Khun Dao, sleeping alone, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

from tonight:

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

Khun Apple (Bun), unable to sleep, 1230am, went out stealing metal #1, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

From last night:

Khun Apple (Bun), unable to sleep, 1230am, went out stealing metal #1, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Jet, walking with sleeping mat #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Khun Jet, walking with sleeping mat #2, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

VIDEOS: Where Some of the People in the Slum Live

 

VIDEOS: Walking and Talking Vids from Tonight in the Slum

 

Working at Night is Special!! Especially in a Dangerous Slum

 

Self Portrait #3, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

Self Portrait #3, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Khun Jet, carrying his sleeping mat, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY

 From tonight:

Modern digital cameras allow you to shoot in light and in ways that were impossible before. This photo was made with a Blad X1-D at 25600 ASA, in very low light as we were walking and talking about his life. I believe at this point Khun Jet (60) was talking about his 2 children and how much he missed them. To make pictures while walking in very low light like this with a film camera would have been impossible without a flash.

Khun Jet, carrying his sleeping mat, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok, Thailand 2025

Link: Gumoil Prints? Maybe try this as Well

 A video from the inventor of the GumOil process, Karl Koenig.

Making a GumOil Print

LINK: Gel Prints

 I will try this 

Making a Gel Print

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)