An old profession
Trawling outside a strip club
All fish are keepers.
I took this pic a few nights ago when I was happy-schnapping around the city after work. That night I wound up uploading the Pie Face image. This is the prostitute with nice legs that I mentioned in that pic’s rambling, hunger-induced soliloquy. I’ve uploaded it tonight because of this article & photo gallery in today’s Brisbane Times:
Great candid Alan, out trolling for prostitutes are we? OMG totally kidding but, I wouldn't be caught dead in an area here where we have working girls after dark! Great neon!
@semrants That waseth a quick sleepeth! ;o) This is actually the big pedestrian mall in the middle of Brisbane City and it's quite safe despite a preponderance of dickheads and louts to collect in groups and fight each other. I came out of a little laneway here and shot this with the camera upside down hanging on to the battery grip. Took a set of 6 shots then waddled off for greener pastures...the pie shop up the street, as a matter of fact :-)~
@semrants Oh, I should add street prostitution is quite illegal here. This young girl is taking quite a risk of prosecution and (more importantly) harm.
@Cherrill Perhaps I should have offered her some of my pie? :D I've never noticed how many signs Brisbane has on display before last week. It's quite gaudy compared to some older capitals around the world.
@viranod This is me trying to emulate you, Viranod :D I'm sure I'll get a little bolder. The sex industry here is very hidden away in legal brothels and lone practitioners in their own homes. I have heard stories of the open hedonism and exploitation in Thailand's sex districts. You're bound to have a field day.
I just watched the slideshow on the link you posted and was amazed, in Britain we have a problem with binge drinking and doctors and surgeons were in the news yesterday condemning the government for not doing enough to make alcohol more expensive etc. I never thought Australia would have similar youth drinking problems. those pics remind me of my youth worryingly. As for the working-girl, good luck to her, not a nice profession.
Seedy indeed - that Showgirls place is really seedy given it's right in the middle of the mall. You captured it well though. BTW, I've tried Pie Face a couple of times - not bad at all :)
Very nicely put together (your photo that is). Like the whole composition. The one reason I cannot emulate your photos is that I need my sleep. (no other reasons of course)
I like how all the signs could make up a good story - just add a few words .. Ugg .... showgirls ....rush ....... discount souvenirs, I hope the showgirls are not ugh, and customers don't need to rush to the doctor to get some medication to clear up the "souvenirs" of the visit to this part of town ...
@28thyear Cheers :) It was a proper click-from-the-hip shot, too. I've picked up quite a bit off this site from photographers like @viranod and @seattle. Of course there's others, too, but those are the two I follow daily and learn from the most.
@chewyteeth It must be an Anglo-Saxon thing, dude. The alcohol-related street crime here is out of control, although that's not the official State Government / QPS stance on the issue. I don't speak for either of those bodies, only make suppositions based upon my own experiences (that's a disclaimer, Dave) :)
@girlincamo I will *totally* take 'photojournalistic' off you, Terri. Cheers :D
@pizzaboy The team I was working with at PHQ the other night did a pie run to, you guessed it, Pie Face! I dripped soooo much gravy on my trousers it was almost pornographic! Om nom nom 8-O~
@swilde I don't think you have any problems taking photographs, Sue. The only reason I take so many night shots is that those are the hours I work, exclusively. I sleep for a few hours in the morning then mind the baby all day while the wife is at work. I also ramble when I get tired...oh...
@lbmcshutter That. Is. Genius. I would have NEVER pieced that little snippet together like that. Good work :D
And sorry everyone for this bulk reply. I've been busy for most of the day/night getting today's contribution ready for upload. Thank you, all, for coming and checking out my picture and commenting like you have. It's very flattering that you take the time :)
Love the juxtaposition of street signs...ugg...showgirls...rush...discount souveniers...priceless! In NZ we have some of the most liberal laws regarding prostitution in the world (which I am all for) but there arent the huge trafficking and child sex problems we have here in Cambodia where even carrying a condom is illegal.
@keithdavid Thanks, Keith :) There's a fairly big crop on this, too. I shot from below my hip and upside down holding on to the battery grip and it was a bit wonky.
@palusami I had no idea about the restrictions on the sex trade in Cambodia. You hear things about one or two other countries in the region and assume it's across the board. Have you ever slipped across the border to Vietnam? That's one of the very, very few places in the world I'd like to visit one day. There and Cuba and I'd die happy :)
@keithdavid Dude, that's fantastic! Is there anywhere you can recommend for a long-term stay? I'm thinking of taking a writing sabbatical there one day. Of course, I'd have to pack the GT up to take along as well...can't ride to the local bar for a rum & coke without a bike ;o)
posted March 22nd, 2011
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I have a plan to visit red light district to take photos...just not sure when :-)
@chewyteeth It must be an Anglo-Saxon thing, dude. The alcohol-related street crime here is out of control, although that's not the official State Government / QPS stance on the issue. I don't speak for either of those bodies, only make suppositions based upon my own experiences (that's a disclaimer, Dave) :)
@girlincamo I will *totally* take 'photojournalistic' off you, Terri. Cheers :D
@pizzaboy The team I was working with at PHQ the other night did a pie run to, you guessed it, Pie Face! I dripped soooo much gravy on my trousers it was almost pornographic! Om nom nom 8-O~
@swilde I don't think you have any problems taking photographs, Sue. The only reason I take so many night shots is that those are the hours I work, exclusively. I sleep for a few hours in the morning then mind the baby all day while the wife is at work. I also ramble when I get tired...oh...
@lbmcshutter That. Is. Genius. I would have NEVER pieced that little snippet together like that. Good work :D
And sorry everyone for this bulk reply. I've been busy for most of the day/night getting today's contribution ready for upload. Thank you, all, for coming and checking out my picture and commenting like you have. It's very flattering that you take the time :)
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@palusami I had no idea about the restrictions on the sex trade in Cambodia. You hear things about one or two other countries in the region and assume it's across the board. Have you ever slipped across the border to Vietnam? That's one of the very, very few places in the world I'd like to visit one day. There and Cuba and I'd die happy :)