Street Photo Thailand คือการรวมตัวกันของเหล่าช่างภาพชาวไทยที่สนใจในการถ่ายภาพแนว Street Photography ซึ่งจัดได้ว่าถือกำเนิดขึ้นมาพร้อมๆกับกล้องถ่ายภาพก็ไม่ผิดนัก
ภาพถ่ายแขนงนี้มักแฝงเร้นไว้ด้วยนัยยะต่างๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการสะท้อนสภาพสังคม เรื่องราวอันสนุกสนาน เสียดสี ขบขัน และความพอดิบพอดีอย่างไม่น่าเชื่อว่าจะเกิดขี้นจริงได้
หัวใจสำคัญคือการฉกฉวยเอาเสี้ยวหนึ่งของเวลามาถ่ายทอดออกมาเป็นภาพถ่ายที่ตรึงให้ผู้ดูภาพต้องครุ่นคิดถึงความหมายที่ซ่อนอยู่ในภาพ และพิศวงไปกับการถ่ายภาพแขนงนี้ อีกทั้งยังเป็นการบันทึกประวัติศาสตร์ความเป็นไปของสังคมอีกรูปแบบหนึ่ง
ทางกลุ่ม Street Photo Thailand มีความมุ่งมั่นที่จะให้คนไทยได้รู้จัก เข้าใจ และปรับทัศนคติที่มีต่อการถ่ายภาพแขนงนี้ให้มากขี้น รวมถึงพัฒนาการถ่ายภาพ Street Photography ให้เป็นที่นิยมแพร่หลายเหมือนกับการถ่ายภาพแขนงอื่นๆที่มีอยู่ และเราเชื่อว่าศักยภาพของช่างภาพชาวไทยนั้นมีความสามารถที่จะสร้างสรรค์ภาพถ่าย Street Photography ให้ดีได้ไม่น้อยหน้าฝรั่งต่างชาติซึ่งเป็นผู้ให้กำเนิดการถ่ายภาพแขนงนี้ อย่างแน่นอน
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1. ดาว วาสิกสิริ ช่างภาพโฆษณาและอุปนายกสมาคมถ่ายภาพฯ
2. วินัย ดิษฐจร ช่างภาพข่าวระดับนานาชาติ
3. นพดล วีรกิตติ ช่างภาพและผู้ก่อตั้งเวบไซต์streetphotothailand.com
4. วิสิทธิ์ กุลศิริ ช่างภาพ
5. อัครา นักทำนา ช่างภาพ
6. นฤพล นิคมรัฐ ช่างภาพ
7. ฉัตรชัย บุณยะประภัศร ช่างภาพ
อัครา นักทำนา ช่างภาพ
Akkara Naktamna was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1979. He started to photograph from travelling and realized that we might don’t photograph just in a holiday or celebrate events because we can photograph everyday, everywhere, by street photography.
In his opinion, street photography is “uncategorized” and not just a life picture but it is everything which happens and relates to a public place. Street photography could be a human or unhuman, on the street, under the sea or in the sky. We couldn’t defined it as long as you would look in the picture’s detail.
Now Akkara works in Bangkok and shoots mainly street photography.
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Contact Info
iamakkara@gmail.com
www.akkaranaktamna.com
ฉัตรชัย บุณยะประภัศร ช่างภาพ
The word “Click” is a simple word, but to Chatchai Boonyaprapatsara, it means the scene of City, Citizen, Culture, Context, Conflict, Colour and Concept meeting up in one “Click” coincidentally on the street.
The exhibition “Click :The Coincident” is a collection of 5 years experiences of the unpredictable city’s scenes (Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore). Where and when he finds a mystical communication link between the subjects, feels and sees the continuous dialog between his main subject and the culture and ambient of our modern society in the background, it is a worthwhile coincidence. He fires a quick snap street shot that makes a “Click” in his head: visually inspiring, conceptually food for thought and as many times simply entertaining.
