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2 December 2025

Walking with Nature

Hiking Nature Personal Photography Publishing Thailand Writing

One reason I love living in North Thailand (apart from the super-friendly people, benign climate and scrumptious food) is the chance to go wandering along trails in the foothills of the Himalaya. In the last three decades, I've hiked many of them, and now I've curated six of the best for Nikkei Asia. Enjoy walking with Nature!

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29 September 2025

Heritage sites, hell and the great grain

Nature Personal Photography Publishing Thailand Writing

September has been a busy month for publications. First came A tour of Vietnam's World Heritage Sites, with a bumper 20 images, including a welcome contribution from photographer friend David Henley in the form of images of the Yen Tu Monuments, inscribed on UNESCO's list in July 2025. Then came On the Road to Hell, a description of a wacky garden of hell in a temple near Chiang Mai, and finally The Great Grain, which delves into Thai rice culture and is now probably my best-selling story ever, having been published in various forms over the years.
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31 August 2025
Thailand's ancient trees

Historical Nature Personal Photography Publishing Thailand
I'm really pleased to see my work featured in Mongabay, a highly respected website that focuses exclusively on the environment. If you're in Chiang Mai, check out Changthong Heritage Park; you won't be disappointed. The story is here.
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19 July 2025
Thai Tea Takes Off

Nature Personal Photography Publishing Thailand Writing
I've just completed an interesting assignment for an inflight magazine – writing a story about Thai tea culture. As a photographer, my favourite subject is nature, so I was only too happy to take on the task.

I was even happier when perplexity.ai provided all the background I needed about the tea-making process as well as a short list of tea plantations in North Thailand that are accessible and welcoming.

I set off on my travels and was delighted to find that all the plantations I visited have won prestigious international awards in recent years for new varieties of tea.

The story will appear in September, but in the meantime, here's a sneak preview of images from my research trip.
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2 May 2025
On a roll...

Historical Personal Photography Publishing Thailand Vietnam Writing
I've been on a roll lately with stories on Thailand's Wild West, Vietnam's War Sites and a Mekong Road Trip published in the New Zealand Herald and Nikkei Asia. You can see the complete stories here.
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27 February 2025

An ambition realized

Personal Photography Publishing UK Writing

Like many writers and photographers, I have often hoped to see my work published in top publications like Nat Geo and the BBC. Got into Nat 'Geo some years ago and now have my first story in BBC Travel. Come and savour the delights of slow-life tourism on a tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250220-koh-mak-the-tiny-island-thats-redefining-travel-to-thailand

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Walking with Nature

Heritage sites, hell and the great grain

Thailand's ancient trees

Thai Tea Takes Off

On a roll...

An ambition realized