Cristina de Middel Eugeny, 35 years old. Single. Sales person. Russian. Eugeny had his first experience in Bangkok when he was 28 years old. He was drinking with friends and the girls in the bar approached them. He r (...)
emembers it as a good experience and even had sex with the same girl the next day. He now hires prostitutes 2 to 3 times a month and pays up to 120 USD. He says he prefers not to pay nor look for prostitutes but sometimes it just happens. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Pornchai, 50 years old. Divorced. Moto Taxi. Pornchai first went to a brothel when he was 25 because his friends convinced him. He paid 30 USD but the experience was not good as he did not know the (...)
girl and believes sex cannot work like that. He now does erotic massage around 5 times a year and pays 40 USD to get a premium service. He likes it because the girls are friendly and they treat him well. He finds it reasonable to pay because it is comforting. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Alesei, 34 years old. Single. Chef. Russian. Alesei first went to a brothel when he was 28 years old. He was partying with girls that looked very friendly and different to him. He said they were ve (...)
ry good professionals because they made him believe they really liked him. Then their attitude changed and when they asked for a crazy amount of money he felt like a kid with a broken toy. He then managed to pay them 60 USD. The only other time he paid for sex was during a trip to Vietnam when he was feeling very lonely. He thinks men go to prostitutes because they need to have sex as much as possible and are for the less confident types of people.He thinks that if you are not ugly you should never pay for sex. He prefers to have sex with prostitutes over romantic love. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Paisan, 58 years old. Married. Security guard. Paisan had his first experience in a karaoke bar when he was 21 and single. He paid 30 USD for a white prostitute. He now goes twice a month for an er (...)
otic massage and a happy ending for 50 USD. He says his wife knows about it but since she works very hard she is always to tired for sex. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel THAILAND. Bangkok. 2018. Paisan, 58 years old. Married. Security guard. Paisan had his first experience in a karaoke bar when he was 21 and single. He payed 30 USD for a white prostitute. He now go (...)
es twice a month for an erotic massage and a happy ending for 50 USD. He says his wife knows about it but since she works very hard she is always to tired for sex. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel THAILAND. Bangkok. 2018. Tu, 32 years old. Single. Exhibitions Installer. Tu was 24 years old when he first paid for prostitutes and remembers he payed 60 USD. He originally called a girl online be (...)
cause he was feeling lonely. He realized that sex was not a good way to fight loneliness. He now goes 2 times a month and pays around 90 USD. He likes all types of girls and says he will try everything since he does not want to start a family or have any children. He prefers to be by himself with his cats. He knows most prostitutes fake their feelings and emotions but he says he does it too. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Tu, 32 years old. Single. Exhibitions Installer. Tu was 24 years old when he first paid for prostitutes and remembers he paid 60 USD. He originally called a girl online because he was feeling lonel (...)
y. He realized that sex was not a good way to fight loneliness. He now goes 2 times a month and pays around 90 USD. He likes all types of girls and says he will try everything since he does not want to start a family or have any children. He prefers to be by himself with his cats. He knows most prostitutes fake their feelings and emotions but he says he does it too. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel THAILAND. Bangkok. 2018. Lune, 56 years old. Married. Tailor. Lune was 16 years old when he first paid for prostitutes in his hometown. He went to the brothel by himself but following the advice of (...)
a friend who told him he had to try it. That night he payed 3 USD. He then started going at least 10 times a month but stopped when he got married. The last time he payed 9 USD and said he didn’t stop going because of his wife but rather because of his fear of contracting an STD. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Toe, 31 years old. Single. Technician. Toe He was 25 when he first paid for sex and it happened because he was drunk and hanging out with friends that encouraged him. He remembers it as a bad exper (...)
ience because he was unable to preform well.That day he paid 18 USD but now pays around 75 USD when he goes once every couple of months. He hires prostitutes because he thinks the sex is different and better than normal relationships. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Lune, 56 years old. Married. Tailor. Lune was 16 years old when he first paid for prostitutes in his hometown. He went to the brothel by himself but following the advice of a friend who told him he (...)
had to try it. That night he paid 3 USD. He then started going at least 10 times a month but stopped when he got married. The last time he paid 9 USD and said he didn’t stop going because of his wife but rather because of his fear of contracting an STD. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Sanga, 62 years old. Married. Taxi driver. Sanga first paid for sex when he was 18 years old with his friends. They wanted to experience something new. They went to a club and paid 8 USD. Now he go (...)
es twice a year and normally pays around 30 USD. He says he always needs more sex than what his wife is ready to give him but also does it to feel young and active. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Andreii, 37 years old. Married. Video editor. Ukranian. Andreii says Ukrainians are not used to paying for sex but he was drunk with friends in the red district of Bangkok. He met a girl that said (...)
she liked him. They went home and she stayed until the next morning. When she woke up she asked him for 100 USD or she would call the police. It was his first but last experience with prostitutes and thinks that in Thailand everything is about money. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
Cristina de Middel Nares, 44 years old. Married. Bus driver. Nares was 18 years old when he first paid for prostitutes and he remembers it as a very good experience. He paid 15 USD in a club when he was traveling. He (...)
now pays for sex 2 to 3 times in a year but admits he would go more often if his place was closer to the city center. He cannot explain why he likes having sex with prostitutes but he says he prefers them skinny and with white skin. Bangkok. Thailand. 2018. © Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos