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Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam		 Red Light District - Amsterdam
Red Light District - Amsterdam
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Housewife with google 18-Jan-2008 05:05
This is great. I love to see the looks on the men's faces and the girl's too. It is clear the men are mesmerized, their heads always facing the windows with frenetic expressions. Only the women are smiling. I make my observations without any judgement. My adrenline pulsed looking at them, like I might get caught. Whatever anyone has to say, these photos have edge.
Guest 29-Dec-2007 04:13
To add to the below (from same guest), The girls are not ashamed of what they do but often they have elderly relatives who simply wouldn't understand or approve. Sometimes they have come from other countries where it is less acceptable. That is the reason they don't want there photos made public. Also where on earth do you (disappointed) get the figure of 99% of people despising them? I honestly don't know of anyone who despises them. Sure when in countries like the UK where you have street walkers causing problems for local residents I can understand your disapproval but it's not like that in Amsterdam. I can only guess you went to one once, failed to perform and have felt bitter ever since. People with your irrational bigoted hatred scare me.
Guest 29-Dec-2007 04:00
Dissapointed, you are a twat. These girls work a damn sight harder than most people. What's lazy about having 10-15 fat ugly guys pounding you every day? Many are sweet honest clean safe girls who merely want to earn living. They are doing no harm to you or anyone else. They bring a lot of pleasure to a lot of guys. In this area 99% of the girls use condoms, have health checks and are very fussy about staying safe. They are very different to the junkie prostitutes you see in other countries. How exactly did they stop you visiting the church? Did they come out of their windows and chase you away? Please explain what exactly your problem is with what they do. Please explain why you hate them so much. If it's not for religous reasons then what is it??
Disappointed 23-Nov-2007 09:44
mariska: First of all, there's a reason for why they lead a double life; they're rightfully ashamed of their so-called "profession". As a tourist to Amsterdam I was not able to visit the Oude Kerk because it lies in the middle of the filth called "red light district". In other words the whores ruined part of my vacation. Second, I think the families have the right to know what their daughters are up to, so that they be given the option to end their relationship with them if they so wish. Your whoreganization PIC should not think for a minute that prostitution is something accepted; most people naturally loath it and prostitutes are nothing but lazy immoral persons profiting from their bodies. Whatever people might say in these days of political correctness deep down inside 99% of us despise them. (No, I'm not religious, just someone with common sense.)
José 15-Aug-2007 17:44
Taking pictures is forbidden in the red light district right? Then don't take pictures :)
t-rev 03-Aug-2007 19:17
i appreciate the difficulty in taking pictures of the girls
but most of your pics are out of focus which suggests you dont understand depth of field or you couldnt hold the camera still due to the adrenaline.
by the way as the women work in shifts a 'no photo' sticker is
not only legally meaningless but might have been put up by a different girl.
sum1 30-Apr-2007 01:23
scumlord - thats all i have to say, it doesnt matter what you think is right or wrong,
the fact is........the girls wish not to have thier photos taken and you should leave it at that.
Paul 30-Apr-2006 20:15
Pushing you tits against the glass on a public street is a public display. there's no law against it, just these hoes are ashamed of what they do and they might try to stab you.
Kimberley Taylor 19-Apr-2006 19:12
Wow, I'm really surprised by all the hullaballoo about these photos. I've seen way worse on pbase, and I'm one of the conflicted few who is on the fence about the appropriateness of many of the nudes at pbase in general. There are scads of pix of the sex scene in Wein (Vienna) etc. and generally I would prefer to keep the sex shots here to a minimum, but these aren't neccesarily about sex are they?
This is a wonderful story telling journalistic gallery and I think it is very tastefully executed. The note from the Dutch prostitute official concerns me a little because I'm sure nobody wants to get any of these "girls" in trouble or worse, hurt.
I'm visiting A'dam next week and plan to try a few of these types of shots ....I will make every attempt to keep the identities as indistinguishable as possible while still trying to keep the emotion and story as I believe Andre did here as well. Stay tuned for the backlash!
KHT
BuZZard 02-Mar-2006 15:32
I am going to amsterdam in a few months.. cant wait.
The red light district will be of course.. on my list
of things to do. :O)
I hear the coffee is the best there.
Guest 18-Feb-2006 17:28
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
IF THERE WAS A LAW STATING NO PHOTO TAKING, FINE.
WE CAN'T BE HOG TIED AND THREATENED WITH REPRISALS
EVERY TIME WE EXPRESS OURSELVES WITHIN LEGAL BOUNDS.