“Click” คำที่เรียบง่าย และใช้กันอย่างกลาดเกลือนจนแทบจะไร้ความหมาย เช่นเดียวกันกับภาพของความจําเจที่เกิดขื้นบนท้องถนนที่ผ่านไปทุกๆวินาที แต่สำหรับ ฉัตรชัย บุณยะประภัศร คือการลั่นชัตเตอร์บันทึกภาพ คน เมือง วิถีชีวิต วัฒนธรรมที่มีหลายหลาย สีสัน ทั้งในความเหมือนและความต่าง ที่มาบังเอิญมาบรรจบ เกิดขึ้นในภาพและเสี้ยวเวลาเดียวกัน
เป็นเวลากว่า 5 ปีที่ฉัตรชัยท่องไปตามท้องถนนของ กรุงเทพ โฮจิมิน ซิตี้ และสิงคโปร์ หลงใหลไปกับการใช้จินตนาการมองหาเสี้ยววินาทีที่จะลั่นชัตเตอร์จับภาพของ Subject ที่บังเอิญมาสัมพันธ์กันพอดีกับ background หรือกับสิ่งแวดล้อมรอบข้าง ทําเกิดเป็นภาพที่มีนัยใหม่ที่แฝงไว้ด้วยจินตนาการอย่างสร้างสรรค์
Contact Info
movebkk04@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/chatchai.boonyaprapatsara
ดาว วาสิกสิริ ช่างภาพโฆษณา และอุปนายกสมาคมถ่ายภาพฯ
Son of a Thai diplomat, Wasiksiri spent his childhood in different Western countries, according to where his father was posted. This multi-cultural experience has enabled Wasiksiri to view own country and people with a dual insider-outsider perspective.
EDUCATION
Wasiksiri attended school in Canberra, Australia, from 1963-1965. He then moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where he finished high school, and in 1974 studied architectural draughting for two years at Wellington Polytechnic.
New Zealand is where Wasiksiri took interest in photography at age the age of 13. He started out by photographing people and pop culture, which have remained his principal subjects of interest ever since.
In 1976 at age 20, Wasiksiri moved to Los Angeles. He attended Los Angeles City College, where he was on the Dean’s honor list, and graduated in 1978 with an Associate in Arts degree in Film and Photography. In 1979 he took a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting at California State University, Los Angeles, graduating in 1981.
PHOTOGRAPHIC CAREER
Returning to Thailand in 1983, Wasiksiri has been based ever since in Bangkok.
He started his career as a professional photographer by shooting for well-known fashion magazines. His new wave style at that time created quiet a stir in the fashion industry. As well as lighting his models using a colored gel filter, he shot with underexposed tungsten film in the pale light before sunrise to created a saturated bluish effect.
Wasiksiri was also recognised as one of the first Thai photographers to seriously explore his inner psyche and transfer those ideas into surreal photographs. Among his most celebrated series were ‘Composition red (red rock)’ (1982), ’Mysterious shells’ (1993), and ‘Dreams of lost childhood’ (1995).
Wasiksiri founded his own studio, Persona, 25 years ago and has been doing commercial photography ever since. With his distinctive style Wasiksiri is always in demand, shooting for both local and international clients. Meanwhile, Wasiksiri still finds time to do street photography, focusing mainly on Thailand.
He has had many solo and group exhibitions, and his work hangs in museums as well as private and public collections around the globe. Wasiksiri has also lectured and held seminars at several universities. He is now working on his own book about the Thai way of life, and photographing for two other books due out in the coming months.
BOOKS
Graphis Photo 95. Selected work published in this compendium by Rotovision (1995).
Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom. Dow Wasiksiri was chosen as one of 55 leading world photographers for this book and exhibition project. Wasiksiri has among the most pictures selected, alongside bestselling photographers including Greg Gorman, James Nachtwey, Steve McCurry, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Olivier Fölmi, Mike Yamashita, Bruno Barbey, Abbas, Eric Valli and Michael Freeman. To be published worldwide by Editions Didier Millet (Paris/Singapore, plus 5 foreign language editions) in November 2007.
Very Bangkok. Principal photographer of a book by Philip Cornwel-Smith (author of ‘Very Thai: Everyday Popular Culture’), to be published by River Books (London/Bangkok)
My Thai (provisional title). A signature book of photography about the Thai way of life currently being created by Wasiksiri.
AWARDS
1978
Outstanding Student Award, Film Department, Los Angeles City College.
Dean’s Honor List Los Angeles City College.
Excellence in Photography award, by Photographer’s Association of Anahiem, California .
1990
Commercial Photographer of the Year, awarded by Kodak (Thailand)
1996
Bangkok Art Director’s Award for Best Print Ad (Village Bakery)
2000
Kodak Professional Lifetime Achievement Award (Thailand).
2007
Gold Award for Best Print Ad (Seiko) at AD Fest, Asia.
Bangkok Art Director’s Award for Best Print Ad (Anti gambling)
Cannes Lion Finalist (Anti-gambling Print Ad)
EXHIBITIONS
1993
The Art of Fixing a Shadow, group exhibition, British Council, Bangkok, Thailand.
