Bangkok Street Photos & Overcoming Resistance
When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us
Time-lapse photography of clouds forming over Bangkok
I hope that the battles that are still taking place in Bangkok as I write this (Monday 13th) will have subsided by the time this post appears and we can concentrate on more upifting things. Such as… a short time-lapse sequence of clouds forming over Bangkok. Taken with a Canon G9 camera, set to take [...]
Armoured vehicles at Victory Monument in Bangkok.
Victory Monument is usually a very busy transport hub in the centre of Bangkok. However, yesterday it was the scene of fighting between army forces and Red Shirt protesters. By mid-morning the army had gained control over the area and the only real traffic consisted of these armoured vehicles, circling the monument, no doubt as [...]
Pictures of army forces at Victory Monument, Bangkok
Tension in Bangkok continues to rise after bullets and tear gas were fired in the early hours of the morning. Over 70 people are reported to have been injured.
There’s a strange atmosphere in the city today. Many people have left Bangkok, not necessarily because of the protests but because it’s Songkran, Thai New Year, and [...]
More clouds over Bangkok
Sadly the metaphoric clouds hanging over Bangkok today aren’t nearly as light and fluffy as these, taken from my balcony first thing this morning.
Troops and protesters clashed overnight and the BBC is reporting that tear gas and bullets were used. Many people have been injured and there is talk of the battle moving towards a [...]
Mae Klong, Cha’Am and Hua Hin
I managed to escape for a day last week whilst scouting out possible locations for a forthcoming Photo School weekend workshop and headed towards Hua Hin, stopping at a variety of potential photo hot spots along the way. I’ve picked out a few images from the day, which proved to be great fun.
Standing in a [...]
Bangkok Insider Workshop Feedback
I’ve enjoyed leading several photo workshops recently and they’re invariably a pleasure. I’m sure that I get as much from our forays around Pak Klong Talaat and Chinatown as the participants do. Matt Brandon recently wrote a lovely post about how watching his daughter take photos had inspired him and I find that something similar [...]
Storm sequence over Bangkok
The first big storm of the season arrived over Bangkok this evening and I managed to grab a few frames after what was a rather delicious home-made curry. But I digress. I tried a slightly different approach tonight and it seems to have paid off. Previously I would have used the lowest ISO setting on [...]
Wai Kroo Tattoo Festival: Update
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 I [...]
Bangkok Insider Photo Workshop
I had a really nice day yesterday, wandering through some of my favourite Bangkok photo haunts during a Bangkok Insider Photo Tour. The Pak Klong Talat market has become a much-loved location and I can never resist a visit there but I really appreciated the market traders’ gentle generosity even more than usual yesterday.
I had [...]
Photographers to look up to
Occasionally a weekend will come and go which leaves you with a warm glow inside. This has been such a weekend.
I’ve known David duChemin and Matt Brandon for a while now but until Friday night it had been an entirely virtual relationship, carried out across continents via the wonders of the Internet. David is based [...]
Chinatown, Bangkok
I spent a very enjoyable morning with a past workshop participant at the weekend. Young Irene dropped me an e-mail to ask if I’d like to join her on a photo walk around Bangkok’s Chinatown and we had a really productive time.
Looking at the images from our Sunday morning expedition they seemed to deserve a [...]
Excursion to Ko Kret Island
A trip up the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok is one of my favourite journeys in the world. I’m at a loss to be able to explain why, to be honest. Bangkok doesn’t have the iconic landmarks on offer beside the Thames or the Seine and the Chao Phraya doesn’t have the spritual associations of [...]
Bangkok Photo School: Open for business
I mentioned at the end of 2008 that I’ve been working on a number of exciting projects for ‘09 and I’m pleased to be able to announce the first of those already. What a great start to the year! I’m launching a series of photographic classes under the umbrella of the Bangkok Photo School.
I will [...]
Bangkok Insider Photo Workshop
I’ve enjoyed leading a few Bangkok Photo Workshops recently and have invariably been impressed with the level of the participants’ expertise and especially with their level of enthusiasm. Most recently I spent the morning with the effervescent Suzanne exploring the Pak Klong Talaat market, photographing the impressive reclining Buddha in Wat Pho and, finally, capturing [...]
A Year in Pictures: December 2008
How best to conclude a pictorial summary of 2008? I think this is appropriate. 2008 has been a year of change and readjustment for me. It concluded with me planning several exciting projects for 2009 and I think the final entry in next year’s blog promises to be really interesting.
One of the projects I have [...]
A Year in Pictures: November 2008
November saw me starting an association with the Bangkok Refugee Centre, an association that I’m sure to expand upon in future blog posts. For now, suffice to say that I’ve taken pictures at several events at the Refugee Centre and am never failed to be impressed. I’m impressed by the commitment of the volunteers who [...]
A Year in Pictures: July 2008
This red wall is just two minutes from my Bangkok apartment. Although it looks like it’s in a wide, spacious area it’s actually on the corner of a busy intersection of back roads and there’s barely enough room for one car and a pedestrian side-by-side. It is always busy with traffic and catching a space [...]
A Year in Pictures: June 2008
This image shows Bangkok’s Wat Arun shortly after sunset. I stayed in a hotel by the Chao Phraya river when I first arrived in the city and the sight of Wat Arun on the opposite bank was clear evidence that my surroundings had changed drastically from the bluebell woods and placid lakes of an England [...]
Lumen Dei Thailand ‘09: Itinerary
I’ve had a busy but very rewarding few days. A number of projects are taking shape and I’m really enjoying the sense of anticipation that comes from making plans – especially when they involve the sort of work that I know is going to be really inspiring. More details will follow as projects come to [...]
Bangkok Insider Photo Workshop in Black and White
I always enjoy time photographing in and around Bangkok’s fruit, veg and flower market. It’s definitely a working market and so provides lots of opportunities to photograph “behind the scenes”. It’s busy and there’s always a chance that you’ll get your ankles clipped by one of the handcarts being pushed at speed by the market’s [...]
