They're showing what happens when you strip away seventy years of Soviet supply chain problems and culinary oppression, revealing the magnificent food culture that existed before, and survived after.

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...

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.

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.