Friday, October 2, 2026

"Graffitied Butcher" Photo

A composite artwork photograph of a meat-selling woman in a dark corner of a Thai market overlaid with a macro photograph of a graffiti detail of mixed colours. In a red apron the smiling woman is clear but the details of her butcher’s stall have been masked by the abstract graffiti paint giving the image a sense of two sides of urban life.

This image is a blend of an original photograph of a butcher in Petchaburi market with a photo of some chaotic graffiti. I tried to find a good balance between the two. The woman's occupation is no longer clear but she is and the graffiti gives an extra dimension also from our urban world.

She seemed a very friendly woman...unless you are a slab of pork. I found her dark little alcove of hooks, blades and flesh slightly creepy but having talked to her I know she herself is a lovely person.

Here are the two original photos used plus a black-and-white version of the woman.


Photograph of a Thai woman in a red apron behind her butcher’s stall in a covered alley of Petchaburi market in Thailand. Prepared meat is visible on the table in front of her together with equipment such as a large chopping and cleaver. There is light from an overhead fixture falling on her from the front and single bare lit light-bulb in the alcove behind her.

Macro photographic detail of graffiti on a wall. The white, black, red and blue lines look like letters but have been painted over each other to produce an apparently random abstract confusion with some aesthetic interest.

Black and white photograph of a Thai woman in an apron behind her butcher’s stall in a covered alley of Petchaburi market in Thailand. Prepared meat is visible on the table in front of her together with equipment such as a large chopping and cleaver. There is light from an overhead fixture falling on her from the front and single bare lit light-bulb in the alcove behind her.


Photograph taken in Petchaburi, Thailand.


Posted by Adrian Hillman at 9:42 AM
Location: Phetchaburi, Thailand

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