Made in Chiang Mai

In June this year I travelled to Northern Thailand with 6 other photographers. On a mission to create our own unique visual projects.

After many a zoom call across the globe to discuss what we wanted to shoot and more importantly, why, within a few months we were there, we were in it.. we had 8 days to create it.

I would love to invite you to join us as we share our journeys in a visual presentation this Wednesday ( link in image below )

USA/ Canada: Tuesday 28 July  5pm PT, 6pm MT, 8pm ET

NZ/ Australia:  Wednesday 29 July  8am Perth, 10am Sydney, 12pm (noon) NZT

So what did I fly to Thailand to photograph?

For more than a century, the mountains surrounding Chiang Mai were part of the Golden Triangle, where many hill tribe communities relied on opium poppies for their livelihood. In the late 1960s, the Royal Project introduced alternative crops, including coffee, tea, fruit and flowers.

Today, those same hillsides that were once covered with opium now bloom with flower farms, coffee plantations, tea fields and tourism.

Through the transition of time, these hills have evolved, but their traditions, their simple way of life, and the love of their culture remain.

This became the beginning of Daughters of Opium. - you can also view the final project HERE