“Third Hand” Photograph

I hope he’s aware that there’s another kid hanging on to his shoulder.

Some elements in (and outside of) Thailand have blamed the on-going political troubles in the country on a mysterious “third hand”. Could they mean this one?

Photograph taken at “Saturday Walking Street”, Chiang Mai, Thailand

“Positive Affirmation” Photograph

Keep repeating it often enough and it might just happen.

Or on the other hand it must just end up looking a little forced.

Photograph taken at “Saturday Walking Street”, Chiang Mai, Thailand

“Restaurant Kid” Photograph

Sometimes kids and restaurants (or trains or airplanes or many other places) just don’t mix well. We’ve probably all been in a situation where our own or somebody else’s child just keeps on tapping away at that window...

However, in this case I should also point out that photography can be deceptive. This boy didn’t actually seem to be misbehaving and was just waving at me as I walked by (he's looking at my face, with camera at waist-level). The man may have been at the end of his tether but equally he could, for example, have just been trying to remember the name of a song.

I think it’s fine to interpret street photographs however we want as long as we can separate the interpretation from the individuals in the photograph.

Photograph taken Airport Plaza, Chiang Mai, Thailand

“Geography Test” Photograph

The design on this man’s tee-shirt has the outline of which country in the middle?

Scroll down for answer...

Clue: it’s separated from Thailand by Laos.

Answer = Vietnam.

Photograph taken at “Saturday Walking Street”, Chiang Mai, Thailand

“Belly Button” Photograph

Street photography can be such a glamorous hobby.

Let’s blame the weather. It was somewhere between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius when I took this photograph so I'm sure the extra ventilation helped and it would have been understandable if he had left all his shirt buttons undone.

Photograph taken at “Saturday Walking Street”, Chiang Mai, Thailand

“Revealing” Photograph

This is a self-portrait. I’m the one in the middle holding a camera.

Here’s an enlargement that shows me more clearly and is quite revealing of my technique. Note how I’m not actually looking at what I’m photographing.

Photograph taken at “Saturday Walking Street”, Chiang Mai, Thailand