Thousands strip off for world's biggest nude photoshoot

It was a sea of flesh almost as far as the eye could see, as 18,000 people stripped off and stood around stark naked.

The hordes bared all for photographer Spencer Tunick's biggest nude project so far.



The US artist's stunt in Mexico City dwarfed his previous record, when 7,000 people stripped off to be photographed in Barcelona.

Tunick claimed his work showed the world the human body was something to be celebrated.



Men and women from a broad cross section of ages and social classes began arriving before dawn, although most volunteers were young men.

Between shots, they burst out into verses of Mexican folk songs.

With video. There's also a small gallery here.