OK NAKHON – SINGORA DIARY 2
Tag: photograph
PHOTO ESSAY : SAME PLACE, SAME TIME
TEXT & PHOTO: KANTAWEE JINTANON
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“If you can photograph street life in the same place continuously for one year, you will be able to photograph anywhere in the world,” they say. At first, I did not quite understand what this meant. That changed after I spent a year photographing Lumpini Park every morning after finishing my workout. Only then did the meaning of that sentence begin to reveal itself.
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Kantawee Jintanon is an office worker and software tester with a deep passion for photography. He approaches each image with a deliberate sense of creativity, seeking to make every photograph distinct, regardless of where it is taken.
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PHOTO ESSAY : LOST IN THE MOON
TEXT & PHOTO: CHATURON YADAM
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To the moon.
You whom I can only gaze upon from here.
Up there, with only stars and sky for company, it must be terribly lonely.
Have you ever found yourself in love with the moon?
I am one of those who have fallen for it completely.
Perhaps I could even be called a rabbit hopelessly enamored with the moon.
Many say the moon is a symbol of the unattainable, something we are destined only to admire from afar, never to possess.
She is like the distant glow of the moon itself, surrounded by countless rabbits, longing and reaching, and by a hundred thousand stars. Yet she remains softer, more luminous than any light among them.
Even when one longs to ascend, rabbits are timid creatures.
And still, deep down, I wish to hold her. If only in the form of an image, that would be enough.
I am the one who pairs the moon with its companions. As much as I wish to stand beside her myself, it is simply not possible, because there is no one to take the photograph, hahaha. Even so, if I cannot claim her, there is still joy in simply looking up from here.
In the end, my moon may not be as grand as others.
But I can photograph her in my own way, even so.
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Rong, Chaturon Yadam is a merchant with a deep passion for photography, working across a wide range of genres. He is particularly drawn to minimal photography, valuing simplicity and clarity, and often composes his images with generous negative space to create a sense of calm and visual cleanliness. His practice frequently returns to the moon and the sky, as he seeks to preserve the feeling of wonder he experiences each time he looks upward, quietly captured and held within the frame of a photograph.
PHOTO ESSAY : LAYERS OF THE CITY
TEXT & PHOTO: PUTTIPONG NIPATUTIT
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This series was created through in-camera multiple exposure, a technique that lets me view the city from an angle that feels unfamiliar. The intention was never to drift into fantasy. Rather, it is to suggest that urban life contains more strata than what we usually allow ourselves to see: roads cutting across towers, strangers passing one another, and the interplay of light, color, and sound that unfolds all at once, without choreography.
By layering these moments into a single frame, the technique becomes a way of recording both the city’s daily commotion and the small, almost imperceptible rhythms of order that sit quietly beneath it.
What I hope for is simple: that the familiar city might be seen again, but felt differently.
All photographs in this series were taken using the multiple-exposure function, with no digital retouching. I began exploring film-based multiple exposure in 2020, long before realizing that many digital cameras offered the same capability. That discovery eventually led me to experiment across both formats, and I continue to work with film and digital today.
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Puttipong Nipatutit (Amp), a passionate photographer and owner of a small digital print studio.
PHOTO ESSAY : A LETTER TO REM AND HENRI
TEXT & PHOTO: BHUMIBHAT PROMBOOT
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An attempt to piece together fragments of memory through the city’s elements, seen from the perspective of an outsider. A landscape constructed as a stage for leisure, designed to bring joy, provide comfort, and soothe the mind with entertainment for both its residents and visitors. This reflection draws partly on Delirious New York (1978) by Rem Koolhaas, the architect and theorist whose work has profoundly shaped contemporary architecture. In that book, Koolhaas dissected and laid bare the very making of New York City, particularly the island of Manhattan.
The series of photographs seeks to connect certain truths in Delirious New York with America in Passing (1991), the photobook by Henri Cartier-Bresson, which captured the ordinariness and realities of American life during the 1940s to 1960s.
American life in 2025, scattered and fragmented, emerges in spaces and objects devoted to leisure throughout Manhattan. Yet together these fragments continue to render the metropolis as a vast screen, a colossal television screen, endlessly projecting images of life, of dreams, and of death. On repeat, without end.
Dear Rem,
I am very frustrated.
Dear Henri,
I feel so disconnected.
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Bhumibhat Promboot, architect and lecturer, is drawn to buildings, trees, spirits, and animals.
PHOTO ESSAY : A MODERN DAY AFFAIR
The Beginning: Neither notices the space growing between them.
TEXT & PHOTO: KANTAYA NEW
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This series began at home: my husband was with me, but always on his phone. I felt the screen had taken my place. That feeling began A Modern Day Affair.
The work looks at how phones reshape relationships. Many images are self-portraits; others focus on small details—a cracked screen protector on a cake or notes on a door. Some moments are real; others are imagined but remain emotionally true.
