Shrimp World shut down: no more Thai beach nudes

Patrick Gouvain (Shrimp) was the photographer behind Shrimp's World, a site dedicated to fine art nudes from Thailand. Shrimp was one of the first people from Thailand to take nudes with beautiful Thai girls on beaches and his yearly calendars were highly sought after by fans and conoisseurs of nude Thai girls alike.

As he was a publicly known person his nudes were discussed very controversially in the Kingdom and it took a long time for him to get the proper recognition for his nude art in Thailand. As the example picture shows, he avoided frontal nudity, overly pornographic poses and his calendars actually could be hung openly on the wall.

His photo shoots were always very elaborate happenings, very artistic and exact -- completely unlike the quick hit-and-run porn shots one sees so often on the internet.

Still, the current political climate in Thailand does not distinguish between art and commerce; Shrimp himself is still around and works now behind a team of designers for "brand strategies and design solutions".

However, one of his friends, George Mann, who's Asian nudes have been featured on the same site, shows some nice introduction into photography for other pro photographers. Some of Shrimp's erotic movies from Thailand can still be downloaded on the net.

Links of Interest:

• Shrimp Asia