'Mistress' or the culture of Thailand's Ladyboys ; Soopakorn Srisakul. Photographer, insider and born in Thailand, Soopakorn Srisakul followed his transgender girlfriend in her daily routine, resulting in this revealing series. Most of them work in department stores, hotel receptions and in Bangkok's Nana district bars. Even in a tolerating Thai society they face a difficult life.
By now we all are acquainted with the term 'Ladyboy', and whatever your thoughts on the subject..."They go out working, come back to their room, go relaxing outside, occasionally go back to visit family in the countryside, and then go to work. They, like anyone else, just try to get by. They laugh for joy, cry for sorrow, they work to earn a living, and they have an argument with their boyfriend, just like anyone else. In this sense, what makes them so different from us as to warrant a harsh treatment from the moral society, and do they deserve it at all?"; Soopakorn Srisakul (Via Feature Shoot)
