Tag: Photography
Foreigners invited to join “Thailand in your mind” photo contest
BANGKOK – The Government Public Relations Department (PRD) Region 3 in Chiang Mai has launched the online photo contest “Thailand in your mind”, inviting...
A pocket camera for professional results?
Fairly recently I covered the subject of the battle between mobile phone photography and compact camera photography results. The results were as could...
Showing speed
Look at the first and second shots with this week’s column. The first is of a bongo drummer photographed at a function. It...
Weird photographers – Edweard Muybridge
Photography can certainly bring out some of the real characters in this world. I was reminded of this the other day when Mr....
How to sell over the internet
Pattaya seems to be filled with entrepreneurs. Every second person, and especially the ladies, has a scheme to export Thai artifacts to the...
Portraits or Pictures?
Anyone who is known to enjoy the pastime of photography will, one day, be asked to take somebody’s photo - and by that,...
Smart Phones – or dumb users?
I make no excuses for my stand on camera phones. I dislike them. They are debasing the art of photography and instead of...
Become a flasher this weekend
From the early days of photography, flash has been used. The early flash guns used a mixture of magnesium powder and potassium chlorate...
Amateur video photography
As the price of still cameras has come down, so has the price of video cameras, and more and more weekend photographers are...
We’ve had the odd drop of rain
As I write this, the inside of my car smells like an unsavory gentlemen’s lavatory in Port Said, the passenger’s seat resembles a...
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Frenchmen rescued from remote island in the Gulf of Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand - Four French nationals were rescued after being stranded overnight on a remote island in the Gulf of Thailand. The incident prompted...
Naval hospital conducts rigorous disaster preparedness exercise in Sattahip
SATTAHIP, Thailand - The Abhakornkiatiwong Royal Thai Navy Hospital in Sattahip launched a rigorous disaster preparedness exercise on April 27, aimed at efficiently managing...
79-year-old artisan promotes northeastern music in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 79, Wichai Kaewintarathi earns a living by selling traditional musical instruments from northeastern Thailand, such as the khaen and pin...
Central Pattaya intersection sports new look for safer crossings
PATTAYA, Thailand - Teams from the Pattaya Traffic and Transportation Department undertook crucial upgrades, including road markings, signage enhancements, and the introduction of designated...
Berserk American injures family, wrecks Pattaya home in violent outburst
PATTAYA, Thailand - An American national and YouTuber with over 2.4 million followers, Connor Michael Murphy, 30, caused panic and chaos inside his residence...