cyclos

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2001: These cyclo drivers had the right idea, taking a siesta during the hottest time of the day. It was April, also the hottest time of the year in Cambodia. But I was just a stupid barang who thought it was a better idea to walk around getting dehydratyed and taking pictures. […]

mechanics

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2001: While wandering the streets of Phnom Penh at the hottest time of year I photographed these workshop boys hard at work. I recieved a mixed response… Canon EOS 100/Sigma 28-105

Bayon

The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Cambodia 2001: This local guide posed impassively, but without the wry grin of the stone faces that make up the “Bayon” temple. It was the hottest time of the year in Cambodia (april) and she was annoyed that I wouldn’t pay her for a guided tour- hey, I was a broke […]

Death Railway

Cambodia, March 2001: At Phnom Penh’s derelict railway station, it took some persuasion to be allowed to purchase tickets south. The crowded train chugged along at a crawl- fast enough to feel like we were moving, but slow enough as to not have to stop if people wanted to get on… or off. Sensible travellers […]

Kep Man

Kep, Cambodia, 2001. Caught this man gazing out to sea at Kep’s ruined jetty on the south coast. Kep was formerly known as the “Cambodian Riviera” for the French colonial’s prior to the 1970’s- now the mansions were derelict, destroyed and uninhabitated. It was a ghost town and we were the only tourists (stupidly) in […]