In a clean, staged style, the photographs mix humor and sadness to show how people drift apart even when sitting side by side. I am not blaming phones; rather, I am asking how often we choose screens over connection without noticing.
Lighting, color, and composition add a surreal touch. The series is ongoing. Rooted in personal experience, it remains relatable. It is a reminder to look up and attend to one another.
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Kantaya New is a Thai Singaporean photo artist working across conceptual and street photography. Her street practice finds overlooked, serendipitous moments in daily life, while her conceptual work uses staged scenes and objects to invite reflection—often on how technology shapes relationships. Based in Singapore, she is finalizing A Modern Day Affair and developing new work.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and has received recognition in several renowned competitions such as LensCulture Critics’ Choice, Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards and Sony World Photography Awards.
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PHOTO ESSAY : CATS IN THE AIR
TEXT & PHOTO: PUTTIPONG NIPATUTIT
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“Whenever I walk past small corners of the city, I often see cats leaping with natural ease. Without preparation, without ritual, these brief moments capture a sense of simple living. Such glimpses become like quiet notes, reminding us that certain beauty is always hidden in the little things around us.”
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Puttipong Nipatutit (Amp) A passionate photographer and owner of a small digital print studio.
PHOTO ESSAY : TOKYO NUDE
TEXT & PHOTO: RUMI ANDO
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I have fainted one or two times on the street every summer for a while since moving to Tokyo. Whenever I fainted, I couldn’t help but get scared imagining myself drowning in the crowds, the swirl of information, and heat of the city that seemed unable to escape from. At one point, those things inspired me to create the different landscape of Tokyo.
The work’s theme is to have the ‘fictional Tokyo’ appear in a photograph by digital photo editing. Based on the rules I set for my work, I remove conspicuous visual noise such as windows, electric poles, advertising, people, and trash. The act of removing visual elements that bother as much noise as possible seems to have Tokyo stripped down to its real figure = nude.
Today, humans’ sense of community has shifted to the online world. Under such circumstances, I felt some sort of nostalgia in the landscape of Tokyo outside the walls. This sense of nostalgia motivates me to make works.
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Rumi Ando is a photographer and retoucher. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in Advanced Art Expression, she has been creating works mainly using photographic media. Incorporating image processing techniques, she produces photographs of urban landscapes that blend reality and fiction.
PHOTO ESSAY : ILLUSIONS OF THE STREET
TEXT & PHOTO: PHATSAKORN BUNDASAK
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“These Surreal Optical Illusions Will Change the Way You See Everyday Life”
This series of street photographs captures moments of coincidence, unique perspectives, and perfectly timed compositions to create images that feel ‘unreal’ — yet everything was captured exactly as it happened, with no staging or manipulation. Each image invites the viewer to pause, question, and see the ordinary world with new eyes. Whether through overlapping elements, deceptive shadows, or strange alignments, these illusions are not tricks of the camera — they are fragments of reality shaped by the lens of curiosity and intuition.
This is the charm of street photography that I love: Not just documenting what is, but revealing what could be seen when we pay attention — the surreal within the everyday.
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Phatsakorn Bundasak currently working as a graphic designer at an advertising agency. Street photography has been his creative outlet since 2019. During his free time, he walk the city streets searching for those unexpected moments where reality twists — even slightly — into something surreal. He’s particularly drawn to illusions and optical confusion, when everyday scenes accidentally transform into dreamlike visuals through timing, shadow, and perspective. These are fleeting moments — sometimes funny, sometimes strange — but always honest. And they remind me that even the real world can surprise us, if we know how to look.
PHOTO ESSAY : LOOK AROUND YOURSELF
TEXT & PHOTO: SANTAWAT CHIENPRADIT
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Buildings, temples, parks, and other structures are created by humans for a reason. Temples used to serve as the community center, not only for ceremonies but also to celebrate festivals such as Songkran, auspicious occasions or even New Year’s Day. The temple of each commune took on the role of the key organizer who brought these ceremonies and celebrations to life.
Over time, the number of people in the community has grown. A lot of people move into the city, often in search for good business opportunities . The big, tall buildings started to overshadow the trees on the ground. There will no longer be one business building but there will soon be more neighboring buildings that will have the same function too, along with train stations and shopping malls. Then, all of a sudden you’re surrounded by tall buildings.
Another change in many buildings nowadays are the design function and the way facilities are used. The buildings need to be designed to stand out or maybe have hybrid functions. While the aged buildings stand still, keeping the neighborhood’s old sense.
What you will see around you might be a shopping mall building along with a business building with office spaces. The British Council Building (1980) is an example of this – it has been transformed into a fashion warehouse and is now surrounded by new buildings. The Temple is now nestled between a bustling city and the park is also surrounded by high-rise buildings.
Look around and see for yourself. There are many things that are often unnoticed. Every little detail is next to you, hidden in plain sight.
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Santawat Chienpradit is an emerging photographer with an interest in architectural and still life photography.