Photos by Tobie Openshaw

Tobie Openshaw, a South African photographer, has spent six years photographing betel nut girls in Taiwan. In February and March 2007 an exhibition of his photos was held in Taipei. Tobie is also working on a documentary about betel nut girls in Taiwan.

You can see some of Tobie's photos at flickr .

Some betel nut girl photos from flickr

Flickr has quite a number of betel nut girl photos. Begin by checking out the photos in the Taiwan Betelnut Beauties group. Also have a look at the most interesting photos tagged with betelnut @ flickr. Here are some links to a few of them.

• Binlang xishi by mubanpi @ flickr
• Betel nut girl by delviking @ flickr
• Taichung Street Betelnut Beauty by fotolee @ flickr
• Hsinchu Street Betelnut Beauty by fotolee @ flickr
• Ting Feeling by alidarbac @ flickr
• Night time betel nut by alidarbac @ flickr
• Double star by alidarbac @ flickr
• Betelnut Boxes a photoset by ruan benade @ flickr
• Banqiao Betel Nut girl (crop) by davidreid @ flickr
• Seven Star Betel Nut by davidreid @ flickr
• Betel nut girl in Hsinchu, Taiwan by tangtangro @ flickr
• Betelnut Beauties (Toy) - photos by milltownkid
• Betelnut girls toy by toddintaipei @ flickr
• Betelnut girls toy 2 by toddintaipei @ flickr
• Betelnut girl by mills70 @ flickr

Photos by Michael Turton

Michael Turton's webpage Betel Nut Girls of Taiwan has a vast collection of betel nut girl photos.

More photos

Photos of betel nut beauties can be found in numerous places on the internet. The links here are to some of the more interesting photos. Some of the photos also help to show the context in which the girls work. They usually sit in boxes with large glass windows. The betel nut stands are located on road sides, often in industrial areas, where Taiwan's ugly side is evident.

I have credited the source of the photos wherever possible.

• Annamarie Ho - Binlang Xi Shi (Betelnut girls)
• Photos by Chin-pao CHEN
• photo of two betel nut beauties
• Long-legged betel nut beauty
• Betel-nut packaging gallery
• Betel Nut Girl - from Camereye
• SARS betel nut stand - from Camereye
• Funny girl with tattoo in bikini - from the Taipei Times
• Two betel nut beauties prepare their product - from the Taipei Times
• Hsiao-min and Hsiao-yeh - from the Taipei Times
• Betel nut girl and police officer - from the Taipei Times
• Two ladies - from the Taipei Times
• Betel nut beauties by Wu Chiung-hua - from the Taipei Times
• A 'betel-nut beauty' scurries to deliver a box of betel nuts to a customer - from the Taipei Times
• Betelnut Babes - from The Real Taiwan
• Woman counting betel nuts - from BBC News
• Betel nut truck - photo by Poagao
• La mei (Spice girl) binlang
• Taiwan binlang
• Girl delivering to motorcycle rider
• Ugly urban betel nut stand
• Girl with red hair
• Betel Nut Girls blog