Khun Apple, smoking YaBa #5, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Apple,  smoking YaBa #5, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Apple, exhaling YaBa smoke, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Apple,  exhaling YaBa smoke,  THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Quote: Gordon Hutchinson

 

More Photos Needed

 

T-Shirt Buy

 

Video: Today's Donation Work

An early morning breakfast.

Video: The Effects of YaBa

Today, Apple at 36. I will leave Thailand soon. When I return, I doubt Apple will be alive.

Making photos for THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY can be very difficult. My hope is that these documentary slum drug photos will help someone in some small way. If after viewing them one person stays away from this horror, or stops the path they have started to walk, then everything will be worth it.

Apple Returns!!

 

Changing Things Up Again

 

Note* I started to go to the slum, around 2-4pm, then lateer 10-12pm, and now will try 530am,

Note** My friend Larry L taught me the value of arriving early at your shooting location, to make pictures.

Khun Wan, drunk with liquor bottle, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Wan, drunk with liquor bottle, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Selfish Waste!!

 

Khun Prem, laughing, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Prem, laughing, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025 

New Thai Project #2

Note* The 3 men in the truck I met last night, were polite and kind. They worked so damn hard it was like they were working in fast forward. One man told me they work 6-8 hours a night at this hypersonic, almost running pace. 

The work as you can expect it, is filthy. I am rather used to shooting in such conditions after years in the Mae Sot dump photographing thee families. I doubt a series on garbage workers would be any dirtier.

New Thai Project #1?

 

Quote: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist)

 

Self Portrait #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

 Tonight:

Self Portrait #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, arguing, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

From Last Night:

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, arguing, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, walking the street at midnight to go buy some drinks, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

 From last night:

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, walking the street at midnight to go buy some drinks, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Apple, laying on pallet, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Every now and then Apple shows some real physical beauty. I can understand how she was successful in the gogo bargirl scene where there are many beautiful woman.

Khun Apple,  laying on pallet, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Recent Facebook, Slum Posts

 

Khun Apple Missing

I have not seen Apple for a long time in the slum. The last 3 nights before I left thee slum for a while she was missing, now the first 2 nights after my return, she is still not here. Am worried about her.

Khun Prem and Khun Dao, laughing together, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

From Tonight:

Khun Prem and Khun Dao, laughing together, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Video: in the Slum at Might

On the streets, met Khun a motorcycle taxi driver. He has worked the job for 30 years THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Video: Working in the Slum

 Khun Champoo, Jack and Sompong working. Knun Nokk sleeping with her dog Ii-Koon.. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY.

Khun Dek 76, sleeping on a wooden pallet at 1am, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Dek 76, sleeping on a wooden pallet at 1am, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, sleeping under the freeway at 1230am #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, sleeping under the freeway at 1230am #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEEWAY, Now the Number 1 Thai Project

This trip I have gotten deeper into the project THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY. Previous trips were dominated by THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP project. Things have changed!

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, sleeping under the freeway at 1230am, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWA

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, sleeping under the freeway at 1230am, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

From Tonight, Khun Dao and Khun Prem Sleeping

Khun Dao and Khun Prem, sleeping under the freeeway at 2am, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY,  Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Back in the Slum!!

 

Khun Jack, looking at meth, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Jack, looking at meth, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand, 2025

Khun Prem, yelling at me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Prem, yelling at me, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

3 Versions of Khun Nok at Midnight, Possible Tritych!

3 versions of Khun Nok under thee freeway at midnight. Possible triptych in Platinum or Salt? Might work well. Also have a few others that I have not edited yet.

Nok at Midnight Version #3

The 3rd variant of this sequence of Nok. Possible triptych in Platinum or salt? Might work well.

Khun Nok, under the freeway at midnight #3, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Miss Doing Wet Plate

I miss doing wet plate. These photos were shot at the cemetery dad is buried in and where I will be buried. The camera is a 24x24 inch Chamonix, that cost around $11000 CAD (with extras) second hand. The darkroom trailer (FREDDY) before additions was $7600 CAD the truck (THE.BEAST) with a couple of repairs around $9000-$10000 CAD.

Wet plate photography is very expensive but I love the creativity, history and most importantly the wonderful timeless beauty of the finished plates. Ambrotypes have a subtle power that I have not seen in any other art form.

I will continue the AMBROTOS KANATA wet plate projeect when I return to Canada Making Ambros till I die, is a good way to go out! Am 61 now, I hope I can continue working on the project, slowly but deliberately into my 80s.

Khun Prem, crying under the freeway after being beaten #5, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Prem, crying under the freeway after being beaten #5, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Prem, crying under the freeway after being beaten #4, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Prem, crying under the freeway after being beaten #4, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Woman Under the Freeway at Midnight #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Woman under the freeway at midnight #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Woman Under the Freeway at Midnight, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Woman under the freeway at midnight, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

A Nice Rejection Note

Been sending out THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY PDF file to everyone and everywhere I can find.

Got a nice rejection note from a place in Toronto today. A bigboy place with major work. I asked the writer for more help finding a place I could exhibit and speak about the work. With the hope of raising more money to help the people in the pictures!

Quote: Erik Cummins

 

Khun Jem, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Jem is a quiet, soft spoken and friendly man who loves his cigarettes. We have donated food and Gillette shavers to him.

Khun Jem with cigarette, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Vertical or Horizontal?

Two versions of Khun Dao sleeping, headshot. I think the vertical is better.

Khun  Dao, at peace while sleeping, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Quote: William Shakespeare

 "Good night, sweet prince" 

The phrase "Goodnight, sweet prince" is a famous line from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, specifically spoken by Horatio to the dying Hamlet. It expresses a tender farewell, acknowledging Hamlet's noble nature and wishing him peace in death. The phrase has since become a common expression of farewell, often used to bid farewell to someone who has passed.

Khun Apple, Smoking YaBa (Crazy Medicine)#3

Khun Apple,  smoking YaBa (crazy medicine) #3, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025