Wat Jong Kham, Mae Hong Son

Just a pretty picture, but still, well, a pretty picture…

Buddha figures for sale at a market in Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

Have been on the road in northern Thailand and along Thailand’s length of the Mekong River. Am finally home now and will post pics on both of these destinations very soon…

Anybody who reads this blog has undoubtedly noticed that I tend to spend a lot of time in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Other than being a bizarre and boisterous part of town with great food and interesting stuff to see, I’ve also been taking pics there with the intention of putting on an exhibition at Bangkok’s Kathmandu Photo Gallery early next year.

After countless visits, I’ve sat down with the results and have rounded them down to 22 images that I like (at least for now). I haven’t been shooting with a specific ‘theme’ in mind, but have been partially inspired by Khun Manit’s (the owner of Kathmandu, and a well known Thai photographer) comments that the early images I showed him seemed to depict the relationship that the residents of Chinatown have with their space–typically their lack of it and the way the deal with this. Some of the pics below are an effort to explore this theme, while others are simply interesting images. It’s a big blog entry, I know, but I’d appreciate if any of you could sit down for a few minutes, take look at the images and give me some feedback, in particular, which images you reckon I shouldn’t include, and why.

A newsstand at Tha Chang, Bangkok

Along Thanon Maharat, Bangkok

A monk on the Chao Phraya Express Boat, Bangkok

Thanon Maharat, Bangkok

Streetside chess, Thanon Maharat, Bangkok

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Hairdresser, Khao San Road, Bangkok

Hawking souvenirs to tourists, Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok

Crazy tuk-tuk, Khao San Road, Bangkok

The Nikon D300. Currently in waiting outside Chicago, USA. In my hands early May. For details, go in-depth reviews at dpreview.com or Ken Rockwell’s site.