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Picture Perfect: Thai Martial Law Leads to Snapshots with Soldiers

Tourists and passersby posed for photos with Thai army soldiers after martial law was declared in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday.
Image: A foreign tourist poses for a photo as Thai army soldiers stand guard on a city center street after martial law was declared on Thailand
A foreign tourist poses for a photo as Thai army soldiers stand guard on a city center street after martial law was declared on May 20 in Bangkok, Thailand. Getty Images

A foreign tourist poses for a photo as Thai army soldiers stand guard on a city center street after martial law was declared on Tuesday in Bangkok, Thailand. The army imposed martial law across Thailand amid a deepening political crisis that has seen six months of protests and claimed at least 28 lives.

Image: Passersby pose for a photo with Thai army soldiers standing guard on a city center street after martial law was declared in Thailand
Passersby pose for a photo with Thai army soldiers on a city center street on May 20 in Bangkok, Thailand.Rufus Cox / Getty Images