Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S7.E2]

Greg interviews well known Bangkok-based photographer Tim Russell
about his book 'Bangkok Station,' which focuses (literally) on
the iconic and now mostly defunct Hualamphong Train Station. Tim
begins by explaining his early days twenty years ago as a
traveller in Vietnam and how he picked up photography as a way to
document his travels. Eventually he made his way to Thailand and
managed to pass through Hualamphong in its heyday. The guys
discuss Huamlamphong's design by an Italian architect and its
opening in 1916, making it a Bangkok institution for more than
100 years. 


Greg then brings up the possible future of the building, with
many people concerned that it could be torn down and replaced
with the typical condo or new mall. Tim believes that the current
plan is to make the station into some type of rail museum, but
still admits that in the long run, due to the value of the real
estate, there's no guarantee it will be around in the long
run. 


The guys continue by focusing on the eclectic neighborhood around
the station, the incredible diversity of visitors who have made
use of it over the years, and Tim's decision to focus on photos
of people at the station rather than its architecture or the
trains themselves. 


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