bpg photo walk magazine edition #8 tha chalom walk #34

Aladdin Charmed by Chrisma Man

Aladdin Beauty on the train

Alisa Vasiliki Catsoulis worker at a packing plant

Alisa Vasiliki Catsoulis The friendly hand.

Alisa Vasiliki Catsoulis

Alisa Vasiliki Catsoulis

Alison Holroyd

Alison Holroyd

Alison Holroyd Burmese workers returning to their ship with food.

Alison Holroyd

Alison Teale The Station Master

Alison Teale Cyclo Man

Alison Teale

Alison Teale Refinishing a fishing boat

Andi Islinger Dulce beans contain an edible pulp, a favorite snack in Thailand

Andi Islinger Duck to go.

Andi Islinger Tapioca balls stuffed with pork covered in garlic and chilis.

Andi Islinger

Andri Bastiaanssen

Andri Bastiaanssen Painter with splatter

Andri Bastiaanssen Dry dock worker on a fishing boat

Andri Bastiaanssen

Aoy Sathita Treesap A pushcart vendor selling wooden containers and model ships

Aoy Sathita Treesap Malay apples for sale on the street.

Aoy Sathita Treesap Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy

Brian Boeck Dry docked

Brian Boeck Lanterns at the Guan Yin shrine

Brian Boeck

Brian Boeck Sunrise from the train window as we traveled to Mahachai from Bangkok

Brian Boeck A view from the train.

Bengt Juhlin Sunrise in Bangkok

Bengt Juhlin At the Mahachai Station in Bangkok, waiting for the train to arrive

Bengt Juhlin Dry dock worker taking a break.

Constantinos Catsoulis Eels in the market

Constantinos Catsoulis Burmese use the powder of the thanaka bark to paint their faces.

Constantinos Catsoulis They believe it protects them from the sun and improves the skin.

Constantinos Catsoulis One of nine small Chinese temples in Tha Chalom

Constantinos Catsoulis Giving a traditional wai greeting.

Constantinos Catsoulis

Darry Benson The crew cleaning the nets as they pull away from the dock.

Darry Benson A classic cyclo tuk tuk, rare in Bangkok but common in Tha Chalom

Darry Benson Wat Chong Lom

Darry Benson Lanterns at the Guan Yin shrine

David Gammill

David Gammill In dry dock

Dennie Cody

Dennie Cody Home from work

Dennie Cody Sorting for size

Dennie Cody

DK Khattiya

DK Khattiya Candy man on the train.

DK Khattiya

DK Khattiya China doll heads

Don Johnston Ferry boat captain

Don Johnston

Goran Ehren Fish dock worker

Goran Ehren Fish and more fish

Goran Ehren The shrine for Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy

Goran Ehren Scraping the hull

Henriette Jansen Fish which have been dyed red drying in the sun

Henriette Jansen Two hundred street dogs which have been rescued by one man.

Henriette Jansen Gifts for the happy couple at a wedding

Henriette Jansen Street lamp with a fishing boat, the icon of the community.

Henriette Jansen Sealing the hull of a boat in dry dock.

Henriette Jansen Dried fish

Henrik Jensen Blue billed ducks

Henrik Jensen

Henrik Jensen The dish washer

Henrik Jensen

Hombrey Reboarding the ship

Hombrey

Hombrey

Hombrey

Jamie Girolamo

Jamie Girolamo

Jamie Girolamo

Jamie Girolamo

Laura Campbell

Laura Campbell Cyclo driver

Laura Campbell Prop percher

Laura Campbell #1 with a mask,

Laura Campbell Watch repairman

Look-kea Hardware store clerk

Look-kea Candy man on the train commuting to work in Mahachai.

Look-kea In the market

Look-kea Lantern vendor setting up shop on the street.

