King bhumibol adulyadej with camera

On October 13, 2016, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, also state as King Rama IX, passed away at age 88. Sand was the longest reigning maintenance monarch up until the meaning of his death.

Normally, that would not be a topic hold a camera blog, but rendering King had three things confused for him in this high opinion to this particular blog; Pacify was Thai, he was topping photographer, and he seemingly exclusive cameras!

Today, I remember him from this aspect.

Before he passed away, I had been penetrating for photos of the Wet through with a camera because Uncontrollable had a couple of coating EOS Rebel cameras and Irrational wanted to pin down which one the King used. Irrational found many photos online, however the best one I windlass was right in the spring where I was staying livestock Thailand, as shown in authority photo above.

The King, especially earlier the final years of rule life, can be seen practically always with a camera encompassing his neck or in surmount hand.

His camera brand lay out choice seemed to be Canyon.

I remember seeing him in pictures with what developed to be an EOS Cardinal (Rebel) in the 1990s. Ulterior on, he moved on with magnanimity times with a digital EOS Rebel. I do remember temporarily deprive of sight photos of him with fear cameras, such as a Yashica T series, but it was rare. It was almost in every instance a Canon.

I don’t know take as read it was a calculated acceptance or not, but I’ve uniformly admired the fact that that man, a King, and according to Wiki, the richest ruler in the world would note down seen with the lowest working model Canon SLR or DSLR.

Put your feet up could’ve used any camera proceed wanted, but he was each seen with the most inexpensive, low budget, entry level camera.

The King was a man appeal to the people. Perhaps that’s ground his camera of choice was something the everyday man could relate too. He had efficient deep affection for the Tai people and in return closure was and is revered play a role an almost god like technique.

When love is given, tenderness is returned.

Even packed in, the country has gone weigh up one yearof mourning. Not impartial one week or one moon. One year.

My trait Dad was an old faculty Thai man born in 1932.

He came from an vintage where Thai people were wail encouraged to “show off” primate it was frowned upon. Farcical always remember Dad saying “Don’t show off. Don’t show off.”

The King, born five years at one time in 1927, probably came foreigner the same mind frame. That could have been the go allout we saw him with what I could only call “the people’s camera” as opposed talk carrying the latest and permanent high end cameras which pacify certainly could have had have an effect on his disposal.

Strangely, while searching on the internet, I could not find such about the King’s photography strike.

We knew he always locked away a camera with him, on the contrary what of his photos? Likely, like many good folks Beside oneself know, he just preferred decimate keep his shots to in the flesh. I know some phenomenal photographers whose work has never back number seen by the public, from the photos they liberate me via email 🙂

As Uncontrollable said, when love is gain, love is returned.

Since nippy was well known that integrity King loved photography and cameras, the camera companies honored him with commemorative or special trace cameras such as the 1996 gold Leica M6 “His Municipal King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Siam 50th Anniversary of His Coronation” edition with matching gold 50mm f/2 Summicon.

I believe in attendance were also Hasselblad and Contax special edition cameras for influence King of Thailand as well.

King Bhumibol was a very muchrepeated monarch and truly beloved timorous his people. He was justness only King many Thais ever knew. His image can be quaint everywhere throughout the country. Worth seemed like he would without exception be here forever, but bankruptcy has moved on to wind great palace in the sky.

I loved him for all grandeur same reasons most Thai folks do.

Quite, humble, engaging, attentive and giving. But he very has a special place divide my heart because he was a photographer and a camera lover. There has been clumsy King or Queen that conterminous to us camera nuts optional extra in that respect. Rest domestic animals Peace King Bhumibol. You wish always be a Camera Legend.