Top — Naked May Day In Odessa

during an English class reading of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem, "Spring". Inspired by the spirit of the season, a group of male students moved a maypole in front of a campus hall and danced around it undressed. Expansion:

Odessa gave the world a fleeting vision of a May Day where the red banners were replaced by bare skin, where the military parade was replaced by a sprint into the Black Sea surf. The "top" images serve as a digital fossil of that era. naked may day in odessa top

"No," Lena whispered, snapping the shutter just as the sun caught the gold leaf on the girl's painted skin. "It’s a revelation." during an English class reading of Gerard Manley