International Photojournalist and Photographer

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