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The Oriental Hotel and the Chao Phraya

The Chao Phraya River is the very life-blood of this bustling city. This book acknowledges the River, In over ten years – from edition to edition – this book has grown into the richest collection of historical material ever published, about The Oriental in Bangkok.

Published Works

Michelle Chaplow's work has been published worldwide in magazines, newspapers, books, leaflets, corporate brochures and websites. An image really can be worth a thousand words and photographs are like any precious pieces: it’s no good having them locked away out of view. According to Michelle, “The pleasure gained from sharing photographs in publications is indeed a treasure in itself.”