Month: May 2014

The 2014 Bangkok protests were just the latest in a long line of similar events in Thailand’s capital. This wasn’t the first time I’d been in the city when there had been protests, but it was the first time I’d been to see them and shoot some pictures.

I had no idea how things would go. Whether I’d be welcomed or not, whether I’d feel vulnerable, or even if I’d make it out unhurt if something developed. In truth, the whole atmosphere was pretty carnival-like, and anyone I asked for a picture was happy to let me take one.

It’s a different kind of set to most of my others which tend to show a more relaxed side of travel. I’m glad I was able to go in and take these pictures, but I hope for Thailand’s sake they can move on in a manner that means no more protests of this type will be necessary.

On a trip to Phuket, Thailand, I never once set foot on a deserted beach. That’s not to say that photography from the beaches I did go to has to be unappealing.

Quite the contrary, in my opinion. Purely landscape photographs of holiday brochure beaches don’t really do it for me anymore, and trying to make a crowded beach look that way for the benefit of anyone viewing my images is not something I will ever do. It’s the same with any tourist destination. Shoot what’s there, not what people expect wasn’t.

My short time on Phuket took in a few different beaches and the inland Phuket Town. These pictures are from that trip, and there isn’t a deserted beach in sight.