Up-country Thailand is characterised by life in many thousands of tiny Villages which, in many cases, continue to follow the timetable and culture that has driven subsistence farming for a thousand years or more.
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Village Life |
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Up-country templesI have seen estimates of 25,000+ Buddhist temples in up-country Thailand...I show-case just a few interesting ones.
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A Country WeddingA photobook of a RoiEt Wedding that took place in January 2013. The two-day ceremony took place in the home Village of the bride, and the groom arrived with a bus-load of family and friends.
Curiously, the event had no involvement of monks. I was asked at 1 hour notice to photograph the wedding...didn't have a dSLR available [flat batteries and dead charger] so all shots were made with a tiny Canon SD1300 Powershot. |
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A Country FuneralDeath is the most significant event in the life of a Thai. Funeral parties last 5-6 days and involve dozens of Buddhist, and other, rituals.
In this Village, in NE Thailand, there are many ancient Khmer customs still followed, and I have also observed voodoo-like rituals. |
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WildlifeThe tropics are full of highly diversified wildlife.
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MonsoonPossibly the most important weather event on Earth...its a wonderful relief when it arrives in a rice-growing Village.
Here is a "magisto" editing of a few short videos and stills I shot at The Village, in May 2013, with the toy camera in my old Samsung Tablet. |
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Remembering The DeadA short video giving a glimpse of the annual rituals for the dead.
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