Category: PHOTO ESSAY

PHOTO ESSAY : YOUR HOUSE DOWNSTAIRS

September 4, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: JONATHAN TAN

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Singapore is known for quality public housing where more than 80% of Singaporeans stay in Housing Development Board (HDB) flats. What is lesser known are the architectural wall features at the void decks of HDB flats. This “hole-in-the-wall” feature comes in various shapes and bright pops of colours which jazzes up the void decks, common spaces for Singaporeans to gather. While they are more commonly found in older flats, these “holes” are recognisable by Singaporeans as part of Singapore’s landscape and heritage.

This series aims to compile these “holes” that are found in what Singaporeans would colloquially describe as, “your house downstairs”.

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On his occasional free time, Jonathan dabbles in creative side projects. His photography works like “Singapore Pantone” and “Your House Downstairs” gained coverage across local and global publications. Most of his work stems from the belief that you can find art all around us, especially in the sights that often go unnoticed just because we see them every day.

Jonathan currently works in advertising at 72andSunny Singapore as a Senior Brand Manager. Despite being in a non-creative role, Jonathan believes that everyone has a creative side.

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PHOTO ESSAY : AYUTTHAYA, 2015 – 2021

August 21, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: NAWAPAT DUSDUL

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A series of photographs of architectural structures that have emerged in Ayutthaya between 2015 and 2021 have been captured by smartphone cameras during my personal visit to the sites. Having worked as a media person in the architectural and design industry, and being an Ayutthaya local, I have willingly and pleasurably volunteered to represent the team and interview the people who are the minds behind these projects.

These include Assistant Professor Boonserm Premthada of Bangkok Project Studio (The Wine Ayutthaya and The Artisans Ayutthaya), Siriyot Chaiamnuay and Arisara Chaktranon of Onion (Baan Pomphet and Sala Ayutthaya) and Noppachai Akayapisud of Space+Craft  (The Summer Coffee Company Old Town).

For each meeting, I wanted to capture each of the works from my own perspective. At different times of day, the light was being cast on these magnificent built structures—the spirit of Ayutthaya can be beautifully and diversely interpreted and portrayed. I took these pictures as a native citizen of Ayutthaya who sincerely hopes to see this great city welcome more places and architectural creations that will become part of its architectural heritage. As well as to coexist alongside the world-heritage sites that call the old capital home.

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Nawapat Dusdul is currently a contributor for Baanlaesuan, an avid storyteller of stories he wants to tell and most of the time, stories he is assigned to tell. He loves photographing nature where a change of posture is not needed, architecture that is never camera-shy and objects that can stay still and move without him asking. 

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PHOTO ESSAY : FIND THE LIGHT

June 12, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: SOMYOS SAE-NGOW

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Light creates ever-changing shadows and fragments of light.
Light is interpreted differently from each person’s perspective.
We have to first discover our own light in order to know and understand our own light.

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Somyos Sae-Ngow is an office worker and a freelance architectural photographer who likes to take pictures of buildings and objects from his surroundings. 

PHOTO ESSAY : (NEXT) STATION

April 24, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: PEERAPAT WIMOLRUNGKARAT

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No matter when I visit, Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) is always a place for inspiration.

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Peerapat Wimolrungkarat (addcandid) The photographer who loves to capture moments and memories that hidden in still images.

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PHOTO ESSAY : FEEL COMPLICATED

April 3, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: ANAN NARUPHANTAWAT

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Graphical photography has always been my favourite image style because it’s simple yet conveys so many emotions. It was sheer coincidence during a typical workday that I came across unusual angles of an interestingly looking building in Bangkok’s Soi Ari neighborhood.

Web of lines sprawled over the building’s glass exterior in the seemingly endless length and countless layers. The striking appearance captivated me, and emotionally I found myself being pulled in, following its every dimension. The building’s intriguing complexity made me feel as if I was diving deep into my own emotional pit, and it was then that I realized—perhaps the complexity of the most complicated piece architecture is nowhere near that of the human psyche…

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Anan Naruphantawat, a freelance photographer with a passion in nature and design who loves to convey his feelings and emotions through the images he captures. He has a Facebook page for his architectural photography called Studio.Horizon.

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PHOTO ESSAY : IN THAT MOMENT

March 20, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: WARUT DUANGKAEWKART

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During certain moments in life, there are times when we feel everything around us feels so special that we want to document them in the form of photographs. It’s because these moments may only happen once, it becomes breathtaking but at the same time so calming and captivating that we want to spend as much time as possible taking in every detail of the moment. An experience we can perceive through all our senses; not only through sight but by hearing, smelling and feeling every aspect of its presence.

To feel a sensation isn’t merely about waiting for it to appear before your eyes or having others guide you towards the experience. There are, ultimately, several elements involved in the formation, selection, observation, embellishment and appreciation of what is in front of us, in the particular moment when the world stays still—the time when all of the elements fall rightly and truly into place.

Trees growing outside the window, curtains bathed in the sun, grass swaying in the wind, mushrooms blooming underneath a damp log, an ordinary-looking wooden house standing by the road, a sea of trees and mountains, a fading image of leaves, an unfamiliar town, a noticeable presence of grass flowers and images we see but deliberately choose for them to remain unclear.

