[Alt-photo] Re: South East Asia Chemical Suppliers?

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Hi Eric - - 

When I took Mark Nelson's workshop, a wonderful photographer from Bangkok was there, Virakich Sudhasawin and we have kept in touch. I know he is doing platinum printing and also has an art supply business. If you contact me off list, I would be happy to connect the two of you. 

Kate Jordahl
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On May 10, 2013, at 9:51 PM, eric nelson wrote:

> Thank you Jon, I'll drop them a note and see if they have any leads here.
> Eric
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Jon Reid <jon at sharperstill.com> wrote:
> 
>> Eric,
>> The noted documentary photographer Philip Blenkinsop resides in Bangkok
>> and as far as I know continues analog photography. I don't think he was
>> ever into alt processes but was a huge fan of Type 55. He has a studio
>> called 2snakestudio, there is a contact on this page
>> http://www.philipblenkinsop.**com <http://www.philipblenkinsop.com>
>> He's been in that area for nearly 20 years so may be able to help you.
>> Photojournalist Jack Picone has also been there for years. I imagine he's
>> mostly digital these days but would have been film for a while. Contact
>> details on his page http://www.jackpicone.com
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
>> eric nelson <mailto:emanphoto at gmail.com>
>>> 10 May 2013 3:43 PM
>>> 
>>> I've been looking (Googling) for a photo chemical supplier here in
>>> Thailand
>>> or somewhere "nearby" with no luck at all.
>>> I'm looking to get into wet plates (as well as back into the processes I
>>> did back in the states) but shipping those chems from my past suppliers in
>>> the US is going to be very expensive plus one never knows what will get
>>> stopped by customs here. I just read of someone's vitamin shipment being
>>> stopped by customs here.
>>> <http://www.thaivisa.com/**forum/topic/636989-help-my-**
>>> package-is-stuck-at-**customsfda/<http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/636989-help-my-package-is-stuck-at-customsfda/>
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Fortunately I was able to ship with our worldly goods, the bulk of my
>>> apothecary, but that will last only so long and I could not ship anything
>>> flammable or dangerous like drum scanning fluids and acids.
>>> 
>>> I don't know if anyone on the list resides in this neck of the woods, but
>>> any help or advice would be appreciated.
>>> 
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