Photos from [kren] and Kristamas°.

Photos from melissa.., traceyj, tamjpn and East-Ouest.

We’re bringing the celebration of the 24 hours of Flickr to New York on October 18th. We’ll be announcing our venue early next week, so please save the date! If you’d like to RSVP, you can do so via Upcoming.

Photos from larryosan, p0psharlow, and jspad.
You can see more photos from the 24 hours taken in New York via this map.

Photos from bigempty.

Defying military warnings, 35,000 Buddhist Monks staged another day of protests in what’s become the biggest anti-government demonstration Myanmar’s seen in nearly two decades. Triggered on Aug. 19 after the government hiked fuel prices in one of Asia’s poorest countries, this most recent string of protests reflects a deep-rooted discontent with a repressive military rule that’s dated back to the early 60’s.

Photos from racoles and Abdul Rahman Roslan.

Full story here.

Who loves beer and celebrating October in September? Yes, it’s that time of year again. An international audience flocked to Theresienwiese, Munich, to celebrate Octoberfest, which drew a crowd of more than 6 million visitors last year, including several Flickreenos.

Photos by Mace2000, StrudelMonkey and SophieMuc.

Some members of the team have eschewed the Yahoo! Fuzzbol standard in favour of Ping Pong. I think I’ve found some likely competitors for our first open Flickr Ping Pong Tournament (as yet to be scheduled).

Photos from EllenJo and miss reliable.
You can view more photos of Ping Pong on Flickr in our clusters.

It’s funny how some cloth and careful stitching can craft a seasonally notorious, controversy-cloaked industry. With all of the news surrounding underaged and underfed models, it’s not really surprising some designers do whatever they can to capture attention between the headlines, even so far as covering their models literally from head to toe. Obscene? Circus-y? Beautiful? No wonder they call it a show.

Photos from TabascoKid, jamiemojo and tina.gao.

In a previous career life, I wrote speeches for, among other politicians, a former presidential candidate. The job came with its own myriad of accepted behavior (read: chatting in glib, coffee-run fashion, cluttering shared space with pun-inspired posters, and harboring a range of deeply tortured office supplies). And while I’ve since essentially gone cold turkey (the only way to really break free), I can’t help but sometimes look over the shoulder of those who are thickly embedded in the trenches:

Photos by marcn, cherylefrancis and fetching.

If you’ve spent any time in the Forum, you’ll recognize the name Xerxes2K or rather, Kay Kremerskothen. We’re thrilled that Kay has joined Flickr as a Community Manager, specializing in all things German. In fact, if you’re in or around Berlin this weekend, you can meet Kay at the 8th Berlin Fotomarathon (he’ll have Flickr stickers and buttons).

Photos from Xerxes2K.