The Making of Sacred Skin
Aroon Thaewchatturat‘s post on Sacred Skin‘s anniversary…
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Aroon Thaewchatturat‘s post on Sacred Skin‘s anniversary…
Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, Sak Yant, published by Visionary World, is one year old today! It took photographer and co-author Aroon Thaewchatturat and me more than a year to put Sacred Skin together and it remains our most successful illustrated book publication. Happy anniversary and many thanks to [...]
It was two years ago today when Thaksin Shinawatra’s Red Shirt supporters confronted the might of the Thai military and were dispersed from downtown Bangkok, following months of occupation, confrontation and violence. Since then there’s been a change in government in Thailand and Thaksin’s sister Yingluck is now prime minister. The deputy prime minister allegedly [...]