April 18th, 2012 — 5:31pm
On a recent trip to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, I spent a couple of mornings at a school that teaches youngsters the art of classical Khmer dance. Watching the elegant teacher instruct the children was an experience I found much interesting than seeing an actual performance. During the Khmer Rouge years, the brutal
April 18th, 2012 — 11:49am
The good folks at Asian Journeys recently used an image of mine to grace the cover of their magazine. Hats off to the publisher, editor, adventurer and explorer of the Singapore-based mag, Mr. Floyd Cowan for choosing the picture of a young Thai Yai boy at the Poi Sang Long ordindantion ceremony. Apologies from me for the
March 26th, 2012 — 2:44pm
I’ve always found large gatherings of people or any so-called mass consciousness rather disturbing to be around. The herd instinct if you like. It is even more unsettling when it is a religious event. On Sunday I went to photograph the final day of a series of large scale alms giving ceremonies that have been
March 12th, 2012 — 3:34pm
Another quickie. A few weeks ago, on my last day in Yangon, I spent an hour or so wandering around Scott Market in Yangon, also known as Bogyoke Aung San Market. It’s a popular haunt for tourists looking to pick up last minute gifts such jewelry, textiles, and lacquerware. There are also plenty of gold
March 12th, 2012 — 9:30am
Just time for a couple of quick posts before I head off to Cambodia. I’ll be in Phnom Penh for a few days photographing for sample page spreads for a new book on the country – a more comphrensive tome than the last one, Enchanting Cambodia. It’s almost a year since I was there and I’m
