Tofu skins, a popular soy product of South East Asia and beyond, used in soups, stir-fries, and dim sum, still made by traditional processes. This wonderful family run business found deep in the Khmer country offers us photographers a magical subject, light and composition. I’m not a tofu eater, but I’m sure this smoky process…
Kampong Chhnang (translation: port of pottery), famed for it’s golden clay & potteries has more to offer for the passing tourist and photographer, which vibrant floating Vietnamese village and a colourful night market. It’s distance from the capital makes for an excellent side trip, overlooked by the masses. Potteries From Kampong Chhnang, it’s a ten…
Battambang is well known for it’s main tourist attractions such as the bamboo train, Wat Banan and Phnom Sampov with it’s spectacular bat display. However, the city has a more to offer for us photographers, from local cottage industries, wonderful French Chinese architecture to the many buddhist monasteries along the Sangker river. A great place…
Shooting these divine dancers would be the envy of many photographers. Add a young princess and the majestic setting of Angkor Wat, you are in celestial heaven. How it happened. I’ve been working on a photography project with photographer James Mills, for a while now. By chance James met Chhoem Sakada, a Khmer actor, who…
Located nearly 40km east from Kampot, Kampong Trach offers un-spoilt beautiful limestone formations with a scattering of caves set in lush countryside. This place is well worth exploring. Kampong Trach Town, nestled either side of the highway, is a rather dusty affair and at first glance, a place to pass, however, getting beyond the main road…
Update! Moto Mayhem IV, coming to Kampot, Cambodia 24th February 2018! In a remote stadium hidden somewhere in the depths of Kampot’s countryside, a group of eclectic motobike racers gather. The goal, to challenge the rivals almighty powerful motos to see who has the fastest man-machine combo, Kampot style. This is top fuel racing at…
Kratie is a beautiful small town half way between the Laos border and Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. Unlike Siem Reap, it is almost un-spoilt by the tourist industry, with only a scattering of bars and restaurants to facilitate the small quantities of visitors traveling through. It is a typical market town with a central…
Kampot Kampot, a once small town on the south coast of Cambodia, is a great hub for exploring. The countryside and local attractions can be a great experience for both the tourist and photographer. Grab a moto, rent a passapp or tuktuk and go explore. The demise of Sinookvile and speculative investments from Khmer and…
Visakha Bucha day 2025 falls on May 11th If witnessing buddhist ceremonies is your thing, Visakha Bucha day is one of the finest times to be in Cambodia. The ceremony is practiced all over Asia, where locals, children & elders, enter the pagodas to be taught Buddhist precepts for five nights, six days. Visakha Bucha…
2025 Khmer New Year – April 14th-16th A three day* festival enjoyed by the whole country, where crowds flock to select destinations & homelands to celebrate with their friends & relatives. Many tourists and ex-pats avoid any travel during this holiday as the whole country is on the move, it is however a great opportunity…