PHOTOS

5 JAN 2024

The year 2023 in pictures

A selection of Bangkok Post best photos of the year 2023.

 
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The year 2023 in pictures
Visitors take a photo of the stupas at Wat Pho in Bangkok, which have been lit up to welcome the New Year. (Photo: Natthawat Wichieanbut)
The year 2023 in pictures
People feed seagulls at Bang Pu recreational area in Samut Prakan. Many birds head to the area to escape the northern hemisphere winter. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The year 2023 in pictures
A woman hangs up a paper lantern to honour Lord Buddha's relics at the wellknown Wat Phra That Haripunchai in Lamphun. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
The year 2023 in pictures
A couple embraces as the House approves amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code, which allows same-sex couples to get married. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The year 2023 in pictures
A boy cools off with bottled water as he waits with other novices to be ordained at Wat Benchamabophit in Bangkok. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
The year 2023 in pictures
Boys carry flowers and offerings as they walk through the main ordination hall of Wat Pak Bor in Suan Luang district before their induction as novice monks. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
The year 2023 in pictures
A visitor walks past a digital art exhibit displayed on a large screen at the 'Scbx Next Tech' exhibition, at Siam Paragon shopping complex. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The year 2023 in pictures
A man takes part in a ritual to mark 136 years since the founding of the Sae Lim shrine in Bangkok. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
The year 2023 in pictures
A mother leads her son through the sunflower field at Suan Rot Fai Park in Bangkok. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The year 2023 in pictures
Revellers party at Wet 'n Wild Holiday Fun festival outside CentralWorld shopping complex. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)