New Bangkok gallery
Just a quick update. There’s a new gallery on my website www.IndoChinaImages.com 293 highlights from around Bangkok, including: Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha The State Tower, and its restaurants and bars And loads of shopping, food and entertainment. See slideshow here: Bangkok & surrounds, Thailand – Images by Peter Stuckings
Preah Vihear temple, Cambodia
A quick visit last week to the disputed Angkor-era temple on the border between Cambodia and Thailand. Officially (World Court ruling in 1962) and historically (built by ancestors of modern Cambodian people) the temple belongs to Cambodia, but happens to sit at a geographically inconvenient spot for handling the management of the temple complex. And [...]
Thai-lights
The slideshow below is some highlights from my recent 3 months around Bangkok and the north of Thailand for Insight Guides. The assignment was to give a fresh new look to the photos for their upcoming 2010 books. It’s interesting how quickly some photos age. Even if you’re not into the technicalities of what to [...]
Last day in Thailand
All that’s left is kickboxing – tonight. It’s been a fun 3 months! Before this assignment for Insight Guides, I hadn’t spent much time in Thailand. When you grow up having to spend your holidays every summer on some of the world’s best beaches (i.e. Queensland, Australia) you reach adulthood not really wanting to pass [...]
Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
So I spent sunset and dusk yesterday rushing from the Allied War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi to the River Kwai Bridge. If you’re not among the many millions of tourists who have passed through this infamous place west of Bangkok, here’s a canned history. In 1942, after capturing SE Asia, the Japanese decided to build a [...]
Lantern festival, Chiang Mai, 1-3 Nov
The Loi Krathong Festival kicked off in Chiang Mai tonight, with a procession featuring traditional costumes of historical characters, music, fireworks, and the release of many 100s of paper lanterns into the sky. The lanterns work much like a hot-air balloon, and once released, they drift up into the darkness, carried away on the wind. [...]
Working in Thailand
Yesterday it was Chiang Rai, today I’m in Chiang Mai. In a day or two it’ll be Bangkok and then on and on. I’m currently working on photos for Insight Guides, the guidebook publisher from the UK. If you’re not familiar with the books, check out any major bookstore where you should find a rack [...]
Thai boxing in Bangkok
I’m totally hooked! This was a blast. Two guys going at it fists and feet and sweat flying and the sheer tension, the crowd yelling and ooh-ing and yeah-ing. A lot more fun than I expected. And as a photographer, I’m struggling to capture it all. There’s the fact that I have to keep my [...]
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