Growing up in Thailand in an artist family, photographer Deo Suveera has always been fascinated by observing people, objects and nature. After graduating from The Royal College of Art in London he's back in his hometown Chiang Mai, where we talk to him about his time being in a band, the importance of mentorship and his love for taking strolls in the parks of London.

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How does your work stem from both your roots in Thailand and having lived in London?
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Chiang Mai is full of cultural and historical narratives. It’s full of happenings and imperfections. It taught me to be attentive and curious to what's in front of me. When living in London everything became less saturated. I struggled at first in approaching and connecting with the city. But being in a place where I felt quite alienated, it also enabled me to work differently, to explore myself in a different way. This actually made me rethink how I was seeing things. I became more attentive to the performativity of my daily life and started to observe and capture unnoticed details in ordinary moments. My work became much more personal and intimate.

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What’s your process like?
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Most of my “good” work actually happens in the moment. I work quite freely and spontaneously, that’s how I really enjoy shooting. My work results from a mixture of different ways of working; it could be anything from a well planned out shoot to an unexpected snap on a bus.