Nathalie Jamois | Freelance Photojournalist | Bangkok

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NATHALIE JAMOIS

The first day of Ramadan is a significant occasion for Muslims around the world. It marks the beginning of a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community.

Ramadan Starts In Bangkok: A Time for Spiritual Reflection and Giving Back

Local markets in Bangkok and all around Thailand are essential for preserving Thai culture and traditions, offering fresh produce, street food, and handmade goods at affordable prices that sustain small businesses and local farmers.

Preserving Culture and Affordable Prices: Bangkok Local Markets

The Farewell of Koh Chang Island Ghost Ship Hotel

100 Monks: Almsgiving Ceremony

Restoration efforts are underway in Chiang Rai following the worst floods in 80 years, with people tackling the extensive cleanup of thick mud and debris that has overtaken the area. Many residents have been forced to evacuate due to structurally unsafe homes, leaving behind a trail of destruction caused by the floods.

Recovery Efforts in Flood-Ravaged Chiang Rai

The Asia International Hemp Expo & Forum 2024 focuses on the hemp industry's supply chain and showcases innovations in hemp-derived products across various sectors, such as wellness, food, medicine, and industrial manufacturing.

Asia Hemp Expo 2024

The Fair Sci-Power For Future Thailand aims to showcase innovative solutions developed by MHESI ( Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation) agencies and higher education institutions to enhance national economic and social development. An editorial photography by Nathalie Jamois, a French photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fair Sci-Power for Future Thailand: Innovations for Economic and Social Development

The Bangkok Abortion 2024 event, organized by the Tamtang Group, aims to raise awareness about safe abortion access in Thailand and advocate for reproductive rights.
The event highlights the importance of safe and legal abortion services while honoring those who have contributed to this cause. Abortion has been legal in Thailand since February 7, 2021.
However, despite the law, activists and organizations continue to push for better public education and broader access to legal abortion services due to persistent stigma and limited healthcare availability.

Bangkok Abortion 2024

In March 2023, after renovation, the new Pata Zoo was launched, adding a learning zone for special exotic pets, with hopes of becoming an important tourist attraction for people in the city. Pata Zoo is a private zoo located on the 6th and 7th floors of the Pata Pinklao Department Store in Bangkok. Operating since 1983, the zoo has faced criticism from Thai animal rights activists for alleged inhumane treatment of its animals. A documentary photography by Nathalie Jamois, who is a freelance photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Renovated Infamous Pata Zoo: A Controversial Attraction in Bangkok

The Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 will run from October 24, 2024, to February 25, 2025, focusing on the theme "Nurture Gaia" and exploring themes of nature, sustainability, and human connection with the environment.
. Digital video with the sound" Walk on Clouds" of the artist Abraham Poincheval, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, November 27, 2024.

Bangkok Art Biennale 2024

KAICIID organization seeks to promote human rights, justice, peace, and reconciliation, as well as curb the abuse of religion as a means to justify oppression, violence, and conflict. It promotes the preservation and sacredness of holy sites, as well as respect for religious symbols, and focuses on issues pertaining to the dignity of human life and religious education. A documentary photography by Nathalie Jamois, a photojournalist based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fostering Interreligious and Intercultural Harmony for a Peaceful World

Wat Pariwat Ratchasongkram, also known as the David Beckham Temple, is a unique Buddhist temple in Bangkok that integrates modern art and culture into its design. It features a statue of the famous soccer star David Beckham, along with colorful murals of superheroes and cartoon characters. This unconventional approach aims to attract younger generations and make Buddhism more relatable to contemporary society. Despite its modern elements, Wat Pariwat remains a revered site for Buddhists and a popular tourist destination for those seeking a distinctive cultural experience. A photography documentary by Nathalie Jamois, a freelance photojournalist based in Bangkok.

Pariwat Temple, a Modern Twist to Attract Young Generation

The Bangkok Pride Parade 2024 “The Celebration of Love” advocates for same-sex marriage and 5 themes Love Wins, Love for Identity, Love for Dignity, Love for Peace & Earth, and Love for Freedom. Thailand is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. An event photography by Nathalie Jamois, a freelance photographer, based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok Pride 2024

"Visakha Bucha Day: Passing Traditions to the Next Generation" , by Nathalie Jamois, a photojournalist based in Bangkok, in Thailand. Visakha Bucha, a key Buddhist holiday, marks Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. It features merit-making, religious observances, and community activities, fostering reflection, unity, and spiritual growth.

Visakha Busha Day: Passing Traditions to the Next Generation

Asia’s rapid urbanization has brought significant economic and social benefits but has also increased congestion and pollution. The event Future Mobility Asia Exhibition and Summit, brings together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers driving Asia’s mobility transformation. An event photography portfolio by Nathalie Jamois, a freelance photographer, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Future Mobility Asia: Driving Sustainable Urbanization in Bangkok

Thai and migrant workers attend a March to mark the International Labor Day 2024, for better welfare as well as better minimum wage and equal rights for migrant workers, in Bangkok.

Labor Day March 2024 in Bangkok

The "Galaxy Hotel" is a former seven-story cruise ship repurposed into a hotel, on Koh Chang Island, which closed two decades ago due to economic troubles. Now, it is listed on the radar of tourists who seek to explore new travel experiences, with its spooky corridors, lush surroundings, and white sand beach for 100 baht as an entry fee.

Koh Chang's Abandoned Ship-Hotel as a Tourist Attraction

Songkran, from April 13th to 15th, is Thailand's lively New Year festival known for water fights, cultural customs, and festive gatherings. UNESCO has honored Songkran as part of humanity's intangible cultural heritage, highlighting its importance.

Songkran: Thailand's Vibrant Festival

The Erawan Shrine, dedicated to the Brahma god, is a revered site where visitors from Thailand and around the globe offer incense, garlands, fruits, and elephant statues, hoping for their wishes to come true. Additionally, the shrine contributes to charitable causes, providing support to hospitals and organizations throughout Thailand.

Sacred Hope and Philanthropic Impact

Bangkok's waste pickers or salengs, mostly elderly, play a vital role in the city's circular economy by collecting street trash. Despite their contribution, they suffer poverty, insecurity, health risks, and stigma.

Recycling for Surviving

The Thai boxer Petch Si Nel was knocked out and passed out during the Muay Thai Fights weekly show on Koh Chang Island, in Thailand. Frame Payak won the Thai boxing match against Petch Si Nel with a knockout.

Knockout: Muay Thai Fights Weekly Show

A Network of 23 people's amnesty organizations along with hundreds of activists, volunteers, and ordinary people come together to demand an end to the prosecution of people for political expression, to restore rights and freedom, and to release people with political differences from prison.

Sending Love to the Parliament on Valentine's Day: Asking for Justice

The Chinese New Year is celebrated all across Thailand, but the biggest celebrations take place in Yaowarat, which is the Chinatown of Bangkok.

Chinese New Year at Yaowarat Road

Despite the legalization of abortion in Thailand three years ago, access to free and safe abortion services remains a challenge for women in the country. The volunteer-based group Tamtang, which long time campaigned for women's right to safe abortion has submitted to Dr. Thosaporn Serirak, Chairman of the Public Health Commission, a letter calling on the Ministry of Public Health to provide universal pregnancy termination services nationwide, at least one per province.

Advocates Press Thailand for Improved Access to Abortion Services

The “Asia International Hemp Expo 2023” is the very first trade exhibition for the hemp industry in Asia for businesspeople and industrialists seeking information, greater awareness and sustainable solutions for the future of hemp which has already been legalized in Thailand.

Asia International Hemp Expo 2023

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