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Thailand: The Kingdom Beneath the Sea, by Collin Piprell
By Collin Piprell. Photos by Ashley J. Boyd*
(Bangkok: Artasia Press, 1991)
out of print

This book presents a series of colorful stories that suggest nearly anyone can enjoy sport diving, at the same time it conveys some of the variety and flavor of scuba diving in these waters.
Thailand’s Coral Reefs, by Collin Piprell
By Collin Piprell. Photos by Ashley J. Boyd*
(Bangkok: White Lotus, 1993)
out of print

Thailand’s Coral Reefs brings the wonder of the reef alive for the general reader while providing enough information to be useful to anyone interested in environmental studies, marine biology, or sport diving.


Diving in Thailand , by Collin Piprell

By Collin Piprell. Photos by Ashley J. Boyd*
(Singapore: Times Editions, then Marshall-Cavendish; USA:
Hippocrene Books, 1994, 2000, 2004)

This book presents a comprehensive guide to diving sites in the Gulf of Thailand and the Thai & Burmese Andaman Sea. Changes in the local liveaboard diving industry and the effects of the 2002 tsunami have dated the book a bit.


National Parks of Thailand, by Collin Piprell

with Denis Gray and Mark Graham
(Bangkok: IFPC, 1993, 1995)
out of print

For years the standard guide to the national parks of Thailand, sadly now both out of date and out of print. Piprell contributed to the front materials and covered the marine national parks.

* Ashley J. Boyd is one of the best-known underwater photographers in Southeast Asia. He is also a scuba diver and a diving instructor with more than 3,300 logged dives to his credit. Mr. Boyd has taught underwater photography courses in Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui; and his photos have appeared in magazines, calendars, posters and books throughout Asia. ashjboyd@access.inet.co.th