The stories behind the photos, part 2

Our Bangkok Post photographers describe the situations they faced while taking some of the most memorable news photos of the year. In this second part of the series, they talk about covering the highly emotional events surrounding the political protests early in 2014.

Newspaper photographers have to be ready for anything.

When there are new developments in important breaking news stories, they need to respond quickly and jump into action, often throwing themselves into the middle of unpredictable dangerous situations.

In "The story behind the photos" photographers describe situations they faced while taking some of the most memorable news photos of 2014. Here are three photos with their stories:

Yingluck Shinawatra surrounded by crowd of supporters after the Constitutional Court stripped her of the premiership.

Bangkok Post photographer Chanat Katanyu explains how he managed to get a close-up shot at a critical moment in history:

"Yingluck Shinawatra was surrounded by a crowd of supporters after the Constitutional Court stripped her of the premiership. Pushing through the crowd and getting close to Ms Yingluck was difficult, particularly when security officers were trying their hardest to pull me away. I used a special wide-angle lens to capture the chaotic scene as it unfolded before me."

On the day of the coup this year, red shirts were brought to an abrupt end.

Bangkok Post photographer Pawat Laopaisarntaksin describes how he took a photo of the red shirt protests being disbanded the day of the coup:

"On May 22, the day of the coup, my assignment was to cover the red-shirt protest at Utthayan Road. The challenge was to take the best photos [I could] in a rapidly developing security situation, with soldiers moving in to catch red-shirt leaders on the protest stage. Some protesters were weeping. It was vital to record the situation while keeping safe at the same time."

Victory Monument is a central transportation hub for Bangkok and was a focus for attempted protests after the coup.

Bangkok Post photographer Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn describes how he took this dramatic aerial shot of Victory Monument (Sadly, Surapol died recently after a bout with cancer):

"An aerial view of the Victory Monument ahead of an operation to pre-empt a rally planned by anti-coup protesters. I decided to use a drone and flew it higher than usual for better angles of the scene, despite very windy conditions. I fitted the camera onto the craft backwards so the focus would be right on the middle of the monument. When the drone reached its highest altitude, it suddenly stalled for about 30 seconds and swayed left and right. The wind was getting worse, so I decided to bring it back to the ground, to prevent any damage. I then sent four pictures to my boss and was told the first shot I took had been chosen for the page."

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