https://photothailand.co/locations/bangkok https://files.photothailand.co/locations/bangkok-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok — Temple spires on the river, Chinatown neon and a skyline that lights up at dusk — a capital that photographs best at the two ends of the day. https://photothailand.co/locations/ayutthaya https://files.photothailand.co/locations/ayutthaya-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Ayutthaya, Thailand Ayutthaya — Brick towers and weathered Buddhas of the old capital, an easy day trip north of Bangkok — ruins that glow orange in the last hour of light. https://photothailand.co/locations/pattaya https://files.photothailand.co/locations/pattaya-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Pattaya, Thailand Pattaya — The beach city closest to Bangkok, two hours down the coast: sunsets over the Gulf, a carved wooden sanctuary at the water's edge and clear island water a short ferry ride away. https://photothailand.co/locations/hua-hin https://files.photothailand.co/locations/hua-hin-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Hua Hin, Thailand Hua Hin — A seaside town since the railway arrived a century ago, about three hours south of Bangkok: sunrise on a long beach, a painted wooden station and a giant Buddha facing the sea. https://photothailand.co/locations/chiang-mai https://files.photothailand.co/locations/chiang-mai-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai — A moated old city full of carved temples, a mountain shrine above it and lanterns in November — the north's capital, at its clearest in the cool season. https://photothailand.co/locations/chiang-rai https://files.photothailand.co/locations/chiang-rai-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Chiang Rai, Thailand Chiang Rai — A white temple like carved frost, a blue one that glows inside and a house of black timber — the far north's art temples, three to four hours from Chiang Mai. https://photothailand.co/locations/phuket https://files.photothailand.co/locations/phuket-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Phuket, Thailand Phuket — Thailand's biggest island: sunset bays along the west coast, an old town of pastel shophouses and a cape at the southern tip where the day ends in style. https://photothailand.co/locations/krabi https://files.photothailand.co/locations/krabi-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Krabi, Thailand Krabi — Limestone towers rising out of turquoise water, beaches reached only by longtail boat and islands along the horizon — Thailand's most dramatic stretch of coast. https://photothailand.co/locations/phi-phi https://files.photothailand.co/locations/phi-phi-1600.jpg Vacation photography on the Phi Phi Islands, Thailand Phi Phi Islands — Two islands of sheer limestone and jade water between Phuket and Krabi — no cars, a famous double bay seen from above and Maya Bay a short boat ride away. https://photothailand.co/locations/khao-lak https://files.photothailand.co/locations/khao-lak-1600.jpg Vacation photography in Khao Lak, Thailand Khao Lak — Long, quiet beaches backed by rainforest, an hour and a half north of Phuket airport — Andaman sunsets with room to breathe and the Similan Islands offshore. https://photothailand.co/locations/koh-lanta https://files.photothailand.co/locations/koh-lanta-1600.jpg Vacation photography on Koh Lanta, Thailand Koh Lanta — A long, laid-back island south of Krabi: west-coast beaches made for sunsets, an old town on stilts over the water and a lighthouse at the island's southern tip. https://photothailand.co/locations/koh-samui https://files.photothailand.co/locations/koh-samui-1600.jpg Vacation photography on Koh Samui, Thailand Koh Samui — Coconut palms, granite headlands and a golden Buddha above the sea — the Gulf's main island, with its own airport and a rainy season out of step with Phuket's. https://photothailand.co/locations/koh-phangan https://files.photothailand.co/locations/koh-phangan-1600.jpg Vacation photography on Koh Phangan, Thailand Koh Phangan — Jungle hills, hidden coves and a sandbar you can walk at low tide — Koh Samui's wilder neighbour, half an hour away by boat and far quieter than its parties suggest. https://photothailand.co/locations/koh-tao https://files.photothailand.co/locations/koh-tao-1600.jpg Vacation photography on Koh Tao, Thailand Koh Tao — A small granite island ringed by coral, with three islets joined by a sandbar just offshore — the Gulf's diving island, and a view almost everyone has seen.