Photographer Jonas Bendiksen travelled to India to photograph Dr Sharad Kumar Dicksheet who conducts plastic surgery for free for poor Indians. He also visited Moscow to photograph the 'cult' of the plastic pyramid, the largest of which is over 45 metres high, and is said to cure all ails from AIDS, pollution, and crime, to the common cold and tuberculosis.

Fellow Tokyo blogger, Jean Snow, has just added Geisha 6 (in the right hand column) to his site--a lovely spring edition which captures the vibrant colours and energy of Tokyo at this time of year. Well done, Jean!

Just opened at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo is May I Help You?, an exhibition focusing the eyes of eight different photographers on the work of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. Until 6 July.

Kurt Arrigo's flash-based portfolio features a great selection of film stills from the historical mini-series Helen of Troy (via Design is Kinky).

Du Jour is a photoblog by Ron Cillizza, featuring a daily selection of strongly composed and richly coloured images from his surrounds in New Hampshire (via wander-lust).

Beijing is now largely deserted due to fears about the SARS outbreak as well as the government closure of many public venues. This photo gallery shows the extent of this public desertion in China's capital city, where more than 10,000 people are under quarantine. Ziboy continues to photoblog from Beijing, with noticably more facemask wearers appearing in his images.