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Walk whisperer Mark found us another spectacular route to follow around a fantastic part
of Bangkok, and he didn’t have to go very far to find it. Bang Phlat is on the west side of the
Chao Phraya River, only a short distance north from the Old City. A very grand total of 47
Bangkok photographers made the journey to explore the neighbourhood together.
Of this intrepid group, 34 submitted their shots for Bangkok Photo Walks - an extremely
impressive 72 per cent! We are all very grateful for your contributions and hope you enjoy
the Walk Talk and the magazine that they help to create. While attendance at the Walk Talks is
currently pretty low, we strongly encourage everyone to come along if they can. Not only is it
helpful to learn from other members, it’s usually a good laugh, too.
The three of us on the pre-walk for this route noted that the people of Bang Phlat were
especially friendly and generally more than happy to be photographed - a fact that is pretty
evident from the number of street portraits that were submitted. We commented at the
time that they might not be quite so welcoming when faced with 50 photographers but we
were delighted to find everyone acting with the due care and respect. Thank you for that
consideration.
A useful phrase for the farang members to try on the next walk: “Khor pom thairup khun
dai hai krub?” That’s Thai for ‘may I take a photo of you?’ if you’re male. If you’re female, swap
“pom” for “chan” and “krub” for “kha”. Give it a try!
We joked, on the pre-walk, that Mark’s route offered plenty of scope for losing a some
photographers. We generally manage to shake a few of you off, often including Koen Olie.
The reward for his...adventurous approach to navigation is that he and his geographically
challenged fellows often return with some really interesting and unique shots. As he
commented to Greg, during the walk itself: “This is the only group I participate in where
getting lost is considered a badge of honour!”
Have fun,
Greg, Mark and Ben.
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