On January 6, 2006, Henan Province's Dahe Daily newspaper reported
that the local police department was unable to take an ID photo of
Ye Xiangting from Yelou Village in the Yangzhuang Township of
Wugang City, Henan Province. No image of Ye Xiangting showed up in
the computer photos, and there is still no clear explanation for
the result.
Ye Xiangting told the reporter about his recent visit to the
Yangzhuang police station to get a photo taken for a new ID card.
He sat in front of the camera, but no image of him would show up in
the photo. The staff checked the camera very carefully, but found
no problems. He retook photos of Ye Xiangting, but no photos of Ye
Xiangting was found on the computer images.
The staff had Ye Xiangting carefully check his clothes to be sure
he did not carry anything that would interfere with the equipment.
Finally, Ye sat in front of the camera and was photographed from
every angle. The staff still failed to get any images of him.
The staff could not find a reason. They took images of Ye Xiangting
with other people. They were stunned when the other people showed
up in the computer images, but not Ye. Ye Xiangting seemed to have
"disappeared" from the photos. In the end, the staff had to give
up. Ye Xiangting said that he has never encountered this kind of
problem before. Normally, he could be photographed.
The police station chief told the reporter they have encountered
two similar cases. They are unclear about the cause and hope the
experts can offer an explanation.
Original article in Chinese
