Now she's back in Milwaukee, 28 years old, designing graphics for local businesses who still think Facebook is cutting-edge marketing. By day she arranges pixels into pleasing patterns for cheese shops and beer gardens. But at night, when the city shows its true face, she transforms into Shailo

Camera: Sony Alpha 7R III Lens: ZEISS Batis 85mm f/1.8 The Thai sun was doing its usual death-march across the sky when I realized...

Welcome to the Sanctuary of Truth, where madness meets craftsmanship in a dance that's been going on since 1981, and shows no signs of stopping. Bring water. And maybe your sunglasses. The truth can be blinding out here.

Christ, these Bangkok models – they're a different breed entirely. This one, Rose, moves through photoshoots like a seasoned mercenary through war zones, except her ammunition is pouts and poses that would make a Victoria's Secret angel look like an amateur.

This is the real Bangkok, breathing and alive, existing in sublime defiance of the commercial chaos that surrounds it. I realize I've just witnessed something increasingly rare in our world: authenticity in its natural habitat. These people keep their doors open  because they've got – a shared commitment to preserving their slice of sanity in a city gone mad with tourism.

Beautiful Art Nude Model From Russia. Twenty-three years old with the kind of Slavic beauty that makes men forget their bank accounts exist.

Cutest Girl in Pattaya Soi 6, The girl appeared like some twisted mirage in this neon-drenched hellscape of Pattaya – Soi 6, with the kind of innocence that shouldn't exist in a place where souls go to die. 

700 baht, about $21. In American money, that's barely enough to buy a decent bottle of Whiskey. But here in Pattaya, that same amount gets you into a wonderland of maritime excess that would make Poseidon himself weep with joy. 

The F828 was like nothing else at the time – sporting a 7.1-51mm Carl Zeiss lens equivalent to a 28-200mm on a 35mm camera. That f/2.0 aperture was faster than a cocaine heartbeat, and the build quality made other cameras look like Happy Meal toys. And Launched Sony CMOS image sensor and Alpha Revolution