Les misérables nouveau: the lives of Filipina workers in the playground of the rich

Thomas Morel-Fort went undercover to capture the lives of undocumented workers toiling inside the Paris and Cote d'Azur homes of the wealthy

At first glance, French photographer Thomas Morel-Fort's work has all the trappings of a modern-day fairytale: princesses in lavish Parisian mansions; holidays in hilltop villas on the Cote d'Azur; promises of wealth and prosperity.

But his photographs reveal a grittier reality. Morel-Fort's lens instead alights on the unseen Cinderellas, the Filipino women hired to cook, clean, iron, babysit and obey any commands that come their way, completely beholden to the whims of their demanding, powerful employers.