Members of Barcelona's Latin community perform traditional dances in the city center on the occasion of the national day of Spain on October 12, 2023. (Photo by Jordi Boixareu/Alamy Live News)
American singer-songwriter Madonna performs during opening night of The Celebration Tour at The O2 Arena on October 14, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)
Photographer Jonathan Icher has developed a very literal and very bizarre expression of national pride, one that involves body paint, fine cuisine and modelesque facial expressions. May we present "Fat Flag," an inexplicable series that pairs a photographic subject with his/her respective painted flag and national fare.
Flash, a golden retriever, plays with a toy following a press event for the American Kennel Club to reveal the nations most popular dog breeds in the Manhattan borough of New York, February 22, 2016. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)
Hotel guides jump as they pose for pictures outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, March 5, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)
An Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter flies over a soldier during a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Afghanistan October 7, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)
Air National Guard takes to the skies over Puget Sound during Seafair 2015 on Thurs., July 30, 2015 in Seattle, Wash. (Photo by Matt Mills McKnight/AP Images for John Klatt Airshows, Inc.)
Erica Bougard of the U.S. competes in the high jump event of the women's heptathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)