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S H U T T E R B U G S I N B A N G K O K
Clockwise from
top: A GoPro Hero2
all-weather camera
gets this unique
water-borne shot
of a boatwoman
at the Tha Kha
Floating Market;
a young Buddhist
devotee displays
amulets on his
neck; a palm juice
gatherer smiles
for the camera; a
boat driver uses her
portable shade
Our group spent two days in Samut
Songkhram, a province known for its
rustic landscapes and its vast network
of
khlongs
,
or canals. In these riverine
environs we discovered the traditional
Thai way of life. At the villages of
Amphawa and Tha Kha, we saw
hawkers paddling to market in boats
brimming with merchandise. We also
met different sorts of people — sun-
darkened lady vendors, novice monks,
machete-bearing palm-juice gatherers
—
all of them displaying bright, sunny
Thai smiles. Surely at work here was
the famous
sanuk
—
the fun-loving,
good-natured disposition that the locals
are blessed with.
PHOTO
LESTER LEDESMA
PHOTO
RAYMOND CALACDAY
PHOTO
LESTER LEDESMA
PHOTO
LESTER LEDESMA
