My passion for photography first began at 17 after traveling to Nepal on an assignment with my auntie, a journalist, to explore the culture and the lives of the local people there. After spending a month interviewing and taking photos of the locals and the landscapes, I realised how important it is to capture the realities of everyday life and to give a voice to those so often left unheard, even if only through the lens of a camera.

Soon after returning home to Thailand, I graduated from high school and decided to move to Australia to pursue a career in storytelling. In the six years, I lived in Australia, I completed a bachelor’s degree in Film and Screen studies and began working as a videographer and creative director. In 2021, my street photography was featured in the American photography magazine, Photography Week Magazine.

At the start of 2022, I decided to move back home to Thailand to help my family to recover from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, this decision was a blessing in disguise as it forced me to reconnect with my roots and develop a newfound appreciation for my own culture. Over the past year, I have endeavoured to explore the richness of Thai culture as well as the complex history of my people and the obstacles that young people in Thailand face today. These are the subjects of my work today as a photojournalist for a local news agency in Chiang Mai and a volunteer photographer for Greenpeace, covering various environmental and political issues.

I have always been fascinated with the complexities of different cultures and how stories can be communicated through the lens of a camera. While I do greatly enjoy the process of discovering stories and taking pictures, I only hope that my work can act as a window into the lives of those around us who are too often neglected and ignored.

For further questions about any of my work, please feel free to contact me via email.

kavinPrame@gmail.com