
Doi Suthep. over Chiang Mai, Thailand: This photo shows the temple Wat Phra That on Doi Suthep, above Chaing Mai. I only could take this photo as a member of TIPS, Thailand International Photographers Society in Chiang Mai. We found that point of view above the temple in the deep forest. To get exactly this shot, a hole had to be cutted in the bushes. Beside that we had to make sure that the temple is fully illuminated at the 'Blue Hour' just before darkness. Our president of TIPS, Khun Gett Sutprattana arranged all this for getting this fanatstic picture where you can see the illuminated temple as well as details of Chiang Mai down there in the distance.
Hans Meuter [Khun Hans] is a member of The Royal Photographic Society Of Thailand.
Because of early experience in dark room work, he never gave up taking photographs with his his analog film cameras. ‘A bunch of fresh film rolls in my bag make me feel happy’ He is an avid street, temple and cityscape photographer traveling with his analogs and Leica’s the world.
“-Beauty can be discovered in anything to photograph as people, street life, city buildings but in his vision nothing is more pleasing than a beautiful landscape.
That’s why he is in love with Landscape Photography.
Going out trailing for the right spot to catch the sunrise and the quietness of taking a photo at sunset calms him down from the busy way of life in East Asia. Photo-friends all around the world allow him to gather at all these wonderful locations, shown in this exhibition.”
EXHIBITIONS:
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE’ at the NEILSON HAYS LIBRARY, Bangkok,Thailand, September 2015
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF EAST ASIA’ during the ‘DOCUMENTARY ARTS FESTIVAL’, Chiang Mai Thailand.
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘FACES OF THAILAND’ Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2014
Because of early experience in dark room work, he never gave up taking photographs with his his analog film cameras. ‘A bunch of fresh film rolls in my bag make me feel happy’ He is an avid street, temple and cityscape photographer traveling with his analogs and Leica’s the world.
“-Beauty can be discovered in anything to photograph as people, street life, city buildings but in his vision nothing is more pleasing than a beautiful landscape.
That’s why he is in love with Landscape Photography.
Going out trailing for the right spot to catch the sunrise and the quietness of taking a photo at sunset calms him down from the busy way of life in East Asia. Photo-friends all around the world allow him to gather at all these wonderful locations, shown in this exhibition.”
EXHIBITIONS:
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE’ at the NEILSON HAYS LIBRARY, Bangkok,Thailand, September 2015
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF EAST ASIA’ during the ‘DOCUMENTARY ARTS FESTIVAL’, Chiang Mai Thailand.
-Contributing Artist at the Exhibition ‘FACES OF THAILAND’ Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2014

Friendship#2, Bangkok: On one of my photo walks to Khlong Toei community in Bangkok, I came across this man who is raising and taking care of a rooster, apparently for cockfights. In the harsh surrounding and circumstances of that scene, the tenderness and affection he showed for his pet rooster caught my eye.
Noah Shahar Bio
Born and raised in Tel-Aviv Israel, Noah Shahar has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years.
He began his career as a fashion photographer working with top designers and leading fashion magazines. More recently, Noah has moved on to wedding and portrait photography, where he draws on the flare and glamour of fashion shooting.
Noah made personal changes in his life in 2014 and began working abroad, making Bangkok his regional base. With a new multicultural and international focus in mind, this move allowed Noah the opportunity to meaningfully expand his photographic style and artistic interest.
For the last 4 years, Noah has been documenting people and stories through his lens in portraiture and documentary photographs, covering different people in different life situations and with a great deal of empathy for his subjects.
This collection of images showcases some of his work in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.
EXHIBITIONS:
-November 2017: House Of Lucie Photography Gallery, Print Fair
-June 2017: Cho Why Gallery Bangkok, group exhibition
-2014: Tel-Aviv Photo, group exhibition
-2012: Gebo Gallery Tel-Aviv, group exhibition
Born and raised in Tel-Aviv Israel, Noah Shahar has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years.
He began his career as a fashion photographer working with top designers and leading fashion magazines. More recently, Noah has moved on to wedding and portrait photography, where he draws on the flare and glamour of fashion shooting.
