“Respect” Photograph

I have no idea who this man is, perhaps a teacher, but several young Thai people came up and paid their respects to him, which he received just as a respectable Thai person would with a smile and well-executed traditional “wai” in return to theirs. Such a small gesture but it made me want to also give him my respects for adapting so elegantly to the customs of his adopted country.

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

“Distracted” Photograph

One of the best ways to take candid photographs of people on the street is to wait next to something interesting, like a street performer or striking object, and then watch for the reactions of passersby who are less likely to notice that they are having their photograph taken.

In this case their was nothing particularly unusual about the stall they were looking at but the fact that they were distracted helped me get nice and close.

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

“Gripping” Photograph

This is just another plea that you do not forget hands when taking photographs of people. They are very expressive.

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

“Synchronised Scratching” Photograph

My guess is that all three of these stray dogs at a temple in Bangkok gradually lost most of their hair over the next few months as mange took over.

Photograph taken at a temple in Rangsit, Bangkok, Thailand

“Showtime” Photograph

A shy young girl being very careful with her shy young dog and tentatively putting it on show.

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

“Bike Push” Photograph

She makes pushing a bike look like hard work but at least she’s considerate enough to get off and push whilst on the “walking” street.

My favourite part of this photograph is how the sitting woman’s buttock spills out the back of her chair.

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