Mees Peijnenburg, Payboy (2020)Photography Mees Peijnenburg For those of us who’ve never been to Amsterdam, please could you tell us about the culture of the Red Light District there? What is it like growing up in a city where sex work is such a visible part of everyday life? Mees Peijnenburg: The culture and representation of the Red Light District has changed a lot this last decade. The government has created more regulations and a new set of rules. For instance, they have tried to monitor sex trafficking and avoid exploitation of vulnerable individuals. Many brothels have been ‘cleaned’ and stripped. There have been efforts to make the area safer, and more ‘cultural’.