A New York Times press photographer found a family album of Gaddafi in Tripoli。
Tyler Hicks, the photographer, said:"Those are the photographs that I was looking for."
As well as the family photos he also found Gaddafi photographed with world leaders, loose VHS tapes, certificates, awards and paintings。
"It’s usually the typical handshake photo. But mixed among all those images were these moments where he let his guard down and we actually saw something other than those staged moments," he said。
卡扎菲家庭相册曝光
Many of the pictures are of Gaddafi’s second wife Safiya and their children。
Safiya features heavily in his personal photo albums complete with western fashions, heavy red lipstick, nail varnish, and jeweler。
Their son Saif also shows his fondness for western culture, wearing a pair of denim jeans and brown leather jacket。
And Gaddafi also seems to enjoy a bit of western fashion, sporting an Adidas jacket as he cradles a baby。
The images are now expected to be handed over to the National Transitional Council to be archived。