About
Komkrit Thusanapanont was born on November 3rd 1975 in Thailand. Since childhood, he has been influenced by his father and has developed the love for the beauty of mother nature while at the same time also developed an interesting in art. At the age of 17, Komkrit came across photography. He stumbled upon the work of Ansel Adams, and was deeply fascinated by it. As a young man, Komkrit worked in photography studios regularly, but was still only on and off with it until he moved to North America in 2000. 5 years ago, after seeing a life changing exhibit in Utah, Komkrit purchased his first 4x5 view camera before he even knew how to operate it, and since then he has been serious about his craft. Komkrit has then set his goal, that for photography to be his lifetime career. He studied and practiced fine art large format landscape photography, as he has a deep appreciation with the work done by the masters in the old days. All of his work is shot in film, using both color and black and white film.
It's a long and funny story about how Komkrit came to reside in Las Vegas, as it was something he would not have imagined to do. As an English language student, Komkrit lived in Canada for almost one year. After completing his education, he moved to Las Vegas to see his father's best friend, who have convinced him to stay. Thus beginning Komkrit's photography career. Full time worker by day, Komkrit has taken up the job of sushi chef. According to Komkrit, having the job provides him with the resources, thus allowing him to follow and pursue his real passion. For almost 5 years, Komkrit dedicates his only day offs out looking for images of a life time. "It's not easy to do landscape photography in just 2 days a week, but I did what I can, my best. I dedicate time for a long road trip every year to expand my portfolio. I am grateful for what I have and What I am thus far, even if I always wish I've more time to make more images. There are many stories and reasons behind everything I have done, and it will be a long journey to get to where I dream of."
In spring of 2005, Komkrit had a show at College of Sounthern Nevada, "1922 miles with a Quiet Road". The exhibition, displaying 30 images, ran from January 22nd until the end of Feburary, 2005. |