Category: PHOTO ESSAY

PHOTO ESSAY : SOMETHING STILL REMAINS

September 13, 2026
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TEXT: THAN DEESAMER
PHOTO: WEERAPON SINGNOI

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Designed by Amorn Sriwong, a prominent figure in the Thai modern architecture movement, Ang Kaew Dormitory is one of the earliest buildings at Chiang Mai University. Today, the building may soon become a memory. After Chiang Mai University put its demolition plans on hold, the future of the more-than-60-year-old building remains uncertain, amid ongoing debates over its architectural and historical significance, as well as the memories embedded within the place. 

What makes Ang Kaew Dormitory significant lies not only in its modernist form solely, but in the way the building was designed to ‘work’ with its surroundings. Open spaces allow air to flow through the building, louvered panels filter sunlight, while the structural system becomes an integral part of the architecture itself. These details reflect an approach in which beauty emerges from function and context, rather than from ornamentation. 

The photographic series ‘Something Still Remains’ invites us to look at Ang Kaew Dormitory through its building masses, voids, light and shadow, and traces of everyday use. It is an attempt to document a piece of architecture at a moment of transition for sometimes, photographing an old building is also a way of preserving evidence of something that may no longer exist in the future.

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Beer Singnoi (Weerapon Singnoi) is a Thai architectural photographer whose work spans both commercial architecture and residential projects. His photographs are distinguished by the use of natural light, color, and spatial composition to convey the atmosphere of each building. He is also the founder of Foto_momo, a personal project that documents and archives modern architecture through photography, creating a visual database for those interested in the field. This long standing interest in architectural documentation is reflected in his photographs of Ang Kaew Dormitory, captured on September 3, 2026.

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PHOTO ESSAY : BEDS BUT NOT FOR SLEEPING

September 6, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: KURT HOLLANDER

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Beds But Not For Sleeping is part of a large photography project entitled The Architecture of Sex which documents all the places (love motels, swinger’s clubs, massage parlors, men’s clubs, brothels, videochat studios) in Cali, Colombia where people have sex outside of their own home.

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Kurt Hollander is originally from New York City, lived in Mexico City for many years, and has been living in Cali, Colombia for the past 12 years. He is a writer and fine art/documentary photographer, and has most recently exhibited his work in the 2025 Venice Biennale and in Documenta 15.

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PHOTO ESSAY : RESTINPLANT

August 8, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: PEERAPAT WIMOLRUNGKARAT

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Nature can be soothing to the eyes and, sometimes, the mind. 

I wanted to create a small space to collect images of trees, leaves, light, shadow, and the quiet details we encounter each day. 

There may be nothing particularly extraordinary about this series. I simply wanted to preserve the things that make me feel at ease when I look at them, hoping that on a tiring day, stopping by this space might offer your eyes a little rest. 

#restinplant 

A little place to rest your eyes.

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Peerapat Wimolrungkarat, or Add, is a photographer who enjoys capturing still images that continue to linger in memory.

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PHOTO ESSAY : NEKO CATS OF JAPAN

July 4, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: MASAYUKI OKI

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This series is part of my first overseas photobook, ‘Neko Cats of Japan,’ published in March 2026. Traveling across Japan, I capture the subtle gestures and expressions that reveal cats’ true hearts, along with their unique personalities and adorable moments in nature. Each photo is a heartfelt tribute to these beloved feline companions living vibrantly in Japan’s beautiful landscapes.

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Masayuki Oki is a Japanese photographer who began seriously photographing cats in 2014 after encountering his first love cat, ‘Busanyan Senpai’. His work stands out for capturing the emotions and relationships of cats that closely mirror human behavior. He has gained international recognition, expanding his global presence this year with an exhibition in Taiwan and the release of a photobook. He remains constantly open to international collaborations

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PHOTO ESSAY : INCONVENIENT SUNSET

June 27, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: BHUMIBHAT PROMBOOT

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Built structures and public spaces are often deployed as instruments for shaping new forms of society and culture, while at the same time bearing traces of the power that seeks to erase older social and cultural formations. This takes place through processes such as superimposition, replacement, and amalgamation, processes that are not merely physical transformations occurring in the ordinary course of things, but also structural mechanisms that steadily compress and constrain the lives of people and communities, pressuring them to gradually accept and grow accustomed to the abnormal as if it were ordinary. 

Under the weight of labor systems and industry, those living both within and beyond the formal workforce alike seek out public spaces for rest, spaces that feel safe and open, free from the images of labor they confront each day. Such places offer a way to ease exhaustion and stress under the mythology of desire, through small pleasures that allow life to continue moving forward. 

The beaches surrounding the Map Ta Phut industrial estate present a layered image of hope and aspiration in the development of public space around an industrial zone, under the promise of employment and stable income. Parts of the sea and shoreline have been reclaimed for public utility, serving energy production and the infrastructural foundations of national stability. Buildings and power plants have come to overlay the landscape of an earlier public realm once used for leisure, while also replacing former coastal fishing grounds, compelling local communities to gradually accept and adapt to changes they cannot refuse. In time, these unfamiliar conditions have been normalized into a ‘new normal,’ one in which the boundaries between people, sea, and industry within this coastal public space can no longer be clearly separated. 

Today, along the beachfront of the Map Ta Phut industrial area, people from Rayong and elsewhere still come and go as usual, gathering to talk, pause, eat, fish, and spend time by the shore. These ordinary acts unfold alongside the boundary line of the power plant, which stands in between, dividing the horizon from the sea. Through the movement of time, as the sun prepares to slip below the horizon, the ‘past’ and its earlier memories begin to fade; the ‘present’ remains governed by gross domestic product (GDP) as the measure of prosperity; and the ‘future’ remains an unresolved question of sustainability, one that continues to shape the fate of the ‘coastal public space’ under the existence of the ‘Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate.’

