BANGKOK -- Most Thai people view the royal family as an almost sacred institution to be treated with utmost respect. For that reason, photographers always have to be careful how and where they point their lenses, even for news coverage.
Photographer Kraipit Phanvut was one of the few people granted relatively close-up access to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Oct. 13. The king was formally succeeded on Dec. 1 by his only son, who is now titled King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
