EFW
Great photos as always, but scary!
Hope it wil never become like this in the west....
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
Typical Thai Business Conversation
A typical Thai business interaction today. I need a motorcycle taxi driver to take me to the MRT station (Subway).
Speaking Thai on seeing a free driver.
“Hello I need to go to the MET Station”
OK
“How much will it cost?”
HMM? 40 BAHT??”
“Yesterday day I paid 25 baht!. Can you help a farang and charge 25 baht? (Smile)”
YES OK 25 BAHT
I get on and we ride thru heavy traffic to the MRT station maybe 2 km away. We arrive at the station, I get off the bike.
HOW COME YOU SPEAK THAI SO WELL? WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM?
“ I am from Canada”
“ You work very hard, I will give you 30 baht!”
In English he says THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! ! with a big smile
I pat him on the shoulder, wish him luck, and am off to the subway and the slum to make pictures.
You gotta love Thai people!!
Fish
Had this fried fish today, cold, with onions, lemon and sticky rice. Pretty good, 35 baht ($1.46 CAD).
Thai Street Food.
2nd Day of Shooting the Clip
Am not really getting a lot done photographically in the slum. Its hard to photograph people that are not there. I will try again tomorrow. I need to figure out where everyone is, or I will just be photographing 2 or 3 people again and again.
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| Apple high and Daun smoking YaBa, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple smoking YaBa, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple high on YaBa with Don watching, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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Apple laughing with Don watching, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026
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Monday, November 2, 2026
FUCKING Meth!!
Life can be so harsh on the streets. I met Dao and Apple again, after being away for 1 1/2 years. Both have lost weight, both are so frail, both far younger than fat, priviledged me. Fucking Meth!
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| Dao greeting me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple laying on my knee and me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
First Day Back UNDER THE FREEWAY, 2026
Am working on a few pictures shot on my first visit back to Khlong Toei Slum here in Bangkok. These photos are part of my long-term photo project, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, which I began in 2011
A lot has changed since my last visits, improvements to the area, many of my friends have gone or moved on not sure to where. Only 5 people remembered who knew me there back in 2025. I will be looking for old friends, and possibly find new ones, when I return tomorrow.
A few images:
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| Dao greeting me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple giving me some sunglasses, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple laying on my knee and me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Apple laying on my knee thinking, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
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| Men drinking on the street, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2026 |
VIDEO: Takraw
Was watching this for a while yesterday. They were playing it in a better area of the slum. Burmese guys, with a few Thais thrown in. A sort of kicking volleyball called "Takraw". It popular among many South East Asian countries. There were 5 guys playing, 3 on 1 side, 2 on the other. 3 of the players were outstanding athletes.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
New Series?
Thinking on a new, blunt, series of pics. Shot in digital, in color, with flash. One of those series that might have to be published (or forgotten) after I pass.
Discusion on old THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY Seres
From Facebook comment/dicusiion on Old pics from THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY series.·
Looking to be Inspired
Been laying on my lazy ass here in my nice AC Bangkok apartment!! NO PHOTOS MADE. Gotta a bit sick as well, dehydrated, sore knee, upset stomach, headaches.To inspire myself I found some old pics from THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY series.
Bangkok Accommodation Update
I will be at my current Bangkok apartment until November 5, I have nothing booked for November 6 yet.
After that I will be staying at another apartment from November 7th to November 30th. Its quite nice, has a kitchen and is larger than where I am staying now (I think!). The total cost for 23 nights, is just over $1000 CAD, about $40 (1000 baht) a night plus taxes.
Thai Trip Update
Feeling a tad out of sorts. As you age, am now 62, its harder to do the things you took for granted when younger.
I need to get my ass back to the slum, back to, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY.
I should have gone yesterday but feel tired and uncomfortable, dehydrated I think. Need to get things figured out, and start shooting.
No photos made yet, thats bad!
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Som Tum, Gotta Love It!!
I found a Laos man selling Som Tum (Papaya Salad) with picked crab today. It was very delicious. I had not eaten Som Tum for over 1 year. Have grown to really love this Issan province dish. It is extremely popular in possibly hundreds of versions, through out Thailand and Laos.
Also had Gai Yaung (Grilled Chicken). Total cost was 180 baht ($7.60 CAD).
Note* 3 peppers spicy, might go 4 peppers next time.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
I Am in Thailand Again!!
I arrived in Bangkok last night at just after midnight. I feel at home being back in THE LAND OF SMILES.
Woke up in my hotel after only 3 hours sleep, 5am to 8am. Staying at a temporary hotel to start the trip. I am recovering from the 3 planes to get here, major jet lag. I plan on staying in Thailand, probably Bangkok, for 3 months, making photos. I need to be careful with money this trip. After retirement, I gave less money to spend.
I will need to do a visa run at some point. Maybe Cambodia or Burma.
Have a room booked for a week at another place, will check them out today and then move on from there.
Should be back UNDER THE FREEWAY MAKING PICTURES AND DONATING FOOD, soon.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Exhausted!!
The days shoot left me exhausted, every thing hurt. I had a hotel shower and a 8 hour sleep in a hotel bed that helped after!!
New UV Meter
Using this UV light measuring tool today for the first time.. It is helping me with exposure. Will keep experimenting with the meter.
The way I used it was to just meter the sunlight that is on the scene. It gave me a sense of what I had. It helped. I did not feel as blind. The Uv number varied from 5.0 to 0.0 during the day. Most times around 2.3-3.5.
If the number changed between plates, I would adjust exposure. Still figuring that out.
13 Hour Historic Shoot at INDIAN BATTLE PARK
Making Ambrotypes at Indian Battle Park, in Lethbridge, Alberta. A beautiful fall day!!
“Ain”t Photography Grand!!
It was a long day. I was getting mottled plates the first hour and a bit, figured out that. It was either the collodion or post flow set time to short.
After that problem was solved, things went well.
I really liked the cleaning vinegar developer today. It really popped the plate fast!! Probably added a bit of contrast.
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