Noah made personal changes in his life in 2014 and began working abroad, making Bangkok his regional base. With a new multicultural and international focus in mind, this move allowed Noah the opportunity to meaningfully expand his photographic style and artistic interest.
For the last 4 years, Noah has been documenting people and stories through his lens in portraiture and documentary photographs, covering different people in different life situations and with a great deal of empathy for his subjects.
This collection of images showcases some of his work in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.
EXHIBITIONS:
-November 2017: House Of Lucie Photography Gallery, Print Fair
-June 2017: Cho Why Gallery Bangkok, group exhibition
-2014: Tel-Aviv Photo, group exhibition
-2012: Gebo Gallery Tel-Aviv, group exhibition
Text By Curator
While we can define “Reality” as the sum of all that is real or existent, -as opposed to that which is merely imaginary- we should agree in there are many different ways to read and show this reality.
Accentuating -or focusing on- some things over others seems to be the usual way we caught ourselves this reality.
Same happens with photography. Even always trying to be “realistic” we can’t avoid to prioritize some things over others. That’s why I find particularly interesting to see the work of these two photographers together.
Hans Meuter [Khun Hans] and Noah Shahar are two experienced photographers with a very particular way to show the reality. Actually, what they have in common is a totally opposed idea about how to show the reality in pictures:
Noah Shahar clearly takes sides with a photography focused on people, from whom he tries to extract its inner world to trace elements of their history. This contrasts sharply with the usually blurred background that is used in his photographs as an element of visual containment and subtly complements the information to build every character story.
Khun Hans stands at the opposite end. His impressive panoramic views and landscapes dominate the photographic scene where human figures sometimes appear to essentially endow a human scale, making the space even more spectacular. The landscape itself becomes the figure with its drama and magnificence. Even in the images where space is more limited, human figure again means a small, minor, fleeting presence. And this happens not only in terms of scale, but also in terms of temporality. These images are also speaking about the force and permanence of the natural or architectural environment in opposition to the transience of the human being.
It is interesting to see how these two visions can complement each other, establishing a dialogue as a game of mirrors where both realities saying something radically different are -at the end- mutually included.
Marcelo von Schwartz
Bangkok, 2019
TWO REALITIES will be showcased at RCB Photographer’s Gallery on the 2nd floor of River City Bangkok opened everyday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. It’s a free-entry exhibition.
While we can define “Reality” as the sum of all that is real or existent, -as opposed to that which is merely imaginary- we should agree in there are many different ways to read and show this reality.
Accentuating -or focusing on- some things over others seems to be the usual way we caught ourselves this reality.
Same happens with photography. Even always trying to be “realistic” we can’t avoid to prioritize some things over others. That’s why I find particularly interesting to see the work of these two photographers together.
Hans Meuter [Khun Hans] and Noah Shahar are two experienced photographers with a very particular way to show the reality. Actually, what they have in common is a totally opposed idea about how to show the reality in pictures:
Noah Shahar clearly takes sides with a photography focused on people, from whom he tries to extract its inner world to trace elements of their history. This contrasts sharply with the usually blurred background that is used in his photographs as an element of visual containment and subtly complements the information to build every character story.
Khun Hans stands at the opposite end. His impressive panoramic views and landscapes dominate the photographic scene where human figures sometimes appear to essentially endow a human scale, making the space even more spectacular. The landscape itself becomes the figure with its drama and magnificence. Even in the images where space is more limited, human figure again means a small, minor, fleeting presence. And this happens not only in terms of scale, but also in terms of temporality. These images are also speaking about the force and permanence of the natural or architectural environment in opposition to the transience of the human being.
It is interesting to see how these two visions can complement each other, establishing a dialogue as a game of mirrors where both realities saying something radically different are -at the end- mutually included.
Marcelo von Schwartz
Bangkok, 2019
TWO REALITIES will be showcased at RCB Photographer’s Gallery on the 2nd floor of River City Bangkok opened everyday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. It’s a free-entry exhibition.