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 I'm a documentary photographer and journalist based in Bangkok, covering Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor — a manufacturing zone spanning Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, and Prachinburi, where foreign-owned factories are dumping chemical waste and toxic runoff into local water systems.
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 <strong>The water is no longer safe to drink. Rice and durian farming — the primary income for many communities here — has been damaged.</strong> Locals and activists report rising medical issues, and some who speak out say they've been threatened for it.
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 I've spent the past several months photographing the protest movement pushing back against the EEC's expansion into more provinces and national parks. This is ongoing work. <strong>I need funding to keep doing it right.</strong>
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 What the money covers:
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 • Bus fare and local transport within the EEC provinces
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 • Accommodation during multi-day reporting trips
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 • Food during fieldwork
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 • Thai-language translation for interviews — much of this story depends on hearing directly from the communities living with the contamination, not just observing it
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 Why this matters:
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 This story has barely traveled outside Thailand, despite multiple countries' companies being implicated. Photography puts a face on a policy failure that's easy to ignore from a distance. That's the whole bet here — that seeing it changes how people read about it, and that eventually that pressure reaches the people who can regulate it.
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 I'll post field updates and photos as the work continues.
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Just $430 to go!
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Documenting Thailand’s EEC Water Crisis

Just $430$ to go! Make an impact.

Documenting Thailand’s EEC Water Crisis

Just $430 to go!
Make an impact.