A Monkey Photo Walk in Songkhla City, Thailand for #Monomad and #Wednesdaywalk
Recently, I had another monkey photo walk with a 70-300mm lens: Not far from my guesthouse, there’s a street popular among monkeys and, on clear days, brightly lit by the sun before it slips behind the mountain.
You can observe perfect silhouettes of macaques on the street there - a great spot for a photographer.
Sharing shots from this walk and thoughts.
Thoughts like... ...I think, if monkeys could create commercial enterprises, they would specialize in the circus business, obviously:
Naturally born acrobats and clowns, that's why.
Ladies and gentlemen!
Come one, come all, to witness the greatest spectacle on Earth at the illustrious Grand Circus of cuckoo acrobats and evil clowns!
Some of them would probably also work as influencers on social media and even trade on crypto exchanges. However, circuses would be the main niche - and sports as well.
Thailand would have a pile of Olympic golds if monkey wrestling were an Olympic discipline.
The defeat is inevitable?! However, the contender executes a perfect muzzle grab and scores 5 points!
Another potential monkey job, less exciting, for monkey men with an industrial inclination:
The cable industry.
This was my destination:
It was a bit cloudy at the moment, but wait for the next shot:
If you are interested: a Nikkor 70-300mm on a Nikon full-frame DSLR, with aperture priority, 185mm, f/6.3, 1/3200, ISO 800. 6.3 isn't random - this lens gives the best shots at 2 stops from the lowest (is this magic or optics, I don't know).
Yeah, baby, show me monkey gallop!
What these shots lack is interaction. But look at this scene:
Here, you can see monkeys in motion and a bond between them and feel the danger of traffic thanks to the background. You can also see both phases of the monkey run: the wide jump and the push. And such a detail as toes gives an extra point to the picture.
A little self-praise never hurt anyone. 😄
A rush to safety!
They are fun to watch but tough. I enjoy observing them through the lens, but I have no desire to interact beyond photography. Their tendency for violence among themselves and their eagerness to use their teeth doesn’t make me a big fan of macaques — I prefer being friends with cats, lol.
It was a sunset walk, so it didn’t last long. I went to the guesthouse and bought fruits on the way to keep myself full a bit longer.
All photos were taken with a Nikkor 70-300mm on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 by the author on March 31, 2025, in Songkhla, Thailand
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Excellent photographs!
I loved the photos with the detailed monkeys.
Thank you, @roswelborges! 😊
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Oh!... I am very happy having dog and cats in my streets!... But these monkeys sure seem to be the “alpha level” of street fun!!!!! 🤣.... I understand what you say about their possible violent behavior, I have heard about monkey families here that have attacked throwing fruit and droppings at explorers in our mountains 🐒... But they still seem like adorable creatures to me! 🙈.... Thanks for bringing this to us at #Hive @x-rain friend!
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They interact with the street in so many diverse ways - they are priceless for photography. Monkeys exploring roofs are one of the best things, as you can combine creatures from the jungle with the beauty of architecture - all those patterns and geometry.
But nothing can compare to how cats can look inside of you and how they can gently speak with their eyes...
Eyes of monkeys are the eyes of evil clowns, lol. Of course, I love these little bastards 😁 but they have different personalities.
However, rather predictable in their violence - if you are peacefully passing by even 1 meter away from them or taking images without shortening the distance (like 3 meters and more) and without staring into their eyes, they are fine. City monkeys have no food without humans (like it was in the covid time in Songkhla) so they have to be violent to snatch food and rob places - not Songkhla 2025 case though - they eat better than me. 😁
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Wow, what a lovely shot of those monkeys in action! I do like monkeys. I used to bug my mom to let me get one. When I was little, my neighbour actually had a monkey, and every time I ate a banana, it would snatch it from me! It also used to pull my hair, and I'd end up crying every time.
Somehow, that monkey was sent away. I don't know where, because it started copying its owner. One day, it climbed up to the rooftop with a pan and a sweet potato, lit a fire using some wood, and tried to cook. The house ended up catching fire! Lol,
Those photos were beautifully captured, and I really like the black and white. What a talented photographer!
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That's a crazy story about a monkey that set a house afire 😁😁
I grew up hearing them and seeing them from afar - we had a research institute nearby with a large outdoor baboon colony. Some of them ran away from time to time so my dream was that one of them would visit us. But it never happened, although there were stories about such visitors in our neighborhood. So... probably, this trauma of my childhood made me go to tropical Asia... and spent many years here, lol. 😁😉
Good decision, especially if nothing is tying you down. I definitely would’ve done the same, lol. Nowadays, having nomadic skills is really valuable, you can pack up and go anywhere, anytime. Not everyone has the courage to do that. Very brave of you! 😊
Wow... Your trip was not in vain, you caught some monkeys very well, of course I really liked meteka, amazing shot my friend👍
Terima kasih for this feedback! 😊
Those one sit in the street didn't look like they wanted to move
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She is enjoying my shadow - probably, spent all her energy fighting and then ate a ton of fruits tributed by giant awkward ill-haired monkeys...
Awesome shots, so many monkeys
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Such a amazing click of photos my friend. Love to see that how dedicated and passionate you are on taking such wonderful photograph. Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️.
Glad you liked it, thank you! 😊
Most welcome my friend. Take love.
You’ve got a great eye (and sense of humor)! These monkey moments are priceless. 😄
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