Celebrity Halloween Costumes 2009

Us normal folk are not the only ones who like to dress up for Halloween, our favorite celebrities can also get in to the spirit of things with creative costumes.

So let's take a look at some of the celebrity Halloween costumes from 2009.

Annalynne McCord










Audrina Partridge










Paris Hilton










Coco and Rihanna




Heidi Klum
















Holly Madison










Jessica Alba










Katie Price










Mariah Carey










Michelle Trachtenberg






Selita Ebanks

Body Painting Art by Craig Tracy

American artist Craig Tracy from New Orleans has created a collection that could be regarded as some of the best body painting in the world. Some of his paintings use only human volunteers while on others he merges them with backdrops to give the display depth. Some of his creations are so complex it’s difficult to work out where the bodies start and the background begins like the below “leopard” one.


The creature’s eyes, cheeks and chin have been painted onto the floor while the back of a female volunteer forms the rest of its face – her bottom is used as the big cat’s nose and top lip.


To create painting, he needs to spends up to nine hours painstakingly applying water-based paint to his volunteers’ bodies before photographing them in unique poses.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the greatest and most prestigious competition for wildlife photographers anywhere in the world. It raises the profile of wildlife photography and provokes a wider awareness of wildlife conservation. It is not just professionals who are successful – amateurs of all ages have won awards in the competition many times. In recent years the judges have been particularly impressed by the standard of images being produced by many young people.’ Mark Carwardine (Chairman of the judges)

The winning photographer will be presented with £10,000 at an awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London, in October. Each category winner receives £500 and every runner-up £250. Special Award winners receive £1,000.

Visit Competition Website.