In this publication we bring together two series. Manit's “Masters” are images of idolatrous statues of monks. They appear to be real, yet are made from resin. They may purport to represent monks that have reached nirvana, yet they are offered for sale by Buddhist shops, often for the profit of modern day monks and temples. Tim's “Still Lives” are images of babies who were never born. They died before they had a chance to experience the world. And so they died perfect. Is that not as close as any person can get to attain nirvana? One day Manit Srinawichpoom noticed a strange small statue for sale in a shop selling Buddhist items. It was a lifelike model of a Buddhist master made out of resin. These objects are sold at high prices to people who wish to pray to a particular “master”. Manit decided to seek out more of these miniature statues and to photograph them. Manit had kept a stock of Polaroid negatives which he used to produce these works. By changing the focus and printing in greater than actual size, we get a feeling that these masters are now alive in these photographs. The artist is making another statement here. In true Buddhism only the lord Buddha himself is to be venerated, not any person, alive or dead. But in today's Thailand the Buddhist church has become complacent and materialistic along with the monks, and cult of personality is encouraged, contrary to the instructions of the true masters. In 1988 Tim Porter obtained permission to make these photographic studies of unborn foetuses stored in the Sirirai Hospital Museum in Bangkok. He produced these exquisite pictures. The unborn foetuses, many of which are conjoined, appear to be floating, and traces of all surroundings, the glass jars and the storage solutions, have disappeared.