On Black Monday, China's all-important Shanghai Composite index fell 8.5% in its worst collapse since 2007, sending shockwaves around the world. Here is the story as told through the expressions and gestures of the traders and investors.

Image copyright AFP Image caption An unusually high number of investors in China are amateur. A woman in Hangzhou reflected the general mood

Image copyright EPA Image caption This man, sitting in a brokerage in Beijing, was visibly distraught - green means down on the Chinese market boards

Image copyright AP Image caption A concerned glance up from one screen to another in Tokyo, Japan. Disbelief perhaps?

Image copyright AFP Image caption Investors across the world had alarming news to wake up to - these men in Mumbai, India were closely watching the falling figures

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A trader in Mumbai. China's dramatic drop is largely down to fears that the rate its economy is growing could be slowing more than thought

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The scene on the floor in Frankfurt

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Across the Atlantic, New York Stock Exchange traders had a busy day...

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption ... and a frustrating one

Image copyright AFP Image caption Black Monday in New York was a long, long day

Image copyright Reuters Image caption This trader found time to take some tension outside

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In Chicago, however...