06-08-2025
Thai photographer pictures the naked truth
Arts
Sophirat Muangkum brings nudity into the country's mainstream
Photographer Sophirat Muangkum says she is still being challenged about her work but sees changes in the art world and by extension in Thai society. (Courtesy of 333 Gallery and Preecha Pattara)
TOM VATER
BANGKOK -- "When I started out, I never thought I would become a photographer," says 42-year-old Thai photographer Sophirat Muangkum. "I thought of what I was doing as therapy because my job in sales and marketing was stressful, and I tried to find art to heal myself. I couldn't paint, so I picked photography."
