A contributor to Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom, photographer Martin Reeves takes us on a retrospective tour of Thailand’s cultural treats at Wyndham Thai. See +art page 27.

Favorite aspect of the exhibition?

Unlike a gallery, where people walk around then leave, at the Wyndham Thai, people can sit and savor the food and have time to really take a good look at the photos—rather like having a photo on the wall at home.

Do you feel nervous about your audience seeing your work for the first time?

I am always nervous at exhibition openings, mostly due to the fact that I am not very good at public speaking! I kind of hope my photos speak for themselves.

What’s your most memorable “cultural treat” of Bangkok?

It would have to be a trip along the Chao Phraya River—a place to experience how life was many years ago in Bangkok.

If you could only take one photo to represent Bangkok, what would it be?

It would be difficult as it’s a city of such diversity (a reason why I am fascinated by it). But if I really had to decide on one, it would probably be the Erawan shrine at Ratchadamri. The location allows the composition to include a very revered shrine, traditional Thai dancers, the Bangkok Skytrain that snakes overhead, tower blocks, local people, foreign tourists and the famous grid-locked traffic all in one photo!