Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Young Buddhist monks posing in the background of the poster on the street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Painting atelier in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Retired doctor on the street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Retired man on the street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Strip club ad in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Guy standing in front of the strip club in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Prostitute on the street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
The man with tatoo sleeping in street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Statues in front of the strip club in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Prostitute and her client riding a scooter through the streets of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Girl in a bar in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Neon on the main road in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Ladyboy on the street of Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Inscription on the strip club's wall in Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
Pattaya 01.09.2012 Thailand
"La petite mort"
Couple on a street in Pattaya. Town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Photo: Filip Skronc / Napo Mentor
"La petite mort" is a story about Pattaya. A town, which was still a small fishing village 30 years ago, is now a global sex-tourism capital and main travel destination for many Western men. There, they long to re-discover their youth as well as a bit of intimacy, love and sex.
Filip Skrońc, however, does not want to show only brothels, pimps, prostitutes and their clients. On displayed polaroid’s he seeks to capture the sensitive side of this Thai neighborhood.
The title is a reference made by one of the heroes in this reportage. Twenty-six years old Bob asked the author whether he knows how French call orgasm, after which he immediately provides the answer: „La petite mort. It means a little death”.
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