International Photojournalist and Photographer

Today King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrated his birthday. He is 84 years old and this important birthday marks the completion of his 7th twelve-year-cycle. Rama IX, Thailand's adored King assumed the throne in June 1946, 7 years before Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, and is the world’s longest-reigning monarch.

Tens of thousands of flag waving well-wishers lined the streets oaround the Grand Palace in Bangkok today to catch a glimpse of their King as his Royal motorcade passed

Driving around 50km from the dry flood protected areas of central Bangkok to the North West regions of the capital in the Nonthaburi province, the outlook rapidly changes from normality to disaster area. Off the main roads, in some low areas around  Sai Noi, houses and factories remain under more than a metre of stagnant floodwater, and have done so for more than a month now. Access to many houses in the area is impossible without a 'flat bottomed' boat. The TPE switchboard factory protected

Mr Aye owns a secondhand bookshop in the Sai Noi area which is North West of Bangkok. During the recent floods his store was inundated with murky floodwater which unfortunately ruined the majority of his stock. For nearly 10 years he has built up his business, buying remaindered books from the major book whole-salers in Bangkok - Asia books and B2B - as well as from deceased estates. He not only sells from his shop but also supplies books to the dealers at the famous Bangkok Chatuchuk weekend ma

A few years ago I worked in a large state comprehensive school in the UK: John Port School. In 1999, in unbelievably unseasonal and heavy autumnal rain, flooding of the major river close to the school around the Burton-on-Trent area occurred and transport around the school's catchment area became impossible.  The then headteacher - Michael Crane - decided that, for safety and operational reasons, he needed to close the school for three days. The outcry at this closure from parents, Governors a

She's off to work.  Shopping on the way in a small covenience store, a cool retreat from a hot and sweaty night in Bangkok. Whiskey. Two bottles. "Kip tang Ka?" Very expensive. Why DO we drink alcohol?

I'm returning after taking some phohotographs of a Hindu religious festival. She sees my camera and asks me: "Can you take MY photograph farang?"

"Cap. Of course. Enjoy your work."

Daily life. Images taken in the last month or so. Updated on 24th June 2011.

Farmers burn waste in their fields after the record sugar cane harvest in Isan, North East Thailand.

Men, women and children are struggling to control the  burning field, running around with their watering cans in the searing heat at the end of a long hot day harvesting and transporting their sugar cane crop.

The record high levels of sugar production is a direct consequence of the heavy rains and floods which devastated Thailand in the autumn of 2010.

The bumper yield may boost expor

Thousands of red clad protestors gathered around the Ratchaprasong junction in Bangkok to commemorate their friends and comrades who were killed one year ago to the day. Killed when Thai forces violently cleared their protest camp in central Bangkok.

Some of the protestors were then accused of burning a rich shopping mall and causing billions of dollars of damage to the businesses in the city. 92 protestors were killed in the anti-government protests between April and June in 2010. Many red s

The former Pheu Thai MP and Red Shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leader Jatuporn Prompan, alongside his UDD co-leader Nisit Sinthuprai, is now held in the Bangkok Remand Prison. A Thai Criminal Court decision yesterday revoked his bail for a speech which he gave to a Red Shirt rally last month. His speech was considered offensive to the monarchy -  'lese majeste' laws - as well as having the potential to incite public disorder.

The red shirt leader is remains charge

Angling, freshwater fishing, is one of the most popular pastimes in the UK. Millions of men and women enjoy extended periods of relaxation watching their float bobbing on a pond, wishing for the next twitch on their rod end or repetitively retrieving their spinning tackle in the hope that a monster will mouth their gyrating tiddler. No catch no problem. It's only a hobby, an escape from the hum drum of life and its tedium and, excepting a brace of fly caught trout, we would never dream of eatin