July 18th, 2013 — 6:44am
I’ve recently returned from one of Issan’s most colourful annual events, the Phi Ta Kon ghost festival. It was my first visit for more than a decade so I was interested to see how it had changed. I was joined by Richard Barrow and we had a great snapping the event and eating good Thai food.
July 4th, 2013 — 3:01am
While working in KL, I met up with my old mate and photojournalist, Pein Lee. We spent a few night’s chomping on braised pig’s ears at local eateries, and propping up the bar at Sam’s, chatting about photography, future projects, and the Malaysia’s current political malaise, until kicking out time. Pein’s talk is as direct
July 3rd, 2013 — 1:30pm
A post is long overdue. To be honest I have a huge backlog of web-worthy images as the past few months have been spent completing three new books on Cambodia and Thailand for my publisher, John Beaufoy. More on these when they hit the shelves of Asia Books and elsewhere in October. More recently, I
April 17th, 2013 — 11:19am
The colourful and cosmopolitan island of Penang was the perfect setting for the recent world music event. Held in the beautiful Botanical Gardens at Quarry Park, the Penang World Music Festival 2013 featured a diverse line-up of great bands from Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, Philippines, Iran, Japan, Bulgaria, and more, plus homegrown Malaysian talent. The crowd that
January 11th, 2013 — 5:01am
Music lovers in South East Asia, mark your calendar. The Penang World Music Festival 2013 has just been confirmed for March 30 and 31. Once again, the colourful event will be held at Quarry Park in the Penang Botanic Gardens. Organised by Penang Tourism, this year 12 bands will perform including Mu from Portugal, Kimi
November 21st, 2012 — 8:32am
It’s harvest time in Thailand. I’ve recently returned from a few days in Chiang Rai and Phayao photographing the rice harvest for a client. Alas, for two out of three days the weather was dreadful with white skies and rain. Most unseasonal. I met up with a few of the farmers I had photographed
November 8th, 2012 — 3:24pm
It’s been several years since I had the oppurtunity to photograph a Ngiew or Chinese opera so when they were in town for the vegetarian festival I paid a visit. As welcoming as ever, they invited me backstage to take a few snaps of them getting ready for a five hour performance. I certainly
November 1st, 2012 — 5:51am
I’m pleased to be able to tell you that ‘Enchanting Myanmar’ is out now in Asia Books and all good bookshops in Thailand. You can also order on Amazon. I am very happy with this one and consider it to be the best in the series so far. And of course it is being released
