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Sao Paulo Fashion Week 2019: Patricia Bonaldi's Patbo swimwear showcase has vibrant hues, handmade flourish
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPatbo's Bonaldi, who shot to fame following the launch of her hand-embroidered couture gowns has rapidly become an important figure in Brazilian fashion known for promoting sustainability and women empowerment.
At the Indian Photo Festival 2019, prize-winning portraits capture faces of joy, hope and despair
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Indian Photo Festival running at Hyderabad from 19 September to 20 October held a portrait competition for photographers in the Indian subcontinent. It received almost 1200 entries of which 20 were chosen. It was judged by fine art photographer Rafique Sayed.
Fridays for Future: At Mumbai edition of climate strike, youth demand action from policy makers
Aarushi Agrawal • 6 years agoOn 27 September, almost 2500 people in Mumbai took to the streets for a climate strike, as part of the global Fridays for Future movement.
It takes two: At Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, spotlight on glamour, rhythm
• 6 years agoAt the Tango World Championship 2019 held in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian couple Fernando Andres Rodriguez and Estefania Belen Gomez, representing Rio Negro were crowned first runner-up in the Stage style final on 21 August.
At Haiti's Diner en Blanc 2019 celebration, chic attendees, Jessie Woo performance are highlights
Fp Staff • 6 years agoOn 10 August, 2019, tourists and locals all came together to enjoy the festivities of Cap Haitien's social event of the season, Dîner en Blanc in the coastal city in Haiti.
San Diego Comic Con 2019: Fans cosplay as characters from Handmaid's Tale, to Pennywise the Clown
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe San Diego Comic Con is the high point of thousands of pop culture aficionados, from fans of comic book to fantasy to dystopian fiction and horror. The 2019 edition was held from 18 July to 22 July.
Frida Kahlo's 112th birth anniversary celebrated in Mexico City with an exhibition, fan-led parade
Fp Staff • 6 years agoKahlo was known for defying the norms femininity and depicting this idea in her work. Later she would also go on to join the Mexican Communist Party while her art grew to incorporate diverse themes including indigenous folk culture of Mexico.
Pride across the world: Snapshots from the celebrations of global LGBTQ community and its allies
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe LGBTQ community across the world celebrate 2019's World Pride movement with rainbow flags, hugs and kisses
Rare documentary photographs by Jyoti Bhatt feature MF Husain, Krishen Khanna among others
Fp Staff • 6 years agoJyoti Bhatt has photographed modern masters from the art fraternity like MF Husain, Nasreen Mohamedi, Himmat Shah, Krishen Khanna, Somnath Hore, NS Bendre amongst many others.
Artists Unite! Movement: At the Red Fort in Delhi, a creative protest against politics of hate and oppression
Polina Schapova • 6 years agoArtists Unite! was a nationwide creative protest, where artists across many different genres came together, on the same weekend, in 13 different cities across India, to stand up for democracy