Jim Kayalar

Thailand Alight Jim Kayalar

Thailand Alight is a historically significant photo book. It portrays vintage images from an era long gone. The book will showcase to the reader the beauty of mystical and exotic South East Asia. South East Asia is a destination of dreams and a dream of destinations. The book takes the reader to the colorful Buddhist Wat's of former Thai and Siam capitals of Ayutthaya, the Bangkok Grand Palace, Lopburi and Sukhotai and then to the Kayan tribes of Mae Hong with the unique "ringed"women. What makes South East Asia a dream is that you never know what you will come across when you turn the next corner. The photographs have been arranged so as to surprise the reader and give them a similar experience. The large format of the book and layout allow the reader to better experience the vibrant colors of everyday life as it unfolds. Photography is both an art and a science. A mix of light, opportunity, time and space. It is to be at the right place at the right time as well as with the right subjects and objects. Sometimes what is in front of the camera is just as interesting as who is behind the camera. The photo represents an outcome that consists of all social and cultural paradigms both in front and behind the camera as well as technical and social skills of the photographer.