He's the most admired (and beloved) graffitti artist in the world, but no one knows who he is. Since his paintings began appearing in Bristol in 1993, he's managed without fail to cloak his identity, but now the BBC claims to have a photo of him. Apparently, a passerby (one who happened to know his work well) took the shot as she walked past. In an interesting twist, she now wishes to remain anonymous herself.

Read an interesting piece on Banksy in The New Yorker here and visit the artist's website here.