1995
Alternative Original, group exhibition using Polaroid as a medium, World Trade Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
1996
Leica The Camera, Thai Leica Society, Bangkok, Thailand
1997
Dow Wasiksiri , Photographs 1972-1997, solo exhibition, Museum of Imaging Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Asiatica, group touring exhibition, Photographies des 3 Continents, Nantes, France.
Asiatica, group touring exhibition, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
1998
Asiatica, group touring exhibition, Siam Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
2000
Nautilus Group, photo exhibition, Half Moon Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
2002
Photo Works, solo exhibition, Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
2003
Wasiksiri’s photographic interpretation of Architectural works by Prince Naris, group exhibition, Silapakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2004
2nd Duyun International Photographic Expo, Duyun, Guiyang, China.
China 6th Photographic Art Festival, group exhibition Duyun Guiyang, China.
2005
Through The Lens, group exhibition, National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
Solitude Standing, solo exhibition, F/Stop Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2007
Undeclared Customs, group exhibition, Bread Box Gallery, Perth, Australia.
Undeclared Customs, group exhibition, Pikture Gallery Bangkok, Thailand.
Artist Self-Portrait, group exhibition, Artery Gallery, Silom, Bangkok.
My Thai, group exhibition, Code Red Gallery, Perth, Australia.
See Saw Seen, group exhibition, Ardel Gallery of Modern Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
Life Like Light, group exhibition, National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom, group exhibition, Central World Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand.
2008
Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom, group exhibition, SCB Park Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
FotoFreo 2008: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography, Solo exhibition, Kulcha club Fremantle, Western Australia.
City Revisited, group exhibition, Art Gorillas Gallery
Bangkok, Thailand.
Mapping the Invisible Cities, Touring group exhibition :
1. Jakarta, at Goethe institute Jakarta, ( July 2008 )
2. Singapore, at Winslano House II ( September 2008 )
3. Manila, at Shangri-la Plaza ( November 2008 )
Fifth International Photo Art Festival, Kaunas Photo 08, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Freedom to Photography!,Kaunas International Airport Kaunas, Lithuania.
Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom, group exhibition, Central Department store,Phuket, Thailand.
2009
Mapping the Invisible Cities, Touring group exhibition :
1. Bangkok, at Goethe institute Bangkok ( January 2009 )
2. Hanoi, at Goethe institute Hanoi ( March 2009 )
3. Kuala Lumpur, Annexe Galleries ( May 2009 )
Prince Naritsaranuwattiwong’s Memorial Day, group exhibition Title : Home. Silpakorn University Gallery,Bangkok, Thailand.
Simply Thai, solo exhibition, Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand.
Easy Bangkok, group exhibition, Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Bangkok Thailand.
See Saw Seen II, group exhibition, Ardel Gallery of Modern Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
2010
Mixed Mitr Photography, group exhibition, Exhibition Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Bangkok Thailand.
Prince Naritsaranuwattiwong’s Memorial Day, group exhibition Title : People. Silpakorn University Gallery,Bangkok, Thailand.
Emerging Wave (Asean-Korea Contemporary Photo Exhibition 2010), group exhibition,Hangaram Art museum Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea.
Thai Photography Now, (The Month of Photography Tokyo 2010), group exhibition, Ring Cube Gallery, Ginza Tokyo Japan.
Emerging Wave (Asean-Korea Contemporary Photo Exhibition 2010), group exhibition,GoEun Museum of Photography, Busan, Korea.
See Saw Seen III, group exhibition, DOB Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tourists, solo exhibition, Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mahakad Festival (A Centennial Celebration of Kad Luang Market), group exhibition, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2011
Prince Naritsaranuwattiwong’s Memorial Day, group exhibition Title : Motion. Silpakorn University Gallery,Bangkok, Thailand.
Once in venice, group exhibition, at ARDEL’s Third Place Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
See Saw Seen IV, group exhibition, DOB Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
2012
Prince Naritsaranuwattiwong’s Memorial Day, group exhibition Title : Water. Silpakorn University Gallery,Bangkok, Thailand.
Fourteen – Fine Art Photography, group exhibition, Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Bangkok Thailand.
Thai Trends,(Art in the 9th reign: Thai Trends from localism to internationalism) group exhibition, Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Bangkok Thailand.
Action Field Kodra 2012 (Visual Art Festival), Theme of Colonail photo studio exhibition Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thai Transience Exhibition (curated by Prof. Dr Apinan Poshyananda), group exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
Contact Info
wasiksiridow@hotmail.com
http://www.dowwasiksiri.com
325 Ekamai Soi 17
Sukhumvit Soi 63
North Klongton, Wattana
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
e-mail: wasiksiridow@hotmail.com
นฤพล นิคมรัฐ ช่างภาพ
Naruepol Nikomrat started to photograph from travelling and like to photograph a life of people. Until he found the New Street Photography, from in-public group, which created the new passion to him. However Naruepol still love to photograph a life of people surround him.
