Hi Ana,couple of comments on your post:
1. of course i am aware of a book and TV series Secret diary of a call girl. Actually tv series looks quite problematic to me (it doesn't say in it that her first reason to go in escort in real life was her PhD), but anyways I dont think it was done well and i think it is quite narrow minded.
2. i am not trying to do another similar project, as it was done before. that is actually my main reason why i would like to meet and talk to people first which can help me to understand better the situation and avoid cliches. this is part of the research for me as well as other parts i do for it (not in this forum).
3. what is interesting that everyone is saying "its been done million times" - but no specify what exactly what has been done. there are lots of projects ( i am talking about art and photography) done talking about prostitutes as victims, traficing and danger sides of the job. and i am sure there will be more done as it is all about human nature, people themselves and it is always interested for the people. i am not interested in that perspective, even though i do feel there are thousands people who are involved in danger with no their own will.
as i think i told in the thread before, i got interested in particular students who involved in sex industry because it's already normal for students to work rather than just to study, students are used unbelievably a lot via interships for free, even though it is about getting knowledge and wish to step up in own educational process, people tend to consider students as cheap or not-qualified labor force. its all became normal to this society. it is not encouraged to be educated. moreover, as soon as it says that student works as stripper, for instance, people get panicing and dont want ot believe it is true. they wiped from their heads the fact that is job as well and it was always there and it will be. it has own routine, it requires certain skills, and it has market. i do believe that all of you who works in sex industry deserve the same respect as any other job. but what is interesting that some academics try to close down the researches on that subject - "lets pretend it doesn't exist". so there is something people are not comfortable with. there are some questions to ask. that is why i think ihere is still lots of things to say. moreover, with my projects i always found that personal stories can bring me to some other thoughts, ideas and ways of working on the theme. that is why, i do repeat it again, it is important for me to meet people and talk to them.