{"id":2368,"date":"2017-08-08T09:51:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T02:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phuketemagazine.com\/phuket-vegetarian-festival-2025\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2022-11-21T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T04:09:54","slug":"the-winners-interview-y-we-are-tha-tiew-phuket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phuketemagazine.com\/phuket-vegetarian-festival-2025\/the-winners-interview-y-we-are-tha-tiew-phuket\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Interview’ Parapat Lokaew, The winner of the \u2018Y We Are Tha Tiew Phuket\u2019 competition for the General Public"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parapat Lokaew, The winner of the \u2018Y We Are Tha Tiew Phuket\u2019 competition for the General Public<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winner was announced on 31 July for the \u2018Y We Are Tha Tiew Phuket\u2019 competition organized by TAT Phuket (Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket Office) via Phuket E Magazine\u2019s website. The winner in the General Public category was chosen by our committee and he also received the popular vote as well. The winning video was titled \u201cPhuket, a Dream that can come true\u201d by Parapat Lokaew. We had a chance to talk with him about the video and the ideas behind. The clip shows his passion and hard work as he has collected lots of beautiful shots and views of Phuket that will encourage people to witness the beauty of Phuket with their own eyes.<\/p>\n

Work and Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Phuketian, I was born in Phuket and work in the photography business for Mai Activeimage, a production house that works with both inbound and outbound photo shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

What made you send the clip into this competition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t normally enter any competitions and if I do, I check and study the concept and the theme of the competition beforehand. Once I realized that this competition was organized by TAT Phuket I decided to enter as this is my birthplace. If you had to calculate in numbers the clip is not worth much in terms of business, but I thought that if my work could be a benefit to the community it would be more than worth it. Every day if I didn\u2019t have work I went out early in the morning and the early evening to collect shots. I\u2019m confident that I have the biggest Phuket footage in the world. I bought a 4 telebyte hard disk to install the data on a monthly basis and I\u2019d be happy to share my work if any of my photos could be of benefit for tourism. I did as much as I could during the time I had. So, I believe that I didn\u2019t do this video just to win a competition but for the benefit of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is the message in this video?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my own personal inspiration. I wanted to show the past, about 20 years ago as compared to Phuket today, how much it all has changed. I also believe in the next two years, Phuket will be different as well. Many people dream of visiting Phuket to see the beautiful ocean but have not yet found the time to come. Visiting Phuket is just another dream for them. With this attitude and passion, I wanted this clip to help draw people from all over the world, to communicate with them that if you want to come, come now. I gathered all this footage to send this message that \u2018Phuket \u2026 a Dream that can come true.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

How about the production?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI had limited time to do this compilation due to my regular projects. I thought about it a lot before I came up with my final story. My aim was to complete a three-minute video which showed as much as possible. I felt that it was not necessary to explain where each place was, but rather encourage people to find out about the place, to make them curious. If the place is famous and people already knew about it, it wouldn\u2019t be as interesting and attractive. I want people to ask themselves is this place really in Phuket? Where is it in Phuket? In the footage there are about 60 locations in shots that I\u2019ve been collecting for more than two years. And this footage presents beautiful places, culture, lifestyle and what\u2019s actually happening in Phuket at the moment. Beside Thai people, foreigners can also understand the message as I added subtitles in English as well to bring the most benefit out of this clip.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did you feel once you knew that you were the winner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI was already happy with my work so I didn\u2019t mind the result either way. My purpose was not to win but to gain the most benefits through the content and message.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Tha Tiew Phuket\u2019 means \u2018Challenge to come to Phuket\u2019 what is the challenge that you want to present to the public?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo visit Phuket is good enough. Many people know that Phuket is beautiful island but don\u2019t know in which way. Some people can already see from my work but I believe that maybe more than 40% think that the clips are faked. Some people may think that I made this on my computer, and added more effects. But film is not as easy to edit as photos. In southern part of Thailand there are only a few provinces where you can see beautiful skies like these. So, I challenge people to come and see them with their own eyes. You don\u2019t know what Phuket will be like tomorrow. Next week, you might not able to see what I saw just yesterday so come to see it with your own eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your message for those who want to visit Phuket?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to tell them to come and take photos as much as they can, remember what you see and share with others. In the stone-age, people drew their history on cave walls, you as visitors can also show the world how beautiful Phuket is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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