Many
people know him as
Kru Gun, a teacher
of black and white
photography who
mastered the Zone
System of the great
Ansel Adams. Grand
black-and-white
landscapes are
signatures of Ansel
Adams, and close-up
landscapes filled
with detail and gray
tones represent John
Sexton. For Gun, it
would probably be a
picture of Thailand
with a gray tone
weight that is
comfortable to the
eyes. As he says:
you can watch it for
a long time without
getting bored.
After experiencing
the atmosphere of
photography in
Thailand for some
time, in 2000, Gun
decided to open a
dedicated
black-and-white
photography school.
At that time, there
were not many
schools of this
type. It attracted
much attention from
photographers and
photography
students.
Gun is now an
acclaimed, respected
and admired
photographer and
teacher, both in
Thailand and
abroad.
Here is a selection of his photographs:
1996 Canyon Arizona
1996 Sand Dune Cal
2002 Arch
2002 Rubber Plantation Satun
2009 Droplets
2009 Lotus Leaves
2010 Bamboo Kyoto
2012 Saraburi
2012 Wat Kalya
2013 Nan
2016 Nan
2018 Buddha Mandala
2018 Lotus Patumthani
2019-Hampta-Pass-India
2020 Oak Trees Yosemite
Gun Susangkarakan
Born: Bangkok, 1971
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)Political Science(Public Administration),
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Master of Science in Administrative Studies(Multinational Commerce), Boston
University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Certificated Course
New England School of Photography
Basic Darkroom by Nick Johnson
Advanced Darkroom by Jim Triquet
Zone System by Nick Johnson
Studio Lighting by Bruno De Barr
Maine Photographic Workshops
Master class: Exploring the land with John Sexton
Exhibitions
"Parallel world" @Baan Ajarn Farang", 2019 (solo)
"Ilford Master" @Ilford Gallerie Bangkok, 2018 (Solo)
"Memo:2015" @ Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, 2015
"Klai Phrae" Gingerbread house, 2013
"Intimate Landscape: Droplets on lotus Leaves" @ Dot Art Gallery, 2013 (Solo)
"180 photographs – Two Nations One friendship" @Central World, 2013
"14 Fine Art photographers" @ Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, 2012
"Eastern Tibet" @ Foto Gallery, 2011 (Solo)
"Plant Planet" @ Anna Art Gallery, 2010
"Mixed-Mitr" @ Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, 2010
"Bangkok Bananas" @ Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, 2009
"Shared Chairs" @ Playground, 2006
"Things as they are" @ Kraichitti Gallery, 2005
"MARSHA my gallery" @ Kraichitti Gallery, 2004 (Solo)
"Splendid Isolation" @ Eat Me Art restaurant, 2003 (Solo)
"Still FEB" @ Rare Art Gallery, 2003
"Firstime Art photo" @ Pranakorn Gallery,2002
"Enlightened" @ Rare Art Gallery, 2002
"Enlightened" @ Procolor lab,2002 (Solo)
"Still Motion" @ Bangkok2509,2001
"Still Motion" @ Pranakorn Gallery,2002
"Still Motion" @ Toh Kim Gallery (Solo)
" American Landscape" @ Tadu Contemporary Art, 1998 (Solo)
"Hard Core Black&White" @ 253 Gallery, 1998
"On Nature" @ Campus camera, Boston, 1997 (Solo)
"Student Works" @ Gallery One, Boston, 1997 (Solo)
Founder of ART PHOTO SCHOOL (since 2000)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artphotoschool
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gun.susang/
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