Since 1998 the most colourful event in the world was happening in Carinthia, the wonderful south of Austria. The festival has a very long tradition and represents the modern bodypainting art movement. Artists from 50 nations participated in this years 18th edition of the World Bodypainting Festival - the championships for bodypainters in various categories such as 'Brush and Sponge', 'Airbrush' and 'Special Effects'. The artists had to visually interpret two themes, 'Games People play' and 'Surrealism - reshape your reality'. Visitors, artists and spectators alike were stunned by all of the colorful results and also greatly entertained by lots of performances on stage. The venue is situated on a peninsula in the middle of Pörtschach and framed picturesquely by the turquoise lake Wörthersee. (All Photos created by HALO-Photographs)