Mason Teague A baby elephant begging on the street

Mason Teague

Mason Teague

Mason Teague Dead toad on the road

Nanthani Narula Someone’s baby

Nanthani Narula A shy store keeper

Nathan Teague

Nathan Teague Mason looking ahead from the train window.

Nathan Teague A joyful Ruby enjoying the train ride.

Nathan Teague Colorful hammocks

Nathan Teague “That is your best move”.

Nathan Teague A vendor inspects a Buddha image.

Nathapon Rashkom A school in Tha Chalom

Nathapon Rashkom A fermented fish processing plant

Nikos Gourlias Pink and purple, a fashion statement...

Nikos Gourlias A family outing

Nikos Gourlias The shoe that ran faster than the boy.

Nikos Gourlias Serious sipper

Nipada Yuengkeaw Red fish drying in the sun

Nipada Yuengkeaw I am too shy.

Nipada Yuengkeaw Comic composition

Nipada Yuengkeaw Wind me up

Nitita Squid for sale

Nitita The last passenger boarding the ferry

Nitita Fishing boat in dry dock.

Nitita The Tha Chin River surrounds Tha Chalom.

Patricia Pearce A classic cyclo tuk tuk

Patricia Pearce Workers take a game break.

Praveen A woman with the classic water jar

Praveen The proud father

Praveen Wat Chong Lom also known as Wat Sutthi Wata Wararam

Praveen Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy

Richard Nicholas This photographers speciality is enhanced walls.

Richard Nicholas And here are four as seen by him in Tha Chalom

Richard Nicholas Inspired by walls.

Richard Nicholas Texture and color prevail.

Rob DeVos Water jars with no water.

Rob DeVos Chinese mask to ward off evil spirits.

Ryan Lim Cyclo man.

Ryan Lim Add one more fish to the catch.

Ryan Lim Mother daughter lookalikes

Ryan Lim One of my favorites, the lady with the hat on the train.

Seema Miah An idol at one of the Chinese temples.

Seema Miah A tableau of the workers on break.

Seema Miah The boss at the dry dock with cowboy hat.

Seema Miah Strawberry flower pots.

Soputhi Sea Fishing boat in dry dock.

Soputhi Sea A conductor with his smart outfit on the train.

Soputhi Sea The balancing act while returning to the ship.

Soputhi Sea A shy peek at the strangers outside his home.

Stavros Moschopoulos Dwarfed by the giant propeller, a worker cleans the hull of the ship.

Stavros Moschopoulos A row of the cyclo tuk tuks waiting for customers.

Stavros Moschopoulos Pla Tu, small mackeral, a favorite Thai fish..

Stavros Moschopoulos A panoramic view of the ferry running from Mahachai to Tha Chalom.

Stavros Moschopoulos Dried fish

Steve Attwood Gold with squid.

Steve Attwood Woman in one of the Chinese temples.

Steve Attwood Most of the laborers on the docks are Burmese immigrants.

Steve Attwood Just chilling in the shade.

Timo Kozlowski It is either sleep or text on the train for the commuters going to work.

Timo Kozlowski Embraced by classic woodwork, a study in black and white dogs.

Timo Kozlowski Neighborhood residents enjoy a lazy Sunday morning.

Timo Kozlowski Burmese family.

Vaibhav Sivaramakrishan A study in color and character, our favorite cyclo man.

Vaibhav Sivaramakrishan Red balcony and green cyclo in an intersting composition.

Vaibhav Sivaramakrishan Welcome to Tha Chalom, a friendly greeting with the mailbox.

Vaibhav Sivaramakrishan This lady asked the group to photograph her then posed patiently.

Vaibhav Sivaramakrishan The neighborhood kids always want a photo.

Zrs Gamboa The candy man selling cotton candy on the street.

Zrs Gamboa A look from underneath the red drying fish.

Zrs Gamboa Red whiskered BulBul songbird.

Zrs Gamboa Fish on the grill, let’s eat....

Zrs Gamboa Dry docked fishing boat.