A group that gets its thrills by taking nude photographs in public places and posting them online struck again on Monday at a Taipei MRT station and on an MRT train, a Chinese-language daily reported yesterday.
The photographs of a naked woman were purportedly taken at the Xianse Temple Station on the Xinzhuang Line and posted on the nude photo fans’ online forum BeautyCLUB, which was set up three years ago and now has 4,000 registered members, the Apple Daily reported.
The paper, which estimated that there are 100,000 aficionados in the nation, cited the group as saying its next targets for naked snapshots include the high-speed railway, airliners and classrooms where classes are actually in session.
Police warned that shooting nude photos in public places is against the law, and people who expose their bodies in public or break social norms can be fined up to NT$6,000.
MRT operator Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said that passengers who disrupt public order or “act in a manner that obviously appears to be harmful to others” can be asked to leave or be escorted away by police.
However, the company added that it had not received any reports of a woman posing nude on its trains or platforms.
A fan of the Web site interviewed by the paper said that shooting nude photos in public places was difficult because one has to repeatedly check the venue, avoid numerous surveillance cameras and police patrols and ensure the safety of the models.
Active classrooms have been rated as the most challenging venues for shooting nude photos, and no member has succeeded in taking one yet.
BeautyCLUB is open to registered members only and only those who have contributed naked photos of themselves or their partners can gain access to the part of the Web site where pictures posted by others can be viewed.
Previous posts have included nude photos of women posing on a freeway and in front of Taipei 101.
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