Souls of Bangkok: Suphan, the meat-on-a-stick man

SOULS OF BANGKOK — Suphan comes from Buriram, and he dreams of returning to a life there.

“If I can choose whatever to do in life, I want to go home and grow some fish, some vegetables,” he said.

Photo: Biel Calderón Rincón

Souls of Bangkok is a Coconuts series of street portrait photography inspired by Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York. Every human has a story to tell, and we intend to share some from the millions of souls who call Bangkok home.




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