BLENKINSOP, Philip

The Cars That Ate Bangkok

Bangkok: White Lotus (1996). First Edition. Quarto. Number 62 of 1000 numbered copies. The title continues: "Being the true and terrifying pictorial account of the Thai people's struggle for survival in the age of the automobile." Gruesome images of the aftermath of accidents in Bangkok. An homage of sorts to Bill Burke's Minefields, but with a singular focus. Anyone who has been on a public bus in Bangkok will understand this book. Blenkinsop is an Australian photographer cut from the mode of Robert Capa and Don McCullin. Shortlisted for consideration in Parr / Badger. Fine in a fine jacket.