PHOTOGRAPHY
Real images.
Accurate context.
Our family photographs sit alongside two licensed reference images. The reference images are identified below and are not presented as family catches.
Cheow Lan Lake, Thailand
© Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0. Photographed 18 February 2011.
Original photograph and licence record. Resized and converted to WebP. This landscape is not presented as a fishing-access recommendation.
Mekong giant catfish, Gifu aquarium, Japan
KKPCW / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographed 10 November 2019.
Original photograph and licence record. Resized and converted to WebP. This adapted image is available under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Identification follows the Commons file description; this is not a Thai lake catch.
The family album
Family photographs and footage were supplied by Vinny for this website, with publication authorised on 28 September 2026. Originals are preserved. Captions identify dates and venues where supplied; individual photographer and filmmaker credits will be added when available. No generated fishing photographs have been used.
Family-supplied carp photographs and video
The Palm Tree Lagoon carp story uses two supplied JPEG photographs and a smaller playback copy of the family-supplied video. The photo filenames also appear in Palm Tree Lagoon’s June 2024 gallery. The family supplied this material for publication. Individual photographer and filmmaker credits are not yet recorded.
Palm Tree Lagoon family album
Selected photographs supplied by the family appear in the Palm Tree Lagoon guide. Original files are preserved unchanged. The selection is published with Vinny’s approval; individual photographer credits will be added when available.
The Thailand fishing photo pack
Seventeen selected photographs from the family’s ZIP archive appear across Bungsamran, Hookers Pattaya, Tight Lines and Palm Tree Lagoon. Venue groupings were confirmed by the family. Originals remain unchanged; smaller WebP copies retain the full frame. Published with Vinny’s approval; individual photographer credits will be added when available.
Jurassic Mountain: October 2023
The first-trip album includes five personal lake and resort photographs from Vinny’s October posts and five catch photographs credited to Jurassic Mountain Resort & Fishing Park. The fishery’s watermarks remain intact. WebP copies preserve the full frame; downloaded originals are retained in the project archive.
Sam’s Jurassic Mountain birthday trip
The six December 2023 photographs in the Jurassic Mountain birthday chapter come from Sam’s family Facebook posts, supplied through the family’s collection at Vinny’s request. Full frames are retained in web-sized copies; original downloads and source details are kept privately with the project notes.
Palm Tree Lagoon: May–June 2024 trip diary
Eight additional photographs in the carp story’s trip album were selected from Vinny’s and Sam’s family Facebook posts at Vinny’s request. Original downloads are preserved privately; smaller WebP copies retain the full frame. Each caption links to its source. Individual photographer credits remain unconfirmed.
Tyler’s first Jurassic Mountain trip: October 2024
Ten photographs in Tyler’s first-trip chapter were selected from Vinny’s and Sam’s family Facebook collection at Vinny’s request. Each links to its source. Original downloads are preserved privately; WebP copies retain the full frame. Individual photographer credits remain unconfirmed.
Finlay at Samui Fishing Club: March 2025
Seven photographs in the Samui family feature were selected from Vinny’s family Facebook album dated 13 March 2025 at his request. Downloaded originals are preserved privately; web-sized copies retain the full frame. Individual photographer credits remain unconfirmed.
Tyler at Palm Tree Lagoon: March 2026
Ten photographs in the first-visit chapter combine six selections from Vinny’s 27 March Facebook post with four family-supplied images also featured in the fishery’s April report. Used at Vinny’s request. Original files are preserved privately; WebP copies retain the complete frame. Individual photographer credits remain unconfirmed. The family video is linked to its original Facebook post.
