown launched by Myanmar’s military

Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters

For some while I have rejected pictures of such suffering but doing that doesn't give you much credit for your ability to handle it and only through recognition of it is there any chance of giving any meaningful assistance.

Missouri, US

Demonstrators confront police following the acquittal of former St Louis police officer Jason Stockley, for the shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith

Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Photographs of these types of confrontational images were also rejected and that changes as with the photograph above.  There won't be any meaningful attempt to address the problem unless it's fully recognized for its severity.  Multiple arrests and an unknown number of injuries to civilians have taken place as a consequence of that trial.

Madrid, Spain

Models at the Ana Locking show during the Mercedes-Benz fashion week SS18 collection

Photograph: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

What possible consequence does the unusual sculpture of Trump have with a fashion show?

Anyone?  Reasons?  Reasons??

Zen Yogi:  the model wears a generally average but likely expensive casual suit and a hat bereft of any personality but also probably expensive.  Against that we have a cracked-up Donald Trump depicting something which probably has nothing to do with fashion.  I give up.  I don't know.

The fabric looks interesting.

Zen Yogi:  hmmm