A bit of canine shopping

The editor of Tom Yum magazine, the inflight magazine of a Thai budget airline (Nok Air), saw the above photo I took last June at Mae Sai, Northern Thailand, and contacted me to use the photo in their photo graffiti section.

This is how I described the photo:

"The photo is taken last year (5 June 2006) at a 7-Eleven in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand. The 7-Eleven is located right by the border between Mae Sai and Tachilek, Myanmar.

There is actually a sign on the door of the store that says "No dogs allowed" but I guess dogs can't read signs nor thai (or english for the matter). It happily sauntered in and took a grand tour of the store and was still there when I left. Personally I think it was pretty hilarious and quite cool actually because nobody was alarmed by the canine customer except for the tourists of course. The irony of the sign was what really got to me. I'm not sure these stray dogs can read signs. But to me, these are the little quirks that makes me love Thailand the most. You won't find it anywhere else!"

I don't get paid for the use but I do get a free copy of the "full-color glossy magazine printed in thailand which is geared towards tourists" mailed to my house when the issue comes out!

Is this perhaps how National Geographic photojournalists start out?