Bringing fantasy to life
When Leipzig plays host to the annual Wave and Goth festival, extravagantly dressed figures head out into the streets, looking as if they have just stepped out of a fantasy novel.
The festival, known in Germany as Wave-Gotik Treffen (WGT), features over 150 bands and artists in venues all over the city.
A festival goer with horns and pointed ears poses for a picture.
A couple in period costume joins a Victorian picnic.
Festival goers shelter from the sun under a black, lace parasol in the southern cemetery.
Attendees pay enormous attention to hair, make-up and costumes.
Many different Goth sub-cultures are on show, with different takes on Victoriana being one popular option.
A couple arrives for the Victorian picnic.
A pram holding a model skeleton stands among a group of revellers.
A goth wearing a pair of black wings poses for a picture.
A reveller wears extravagant make-up with coloured contact lenses.
A festival goer sits on the steps of the crematorium.
A masked reveller walks past a street cafe.
A festival goer in full costume and make-up rides a bus.
