Monday Memories – A Blur of Monks in Bangkok Thailand

Monks gather in Bangkok for Visakha Bucha Day. Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

In last week’s Monday Memories post I mentioned that there were several other photos in my ‘finals’ folder that I had taken at the mass alms-giving that was Visakha Bucha Day. However, sometimes, when you have a specific layout for your photographs in mind, you can overlook other images that have just as much impact but didn’t … Read more

Monks in Bangkok, Visakha Bucha Day, Thailand

Novice monks gather in Bangkok for Visakha Bucha Day. Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

When there are 12,600 Buddhist monks from southern Thailand in one street of Bangkok at once, where, as a photographer, do you start trying to document the mass alms-giving that was Visakha Bucha Day? The answer, of course, is to not panic and keep it simple. Wide shot, mid shot, close-up. That’s what I was taught … Read more

Monday Memories – Bangkok’s Junior MasterChef

A boy uses a mortar and pestle on Soi 38, Thong Lor. Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Bangkok's Junior MasterChef.

There are many people in Thailand who believe that traditional home-cooked Thai food is becoming a thing of the past. This image of Bangkok’s junior MasterChef gave me some hope that wasn’t the case. Pre-packaged curry pastes and even entire Thai dishes that were historically the staple of a home cooked meal, now sit in … Read more

Sipping Singha Beer in Bangkok

Sipping Singha Beer in Bangkok. Soi 38, Thong Lor, Bangkok. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We love eating street food on the footpaths of Bangkok. But if there is a downside, it’s the sweltering heat and often stifling humidity that nearly constantly hangs over the city. There is a cure though and it’s sipping Singha Beer in Bangkok. Icy cold beer too, like the one in the photo above. There’s … Read more