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Bhumibhat Promboot, under the Human Made in Rayong project, in collaboration with EPIGRAM, Thai News Pix, the Thai Society of Environmental Journalists, and Dot to Dot.

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PHOTO ESSAY : URBAN LIGHT

June 13, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: PATTARADANAI FANGNOI

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This photographic series explores the shifting relationship between light, objects, and people within the urban landscape, drawing from the photographer’s quiet observations of everyday life. Here, light operates as both subject and device. It reveals and conceals, allowing objects and figures to appear as traces of existence briefly suspended in time. Rather than constructing a linear narrative, the series opens a contemplative space in which viewers are invited to read the images through their own perceptions and experiences.

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Pattaradanai Fangnoi is a photographer whose practice centers on people and places as they emerge within the unchoreographed rhythms of everyday life, observed through a younger contemporary perspective.

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PHOTO ESSAY : SOMETHING IN EVERYTHING

June 5, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: SUKRIT PATJUNTADUSIT

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“The whisper of the factories is louder than the cries of the villagers.” 

The sentence comes from a community representative in Rayong, a province where residents have long lived with the consequences of industrial pollution. Factory smoke carrying foul odours and unexplained chemical leaks into the sea becoming recurring incidents, returning seemingly every year. Marine life has begun to disappear. Fishermen are losing their livelihoods. Concerns about public health have intensified alongside rising cancer rates. 

SOMETHING IN EVERYTHING is an experimental photo essay developed through fieldwork in Rayong. Working with photographic film, Sukrit Patjuntadusit employs the process known as ‘film soup.’ 

For this series, the film was exposed not only to light, but to the residues of industrial harm: wastewater flowing from factory drainage pipes into the sea; water from a treatment pond that had leaked into community waterways; chemically contaminated soil from a rubber plantation beside a factory that had previously caught fire; ash from chemical drums; and crude oil collected by villagers after the 2022 oil pipeline leak washed ashore at Mae Ramphueng Beach. 

Once the film was developed and the images began to emerge, the photographs revealed the material trace of these effects. Colours became distorted. Chemical residues left visible stains. Acidic compounds corroded the film, damaging and deforming its surface. Through this experimental process, the work makes perceptible the possibility that what corrodes the film may also have the capability to affect the human body.

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Pao Sukrit Patjuntadusit, also known as SiiXTY-4 (64), is a photographer and photographic artist. He currently works as a freelance photographer across commercial and event-based projects. As an artist, Pao is drawn to environmental questions, traces of human activity, and the fragile boundaries of what it means to be human. He lives in Bangkok, a city dense with civilization, noise, and disorder.

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PHOTO ESSAY : 10.96%

May 30, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: JAD JADSADA

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This photographic project began with a loss of momentum, a moment when the impulse to take pictures no longer came naturally. I thought that starting a project might make picking up the camera feel easier again. Over the course of the year, it taught me that street photography relies not only on experience, but also on chance. There were days when I walked for hours and found no image that felt right. On others, only a few minutes were enough. This unpredictability is part of the enduring appeal of photographing the street every day.

This series forms part of 10.96%, a photobook project by Jedsada In-ek, built around the simple discipline of taking one photograph each day for an entire year. From the 365 images produced through the project, Jedsada selected and published 40 photographs that he considered his strongest, representing 10.96 percent of the whole/

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Jedsada In-ek, also known as Jad Jadsada, is a street photographer and the founder of 365 Days Street Photography. He is currently working on the photobook 40/365 Days Street Photography.

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PHOTO ESSAY : SEOUL

May 23, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: RYO KATSUMURA

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This series is part of my first photo zine, SEOUL, which was published in February 2026. Rather than photographing famous landmarks, I walked through the city and captured quiet moments of light, reflections, and small scenes that simply felt right to me. I photographed while staying close to the feeling of ‘something good’ that I quietly carry within myself.

Since its launch, the zine has been featured by Taiwanese media and is now available at bookstores in Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand. However, I plan to continue expanding its reach in the future.

For further interest, in Thailand, you could check a link here:  facebook.com/share/p/1C8cmXQKBF

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Ryo Katsumura is a photographer based in Tokyo. He takes photos with a quiet sense of trust and a feeling of ‘something good’ that remains the same within his feelings, even when the place changes. It could be said that he was drawn to nothing but the subtle presence that drifts through each city.

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PHOTO ESSAY : CHROMATIC: A JOURNEY THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD COLOR

May 9, 2026
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TEXT & PHOTO: MICK SONCHAROEN

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Sometimes, we overlook the value and beauty of the places we have become familiar with.

Much like the stories of Bangkok’s historic commercial neighborhoods, Song Wat, Phahurat, and Pak Khlong Talat, which may seem ordinary to many, yet often hold hidden perspectives waiting to be discovered.

CHROMATIC: A Journey Through Neighborhood Color is a photographic exploration and visual documentation of Bangkok’s old-town districts through a distinct lens, emphasizing the coexistence of past and present.

The unique blend of Thai, Chinese, and Indian cultures has been woven together and expressed through the vibrant colors embedded in these communities, not only in objects and architecture but also in the colorful diversity of everyday life, commerce, and activities that coexist harmoniously.

Looking deeper into places we have grown accustomed to can reveal entirely new perspectives of familiar surroundings. Because places are defined by people and the rhythms of life that continuously move within them. The charm created by the coexistence of the old and the new is what brings these neighborhoods back to life once again.

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Mick Soncharoen is a marketing strategist and photographer with over 20 years of experience. With a background in architecture, his work reflects a strong interest in form, space, and texture, often expressed through geometry, structure, and the interplay of light and shadow. His practice spans architecture, street, and portrait photography, alongside internationally recognized work in action sports.

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