Luke Cassady-Dorion

TOP, from (“2922“)© Luke Cassady-Dorion, 2008 My friend, Luke, in conjunction with H Gallery, is having an exhibition at the EAT ME Art Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been based there for the last couple of years (learning lots…

Figures and Cityscapes

Figures and Cityscapes

Danish photographer, Thomas Damgaard’s Figures and Cityscape leapt at me when it loaded on the screen. He spent two months earlier this year in Bangkok working on the images. Damgaard on the series: I wanted to make some figure studies…

Ohm Phanphiroj

Ohm Phanphiroj

TOP TO BOTTOM, © Ohm Phanphiroj Ohm Phanphiroj is a well-regarded art and fashion photographer from Thailand. His portraits are highly charged with intimacy and tension. I visited Whitespace Gallery where his Identity Crisis: Transsexual Series was on show. It…

Life is Beautiful

Life is Beautiful

TOP TO BOTTOM, (from “Life is Beautiful“) © Manit Sriwanichpoom, 2008 One of the first galleries I visited was Manit Sriwanichpoom. The gallery was charming in its own right, almost the anti-gallery with its bright green walls and cramped surroundings….

Kanok Suriyasat

Kanok Suriyasat

Kanok Suriyasat used to be a fashion/advertising photographer but he has since stopped being one, as he believes that it is a sin to lie to people. He has an interesting set of images up in his portfolio, reminiscent of…

Suthep Kritsanavarin

Suthep Kritsanavarin

It’s strange to find a photographer associated with catfish but it probably has to do with Suthep Kritsanavarin’s series, Four Thousand Island…Where the Mekong Die? In this documentary project, Suthep focused his sight on the fishermen whose daily lives depend…

Anak Navaraj

Anak Navaraj

I couldn’t find any information about Anak Navaraj, save for his/her website. I’m not certain that he/she is from Thailand but the pictures on his/her website captured my attention. I would be happy if someone could furbish me with more…

Yoonki Kim

Yoonki Kim

Yoonki Kim is a Korean currently living in Bangkok now. He recently sent me a link to a series of images, 70 Rai, made in Bangkok’s Klongtoey slum. The initial images were endearing; the smiles of the sitters radiant despite…

InSight Out!

InSight Out! is a creative workshop and exchange for youth in Banda Aceh , Indonesia and Phang – Nga , Thailand affected by the Asian tsunami. Young people will be guided to produce visual and written images about their intuitions…

Manit Sriwanichpoom

Manit Sriwanichpoom

Photographer and social activist, Manit Sriwanichpoom, is best known for his Pink Man series and This Bloodless War. His focus is mainly on globalization and its effects on his home country, Thailand. I met Manit during a class last year…