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11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

11-05-2007 - Ladyboys or kathoeys (Thai) at one of a number of popular cabaret shows in Bangkok. The term can simply refer to an effeminate gay male who dresses as a woman. But many of the males have full sex chan... © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Coffins of AIDS victim before cremation. The string is attached by monks as a blessing. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient covered in talcum powder to prevent sweating.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with lost skin pigment in the later stages of AIDS, he is comforted by American volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient in solitary confienment cage in the latter stages of AIDS. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems with a new earring. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A ladyboy patient dresses up in costume. An increasing number of residents are ladyboys. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems with a foreign volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient in solitary confienment cage in the latter stages of AIDS. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A wheelchair bound patient waiting to be showered by a foreign volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A patient is unable to eat as stomach cramps commonly cause loss of appetite. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient in solitary confienment cage in the latter stages of AIDS. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A wheelchair bound patient waits to be showered. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient with picture of Thai king and queen on his bed. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A former Thai kick boxing champion with his fighting talisman. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient wearing a "Good Health" jacket. Many patients catch the disease before they die. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems in solitary confinement in the latter stages of AIDS. Coffins lie to this right. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient being weighed by thai nurses. Stomach cramps commonly cause loss of appetite. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Taking the blood pressure of patient with "Love" tattooed on his knuckle. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A wheelchair bound patient suffering from severe psychological problems being showered. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient being weighed. Stomach cramps commonly cause loss of appetite. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems in solitary confinement in the latter stages of the disease being helped by a foreign volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems in the latter stages of the disease being helped by a foreign volunteer.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient on a ward. Many patients catch the disease before they die. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient on a ward. Many patients catch the disease before they die. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems with a new earring. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient on the ward with a photo of a monk in the foreground. Many patients catch the disease before they die. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient with severe psychological problems in solitary confinement in the latter stages of AIDS. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A wheelchair bound patient suffering from severe psychological problems waiting to be showered. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A patient with severe psychological problems being helped to eat by a volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient gives blessing in front of Buddhist shrine on the temple grounds. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient in front of the body of her ex-boyfriend in the Museum of Death, an education centre where former patients donate their body for public display. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - HIV patient infront of his house on site. The healhier patients maintain the hospice grounds for a small salary. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Patient having nails cut by UK volunteer. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - British students on an educational visit talking to a patient. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Thai University students on an educational visit talking to a patient. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A Tuberculosis patient on the ward. Many patients catch the disease before they die. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A sweating corpse before cremation. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - HIV positive monks give blessings before a cremation. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Coffins of AIDS victim before cremation. The string is attached by monks as a blessing. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - A sweating corpse before cremation. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Daughter of a patient looks at corpses before creamtion. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Cremation of AIDS victim. Only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Death certificate of a former sex worker in the museum of death - an education centre where former patients donate their body for public display. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Corpse of a 7 year old AIDS victim in the Museum of Death - an education centre where former patients donates their body for public display. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand.Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Th... © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Corpse in the Museum of Death - an education centre where former patients donates their body for public display. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

23-04-2007 - Bags of unclaimed ashes, only 10 of families attend the funerals of those that have died from disease. Aids Hospice, Lop Buri, Thailand. © Tom Parker

22-04-2007 - A patient with brain damage - a common sympton on AIDs has his mouth cleaned by a volunteer. The use of prickly heat powder cools the patients who suffer from high temperatures and bed sores. Aids Hos... © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe man, drinking homemade alcohol, in Northern Laos. Alcoholism has become a problem in this comminity. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe mother and boy in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe mother carrying child, in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe woman at a market, in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe mother and child, in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe girl in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe woman in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe boy in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe woman in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe children in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe woman shopping at a market, in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe woman making handicrafts for tourists, in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - One of Luang Prabangs famous Buddhist Temples. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Luang Prabang a famous Buddhist Temples, Lao © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Art drawings to sale to the tourists, of religious images. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - One of Luang Prabangs famous Buddhist Temples. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Bird in cage in Laos Market. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Two young Buddhist monks crossing a river. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Luang Prabang, Buddhist Temple © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Commercial exploitation of hardwood timbers in Northern Laos. The rapid deforestation is causing serious land erosion © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribes in Northern Laos selling handicrafts and products to tourists. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - One of the famous Buddhist Temples, Luang Prabang, Laos © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Hill Tribe girl with umbrella in Northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Boys play in the monsoon rain, northern Laos. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Students on bikes shelter from the monsoon rain under umbrellas. © Tom Parker

04-04-2007 - Students on bikes shelter from the monsoon rain under umbrellas, Laos. © Tom Parker