Phapfah Puttharugsa (Bink) was born into a family of artists in Bangkok. Her goal was always to study medicine or medicinal chemistry until, at the age of 15, she began to question herself, “Will I actually be able to walk this path to the end without getting tired of it?” This caused Phapfah to reconsider her options, which led her to drop out of formal education and obtain a GED at age 16. After that, she devoted all her time to the one thing she had grown up with but never really tried committing herself to: art.

At first she practiced on her own, then took short courses on design in Thailand and abroad. During this time, in 2011, she also began posting her artwork on Instagram and increasing her follower count, which continues to grow as more and more people recognize her as an artist.

A few years later, Phapfah felt that she had reached a bottleneck in terms of her drawing skills. She considered finding another way to experience new things, and Leica was her first companion. Now that 7–8 years have passed, photography has not only become another passion of hers, but has also helped her return to drawing.

Traveling, taking photographs, and talking to strangers are now her solace. Phapfah views photographs as another form of canvas. She believes that we all have tints of feeling at certain moments that only our eyes can see. She puts those colors into her photographs, hoping that people who see them will be taken into the moments when the shutter was pressed.