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Barber Shots

Reader photos that make the cut. Plus, find out how you could win a trip for two to anywhere Air Canada flies in North America.

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1 Hanoi, Vietnam
How hairdressers got their start in French Indochina: Schools in the early 20th century made short hair a requirement for students.
Photo by David Forgay

2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Why blue earned a spot on the tricolour barbershop pole: To distinguish it from the red-and-white-striped surgeon’s pole.
Photo by Francesca Alaimo

3 Dublin, Ireland
Claim to fame of this store sign, one of Bono’s favourite Dublin landmarks: It had cameos in A Man of No Importance and Educating Rita.
Photo by Jackie Lee

4 Gourcy, Burkina Faso
Painter known for his iconic West African barbershop signs: Rasmane.
Photo by Sana Malik

Starting in January, enRoute will publish your photos of favourite places (overlooked hotels, restaurants, monuments, parks and other spots) in Vancouver, Beijing, New York, Buenos Aires, Sydney or Tokyo. Send your best shots to: Flash - enRoute, 4200, boul. Saint-Laurent, bureau 707, Montréal (Québec) H2W 2R2, or e-mail them to (at 300 dpi): flash@enroutemag.com. Include details about why everyone should visit the place in your photo, along with your contact information. Checkout the Flash Photo Competition page for all details and rules.