
Earlier this month I had the strange fortune of being assigned to cover perhaps the oddest story of my career. This eclipsed the salt stain Virgin Mary and bloody dwarfs wrestling.
A Chicago strip club was offering free lap dances for the donation of an unwrapped new toy.
The image above, which I shot in a mirror as the scene unfolded before me in a small private booth, appeared in:
The Vancouver Sun’s Totally Weird Images Of The Week.
The National Post Photos Of The Day
Germany’s Stern Photos Of The Day

The Admiral Theatre is seen in Chicago, December 15, 2011. The strip club is collecting the toys for a Christmas Charity through December 17th. REUTERS/John Gress

Audrey (R) and Daisy preform a free holiday themed lap dance for Brian MacDonald after he donated a child's toy at the Admiral Theatre in Chicago, December 15, 2011. The strip club is collecting the toys for a Christmas Charity through December 17th. REUTERS/John Gress