by kite-client-master | 15 Sep , 2020 | Commissions Publications
Mr Heng in Bangkok Chinatown is a most welcoming man. Not content with serving me home made juice and bottles of water, he took great care to brew and serve some reviving Oolong tea… perfectly timed at the point where I had grown weary and wandered down an enticing...
by kite-client-master | 15 Sep , 2020 | Commissions Publications
Funny how you can see someone on a weekly basis for almost a year and have no idea what they do for a living. So it was with Linda Herrmann who I knew from choir, who is director of Project Life, a Bangkok slum charity in Thailand that seeks to help the poor and...
by kite-client-master | 10 Jul , 2020 | Commissions Publications
The day Khun Nok (below right) gave birth to her second baby, she had a choice. She could send him upcountry to the poverty and hardship she faced as a child and return to work on the streets of Pattaya. Or she could stop working on the streets and keep her son...
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Some days unfold in a way you could never predict. So it was one sleepy Sunday morning as I strolled through the cobbled streets of Sitges, near Barcelona. I had ventured out to capture the stillness of the streets before the throngs descended for the...
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
One afternoon this spring, I found myself in a small practice room at the Royal Academy of Music in London, photographing a private masterclass led by György Pauk, Violin Professor at the Royal Academy and one of the greatest violinists of our time. During the...
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
One of my favourite projects at the start of the year is planning travel for the coming months. For those who like going off the beaten track, I can highly recommend Bhutan and the Bhutan dance festivals; and this is the perfect time to book a trip. Spectacular...
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Festa Major Sitges, Spain The Catalans know how to party. My trip to Europe this summer was rounded off perfectly with festivities and a feast of fine foods in the beautiful seaside town of Sitges, near Barcelona in the Catalonia region of north eastern Spain....
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Young Phet is one of the lucky ones. Now 2 years old, he is being raised by his great-grandmother, and growing up with the stability and support of family. His great-grandmother, Yai Phat (below left) lost two of her sons when they were young. One drowned in the river...
by kite-client-master | 6 Aug , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Saenchai has the presence and charisma of Mohammed Ali. I met him in July 2010 when I photographed the international Muay Thai tournament in Nakhon Pathom Stadium, Thailand. Eight nations were represented: Thailand, Japan, Spain, UK, USA, Iran, France and Germany. The...
by kite-client-master | 17 Jul , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Nothing can fully prepare you for the crazed and frenzied activity of the Thailand Tattoo Festival or Wai Khru (‘honour the teacher’) ceremony at Wat Bang Phra temple. This extraordinary event takes place 50kms west of Bangkok and draws thousands of people each...
by kite-client-master | 17 Jul , 2019 | Commissions Publications
It was in the middle of a photo expedition in Qinghai in the Tibetan Plateau, in May last year that we discovered we would soon be returning to live in the UK after over 12 years overseas. The contrast of cultures could hardly have been greater! I wanted make the most...
by kite-client-master | 17 Jul , 2019 | Commissions Publications
Gordon Gecko might look out of place in the middle of Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market, but there are plenty of things that would make him feel right at home. Like Wall St, the world’s largest fish market runs on a frenzy of activity and adrenaline, the most expensive of...
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