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Unfortunately I have to leave Bangkok's Klong Toey Slum and the "The People Who Live Under The Freeway' series of photographs. I miss those people already. Am going through and editing some files made over the last while now. Here is a selection. I should be off to the Garbage Dump and the Burmese refugee families soon. Some more "The People Who Live Under The Freeway" photo edits. Am trying to shoot in a more intuitive, interactive ad connected way to tell the stories. Have been including some photo stories as well..
Unfortunately I have to leave Bangkok's Klong Toey Slum and the "The People Who Live Under The Freeway' series of photographs. I miss those people already. Am going through and editing some files made over the last while now. Here is a selection. I should be off to the Garbage Dump and the Burmese refugee families soon. Some more "The People Who Live Under The Freeway" photo edits. Am trying to shoot in a more intuitive, interactive ad connected way to tell the stories. Have been including some photo stories as well..
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| Jack With Wild-Happy Eyes, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 Jack high in his slum shack. |
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| Baby Girl, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019. |
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| Bia 55, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 Bia in his slum shack after he took a shower (poured cold water over his body with a bowl). |
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| Chompoo 62, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019. |
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| Chompoo 62, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 Khun Chompoo is a quiet and polite man who has the watery eyes of someone who has drank all his life. |
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| Jack, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019. Jack sleeping through the hot of mid day, near a busy slum road in this slum shack. |
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| Jack, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 Jack staring into nothing on Klong Toey Slum road. |
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| Jack, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019 Jack often just stares down at the ground, ignoring everything around him. Just this super intense gaze with no talking. The first day I was with him like this he said nothing to me, this time around I was able to engage him in some conversation, even made him smile at one point. |
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| Khun Bia's Truck, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 This truck is so old, I was told there were no longer any parts available for it. The truck is decorated with many photos of the Thai kings and with Buddhist symbols. |
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| Jack Smoking Num Keng (Ice) In Water Pipe Made From Plastic Cup And Straw, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 |
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| Ying 37, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019. Ying gave me a Lion statue yesterday., made of green glass. See attached photo. I will take it back to Canada and set it up in my darkroom to remember her kindness. I also got offered food and water from other people who live under the freeway yesterday. Have lots of new friends there in a very short time. In my experience treating people with kindness and respect leads to people treating you the same way. "Ain't People Grand!!" |
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| Young Girl On A Passing Bus, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019. |
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| Ying 37, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 Ying laughing as she often did under the freeway. |
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| Laughing Woman, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 This woman laughed and ran away when she saw I was taking photos of people handling some drugs. She yelled out 'Farang Tai Roop" (Westerner takes photos!) then bolted. She came back later and I photographed her again, she was OK with the idea, just surprised and joking with me. |
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Dom 58, "The People Who Live Under The Freeway", Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2019.
During the making of this picture, joked with Khun Dom that he lied in comfort just like rich foreign tourists at a swanky hotel pool in South Thailand. jThe world is a really screwed up place when you think about it. Dom lies on a beat up chair under a freeway filled with filth, noise and pollution and yet not so far away other human beings of no greater value lay on the same style chairs in the sun, drinking cocktails and eating exotic foods.
I think I can sense some themes, motivations and comments coming for my future "The People Who Live Under The Freeway" artist talks.
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