Chaiya (photographer)
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Khun Chaiya was a Royal Court photographer
in Siam
(now Thailand).
Between 1860 and 1879, Chaiya photographed the ruins of the `Utthayan Prawattisat Phimai (also known as Prasat Hin Phimai) temple in what is now Phimai Historical Park
, Phimai, Thailand.
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
in Siam
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(now Thailand).
Between 1860 and 1879, Chaiya photographed the ruins of the `Utthayan Prawattisat Phimai (also known as Prasat Hin Phimai) temple in what is now Phimai Historical Park
Phimai historical park
The Phimai historical park protects one of the most important Khmer temples of Thailand. It is located in the town of Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province....
, Phimai, Thailand.