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Not sure how long ago this was - photos on resumes is definitely not a thing in the UK anymore. Very common in some European countries (e.g. Germany), though.

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Honestly, 20 years ago. And we were seeing a lot of non-English applicants in central London, no surprise there.

Those are some massive caveats that really should have been included in your original post

Some jobs in the UK get a lot of international applicants; from time to time they'll include photos.

Agree it's pretty uncommon though.

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