Chiang Mai, Thailand

An interview with Kobby Booncoomyou

By John Greenfield

Photography by Josh Dick

It’s a sultry Monday night in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand, and techno music booms from the hostess bars near Moon Muang Road. This college town of about 150,000 people (one million in the metro area) has dozens of golden Buddhist temples, and it’s surrounded by gorgeous green mountains.