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However, the danger followed her. In October 2016, while in Paris, she was subjected to a torrent of death threats from Thai royalists. One of the most chilling images associated with her name is not one she took but one made of her: a photoshopped picture of her face with her mouth and cheeks slashed by bullets, a revolver, and ammunition placed next to her photo. The threats were so severe that she was forced to leave France and go into hiding. These events underscore how, for Aum, the act of taking and sharing a photograph can be a matter of life and death. ladyboy aum photo