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Warut Duangkaewkart is a creator under the name ‘lowerline studio’ with combined interests in architecture, art, and life. He likes to observe his surroundings, questions what he sees and finds answers from different beings.

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PHOTO ESSAY : FLUKE

February 27, 2021
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: WATTIKON KOSONKIT

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“Work, save up some money and start traveling.” A piece of advice from my former and last boss. There’s nothing unusual about an architect and his architectural pilgrimes, with old favorites and new works of architecture being the desired destinations. But for someone who typically works until the last minute before going on a trip, the equipment I tend to grab with me are usually somewhat unfitting for the inclination to photograph all the gorgeous built structures I encounter. The journeys where I get to see incredible architecture become something imprinted in my memories. While I cannot fully capture the beauty and magnitude of the architecture I admire, my endeavor to memorize all their possible details often leads me to notice the people being inside and outside of buildings and their interactions, manners and behaviors.

I’ve begun to pay more attention to the people. As someone who’s far from being called a professional photographer, to wait for a subject to perfectly enter a frame is practically impossible. When going on each trip, from picking up the wrong lens for my camera to capturing the right moments, I don’t know what else to call these pictures rather than a fluke.

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Wattikon Kosonkit is a chubby architect who contains over 100kg and works as a draft man in FATTSTUDIO. He always has travelled to his favourite architecture and interesting in some kind of photography.

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PHOTO ESSAY : AKITA GEOMETRY

November 6, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: NATHANICH CHAIDEE

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The journey to visit a childhood friend from elementary school (Anothai Oupkum – curator) who has temporarily relocated to Akita prefecture of Japan, introduced a new travelling experience where the absolute seclusion made it feel like there were only two of us roaming places.

In the beginning of March last year (2019), we travelled from the city center to Akita’s famous milk onsen. Normally, there would be a bus that would take us from the station to the destination. But for some reason, the bus we were on that day needed to make a stop at Lake Tazawa. While my friend had been to the onsen a couple of times herself, this was the first time she visited the stop.

There were only the two of us and a couple of men and women who got off at this particular spot. Even as the prefecture’s popular lake, the point we got off was far from being a landmark on the tourist map. The excitement of making a surprising detour, the view of the mountain resting beautifully before our eyes, the crystal clear water of the lake, the thin layer of snow coating the ground’s surface, and of course the conversation between long lost friends has been imprinted in our hearts. 

After going over the photographs, we noticed a connection between various geometric forms, serenely intertwined. 

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Born and raised in Chiang Mai, Nathanich Chaidee moved to Bangkok to pursue her studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University. Her interest later shifted to design, following by the decision to study and eventually earn the second bachelor degree, this time in interior design, from Bangkok University’s Faculty of Architecture. Chaidee is currently a freelance writer with the area of focus in architecture and interior design, and still enjoys film photography, which has long been her favorite hobby since middle school.

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PHOTO ESSAY : GEOMETRY IN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

October 10, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT & PHOTO: SITTICHAI MAIKUPANDIN

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Whenever I walk in the streets, taking photos, I like to look around and capture images in geometric forms, whether they’re triangles, rectangles, circles, or different kinds of lines, and use them to tell stories in my photographs. They bring engaging and aesthetic elements to the pictures.

Thai photographers refer to this type of photography as graphic street, a long-existing technique where architectural forms become an integral part of a photo. I like to use different shapes, lines, colors, lights, and shadows to create simple compositions, keeping the frame minimal and organized while adding the street elements by creating a connection or with the presence of a subject that brings a particular narrative to my photographs.

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Sittichai Maikupandin makes a living from creating and selling video clips on Webstock. An avid street photographer since 2018, he wishes to continue developing his works, travel to many different places, and take more photos.

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PHOTO ESSAY: (VESPA PRIMAVERA)RED, POWER(RED) by LOVE

September 29, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT: SUTEE NAKARAKORNKUL
PHOTO: KETSIREE WONGWAN

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art4d revisited AUBE for ‘(Vespa Primavera)RED, A Love for (RED),’ the reveal of (Vespa Primavera)RED. Powered by love, this model of Vespa scooter is a collaboration between Vespa and (RED) in the hope of helping, educating, and supporting the Global Fund’s anti-HIV campaign. The event featured some of Vespa’s iconic scooters and remarkable decorative space that’s definitely worth mentioning.

The decoration enlivened the venue with the “POWE(RED) by LOVE” theme with ‘red’ being the primary color that brought about a striking contrast to AUBE’s impeccable, white space. Massive white balloons with geographic patterns scattered around the central court, welcoming guests as soon as they set foot inside the event. Apart from their roles as decorative objects that called for Instagram snaps, the balloons’ shape and silhouette fused surprisingly well into the architectural masses and lines.

Other details of the decoration include the thoughtfully curated installation of the displayed objects. They accentuated light and shadow’s presence through dimensional interactions with various structural masses and openings, creating a series of appealing spaces that served as perfect backdrops for the guests to strike a pose. The display of scooters above eye level looked anything but awkward, partly because Vespa scooters’ unique shapes and lines correspond beautifully with the curved lines of the architecture. The decoration of the main space welcomed guests with the Afternoon Caffè Party concept that boasted art & deco design, reflecting the Vespa brand’s story and its long-existing connection and appeal to art lovers.

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