Naruepol Nikomrat was influenced by Garry Winogrand, David Alan Harvey, Surat Osathanugrah, etc.
Contact Info
napnik@hotmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/napnik
นพดล วีรกิตติ ช่างภาพ และผู้ก่อตั้งเวบไซต์ streetphotothailand.com
As a founder, I created streetphotothailand.com web site on Sep 2008, until now it is still the only web site in Thailand which focus on street photography genre. For the record, on Oct 28, 2012 there are 948 members and 7,932 photos in there before it is closed down. Thank you all members for your contributions and sharing.
November 1, 2012 is the first day for new look of www.streetphotothailand.com.
I am a story-telling photographer. What I try to do is using a camera to tell my stories, things I’ve seen in the wordless form. A photograph is the result of my understanding, my interpretation of the world based on my personal life experiences. For me the most important thing is telling the ordinary extraordinary, grasping people’s attention and make them stop and find a certain meaning from the photograph in front of them.
“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.” – Bruce Gilden
I couldn’t agree more with Bruce so I don’t care much about “What is” or “What is not” street photograph. My goal is doing the best to make sure you can smell the street from my stories.
Have a nice day!
Noppadol Weerakitti
Contact Info
noppadol.wee@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/noppadol.weerakitti
วินัย ดิษฐจร ช่างภาพข่าวระดับนานาชาติ
Vinai Dithajohn is a Bangkok-based photojournalist covering news and documentary stories in Thailand and Southeast Asia for the past ten years. A member of the OnAsia photo agency (www.onasia.com), his work has been published in Time Magazine, the International Herald Tribune, South China Morning Post and National Geographic Magazine Netherlands and Thailand.
He was a former contributor to the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA). Vinai is a two-time award winner in the FCCT Regional Photo Contest, placing second for Feature Photo in 2008 and winning Photo of the Year Award in 2007.His photo essay on Sea gypsies was awarded first prize in the 2002 National Geographic Thailand photo contest.
Vinai studied photojournalist with internationally acclaimed photographers James Nachtwey and David Alan Harvey in their 2007 Bangkok workshop, World Press Photo in photojournalist workshop held in Jakarta on 2001, and in 2000 with the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation (IMMF) which was founded by British photojournalists Tim Page.
Since 2004, Vinai has worked throughout the region on assignments with Greenpeace Southeast Asia covering climate change, water pollution and documenting the crew of the Rainbow Warrior during an anti-coal campaign. He has also taught photography to children in the InSIGHT Out! project in the tsunami-affected area of Thailand
Portfolio:
www.vinaidithajohn.com
http://www.enterworldpressphoto.org/editie12/gal_5.php
http://www.enterworldpressphoto.org/gal_1.php?hilow=
Exhibition:
2009 at FCCT- The Foreign Correspondents’s Club of Thailand.
Bangkok Noir, one man documentary exhibit about Bangkok youth living on the edge.
www.fccthai.com
Contact Info
vinaiphoto@hotmail.com
http://www.vinaidithajohn.com/
วิสิทธิ์ กุลศิริ ช่างภาพ
I have been interested in taking photographs of various daily events, special happenings and surrounding people.
Beginning from many years ago with my small point and shoot camera always been carried around in my pocket. it’s the great tool for me to take pictures of what’s been going on in my life as my personal diary.
For me, street photography is not such sophisticated and has no pattern at all. The most important thing is just that we have to notice and find out the story and then promptly shoot it, that’s all.
My inspired photographers are Garry Winogrand, Tony Ray Jones, Bruce Gilden and Richard Kalvar.
ผมชอบบันทึกภาพสิ่งต่างๆรอบตัว กิจวัตรประจำวัน ผู้คนรอบข้าง เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในชีวิต เริ่มต้นเมื่อหลายปีก่อนด้วยกล้องคอมแพ็คตัวเล็กๆ ผมจะพกติดตัวไว้เสมอ ถ่ายภาพสิ่งต่างๆ เก็บไว้ เสมือนเป็นการจดบันทึกไดอารี่ส่วนตัว
Street Photography สำหรับผม มันไม่ได้มีกฏเกณฑ์อะไรที่ซับซ้อนยุ่งยาก ทุกสิ่งมันอยู่รอบๆตัวเรา เพียงแต่เราต้องหมั่นสังเกตุ มองหามันให้เจอ และจับภาพไว้ให้ทัน ก็แค่นั้นเอง
วิสิทธิ์ กุลศิริ
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