Travel & Humanitarian Photos
News agencies are already reporting that Thailand’s Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has conceded defeat in today’s national elections. I went out with my good friend, photojournalist Jack Kurtz, this morning to document the voting in and around Bangkok. Election posters have been a prominent sight in Bangkok in recent weeks. 34 different parties have candidates standing [...]
“A placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.“ These images were taken during recent photo workshops in Bangkok. Wherever you are and whatever your [...]
An escalation of anti-Government Red Shirts congregate outside the 11th Infantry Barracks in Bangkok in an attempt to force the Prime Minister to dissolve Government
The fifteenth day of the anti-Government protests saw the Red Shirts take to the streets of Bangkok once again.
The carnival atmosphere returned, on the surface at least, to the anti-Government Red Shirt protests in Bangkok today. The Reds temporarily abandoned their stronghold at Pha Fa Bridge and set-off on a rally through the city streets.
Images from the Wai Khru Tattoo Festival in Bangkok, Thailand
Leaders of the anti-Government UDD party today carried out their threat to spill blood at the gates of Government House and at Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s Democrat party offices in Bangkok today
The third day of the Red Shirt protests saw the demonstrators divide their efforts and split into groups, each targetting different parts of the city.
The second day of anti-government protests are reaching a conclusion as I write this and, thankfully, they have remained peaceful and good-humoured. The crowds from yesterday have grown to an estimated 50,000 although the organisers of the demonstration claim that the numbers are far greater. There are certainly sufficient numbers to cause chaos in the city if the planned disruption proceeds.
Supporters of exiled Thai Premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, known as “Red Shirts” began to gather in Bangkok today, beginning a series of protests aimed at unseating the current Government. A mass rally is planned for tomorrow, Sunday 14th, when organisers claim that over 100,000 anti-Government protesters will join the rally.
Images from the uplifting Sanuk My Saturday project in Bangkok’s urban areas.
Bangkok’s “Year of the Tiger” Chinese New Year celebrations
Here’s wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day and all the best for the Year of the Tiger.
News of two inspiring events, a photo exhibition and a David duChemin e-book.
Matt Brandon and I have worked together to select the winning images from my Bangkok Photo Walk and Matt’s Penang Photo Walk. It’s at this point that competition judges find themselves saying, “It was a hard decision, there were a lot of excellent entries”. Well, it really was a hard decision. However, after looking at [...]
Now the party’s over it’s time to clear away the debris and complete the post-match analysis. OK, that’s a mixed metaphor that’s going nowhere. If you were on the Photo Walk then you probably want to show-off the fruits of your labours. Well, dear friend, now you can. First, post your two favourite images to [...]
I really enjoyed this afternoon’s Photo Walk. The residents of Chinatown were as hospitable as ever, especially so considering that over 100 photographers descended on them today. We took a leisurely walk from the river up through the narrow alleyways towards the busy main street at Yaowarat where our group joined two other Photo Walk [...]
I’m just about to grab a quick sandwich, brew up a pot of tea and then I’ll be heading out to lead walkers on the 2009 Bangkok Photo Walk. Before I go, here’s a quick guide to the gear I’m taking this afternoon. It’s a light day, no tripod, no big lenses, just the essential [...]
–UPDATE– When I said that the Bangkok Photo Walk would be one of the quickest to fill up, I didn’t realise just how popular it would be. I posted the link before I went to bed last night, work up this morning and all fifty places have been taken. Sorry if you didn’t get a [...]
Following up from last week’s post and slideshow about photographing the Wai Kroo Tattoo Festival in Thailand, here are a few reflections on the day. I’d seen photos of the Tattoo Festival before attending this year but nothing can really prepare you for the unpredictable nature of the event when it’s in full-flow. I guess [...]
It’s been a case of going from the sublime to the ridiculous this week. I left the tranquility of Ko Samet and returned to Bangkok in order to photograph the annual Wai Kroo Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra. Devotees gather at the Wat, about 90 km outside Bangkok, every year to pay respects to [...]
Bangkok’s Moddy restaurant is situated in a quiet street near Ari BTS. If you were walking up Ari Soi 4 at the weekend you would have doubtless been intrigued by the lights coming from a two-storey building, a little beacon in the gloom. Saturday saw the final night of the “Picture from my Mind” art [...]
The Travellers Tales Festival takes place at London’s Royal Geographical Society from 28 February to 1 March. It’s not an event that I’ve heard of before, perhaps this is the first year? If so then the list of Guest Speakers is wildly impressive. How’s this for a list: Don McCullin Steve McCurry Colin Thubron John [...]
Many thanks for all your comments, feedback, suggestions and participation this year. The readership of this blog has grown exponentially in the last twelve months and I’m looking forward to 2009 with great enthusiasm. Your countdown to the new year starts here. It’s time to reflect on the year that’s waving goodbye and to make [...]