IF WE RUN AND COWER LIKE SCARED RABBITS EVERYTIME
A MULLAH OR SOME OTHER FANATIC THREATENS FIRE AND
THE WRATH OF ALLAH BECAUSE IT OFFENDS THEIR NARROW
PERCEPTION OF WHAT IS BEST FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, THE
CIVILIZED NATIONS WOULD REGRESS TO LIVING IN MUD HUTS.

PERSONALLY I AM REWARDED BY THE PHOTOS BECAUSE I HAVE
NEVER SEEN THE REAL DISTRICT. tHE PHOTOS ARE THEREFORE
INFORMATIVE AND REVEALING, AND MORE THAN THAT, REAL,
WHICH IS BETTER THAN ANY REALITY TV SHOW ON THE TUBE.
Andre Antunes 10-Jan-2006 12:50
I must say I spent some time thinking about whether or nor to post these photos here, in a public website.
I decided to post them for two main reasons, and being a journalist, these reasons are strong arguments in my professional life;
- all these girls are in a public place, the streets of Amsterdam, where there is no sign saying it is forbidden to take photos. Who ever goes to the Red Light District will see these girls, whether they want it or not. Also, I can tell you that, by their behaviour, the girls definitely want to be seen.
- On some windows and doors, there are stickers that say "NO PHOTO". Those women made clear that they don't want to be photographed. And in any of those windows, there was not even a single shot taken.
Regards to all.
Andre Antunes
Guest 09-Jan-2006 22:16
nice pictures
(to the previous poster)
I don't see why taking pictures is illegal there, if girls can handle working there, standing behind a glass for hours, being watched by thousands of people everyday, what's wrong with having their pictures on the net then? I was in Amsterdam recently and I told everyone that I went to red light distcrict, after all there is no tourist that goes to Amsterdam and doesn't give a visit to red light... nothing to be ashamed of I guess since everything is legal there
guest 09-Jan-2006 19:40
Aren't you breaking european privacy laws by posting these?

The reason why cameras are not allowed in this area is so girls are not afraid to work there, and tourists or clients are not afraid of being ridiculed or worse if someone finds their photo on the internet. Please consider showing some respect.
David Franklin 31-Dec-2005 08:28
Fascinating insight into the behaviour of human beings.
Rastis 21-Sep-2005 03:21
fUCKING REALISTIC PICS SHOW IT AS IT IS. DISEASE IS PREVALENT BUT SEX IS WILD!
mariska 10-Sep-2005 20:54
Do you have any idea what can happen if the family of these women see the pictures??!! I know most of them and they all live a double live, that's why they don't like pictures in the red light district. please take away the one's on wich you can see the face very clear. thank you. greetings, mariska from the prostitution information centre (PIC)in amsterdam.
Salman Ahmed 11-May-2005 18:31
Thanks for the tour... your images convey a lot about the place.
Roy 19-Feb-2005 12:36
Great photos but isn't this an invasion of the girls privacy? Accomodating as most girls are to customers I'm sure they wouldn't take kindly to their faces being splashed all over the internet.
Ed 02-Feb-2005 11:30
Great (and scary) Pics. Well done - a unique insight - thanks for sharing with us
Guest 30-Dec-2004 14:28
why it's hard & dangerous to take photos there? Because of the pimp & gang?
Guest 14-Dec-2004 16:19
Much more creative than similar galleries.
Yiannis Pavlis 14-Dec-2004 04:21
my compliments for the gallery ,great seen excellent capture.Yiannis.
filipdabrowski 09-Dec-2004 13:52
This is PJ photography at its best. There is a subject, a theme and each image links to the other. Content wise I'm surprised to see it here...might be good material for Magnum or Corbis. Anyway, good stuff...an excellent take on this subject matter. Next idea? Maybe you could photograph Amsterdam's famous "Coffee Shops". That would be something to see.
m 05-Dec-2004 00:25
Fantastic photojournalism; rich and varied in viewpoint and with acute observation of human interactions. All beautifully framed.
bygaspo 29-Jun-2004 19:49
Well done not easy to take pics there. Regards Bygaspo.
http://www.pbase.com/bygaspo/ams_adult
Mirko 24-Jun-2004 17:45
Fantastic pictures and exellent technical execution of the idea. I had the same idea but I was not able to take photos because it was to dark and to dangerous to take photos. Mirko
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