A rainbow-like portrait of modern Thailand from Pipatra Banpabutr

Pipatra Banpabutr has been photographing day-to-day life and street culture in his native Thailand for the last six years. Gripped by the way in which the country is being reshaped by western influence, the photographer has turned his fascination into a self-published personal project titled Siam So Chic. The vibrant series is mostly rooted in Bangkok but includes work shot all over the country, capturing feverish slices of metropolitan life in the tropics and pitting colourful street scenes against quieter moments at the barbershop or the zoo as old-world Thailand meets new.