![]() I want the images to act as a mirror reflecting the rotten reality of child abuse and exploitation. Many of them reason that all men must go through having sex with gay guys in order to understand how to have sex with females when such time comes. While most subjects identify themselves as heterosexual young boys who come to terms with having sex with gay guys for money, almost all of them have never had sex with females. In addition, sexual identification and orientation are being questioned and investigated. ![]() The personal data of each subject is included to offer an insight and to peep into their lives and journey to the opposite side of norms, tradition, and perception. The visual is visceral and represents an ugly mess and deep-rooted problems of family, teenage years in Thailand, and society. Psychologically, the project offers provocative and haunting portraits of these lost souls. This project is multi-layered and complex in its nature. ![]() ![]() Underage prostitution results from several reasons, from being molested by family members and/or relatives, poverty, being a runaway, and drug addiction. ![]() I want the process to uncover a bit of the life, choice, and consequences that these young boys are experiencing. Underage is a photographic documentation aimed at understanding the minds of these underage male prostitutes in a most candid and visceral way. Shown at the Documentary Arts Asia Gallery in July 2014 ![]()
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