The article originally appeared on VICE FranceFor locals and tourists alike, the northern Parisian district of Pigalle will always be special. It's been the city's all-night mecca for sex and drugs – and pretty much anything else that keeps the party going – over the past few decades.This is the world that Jane Evelyn Atwood discovered when she arrived in Pigalle in 1978. The American photographer loved capturing everything the neighbourhood's nocturnal goings-on had to offer, but found herself particularly drawn to documenting the trans community in the area and, specifically, those making a living from sex work.
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After gaining the trust of the community, Atwood spent years photographing a group of people who were unfairly "ridiculed, feared, ostracised and relegated to the margins of society." Her work has culminated in her latest book, Pigalle People, 1978-1979, while some photographs were recently on display at the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival.Scroll down to see photos from Jane Evelyn Atwood's Pigalle People.