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In December, the eleventh Angkor Photo Festival will bring together photographers from across the globe in a celebration of the still image. From refugee camps in Uganda to professional dog portraits, the festival truly caters to all tastes
Southeast Asia Globe editorial
November 25, 2015
In December, the eleventh Angkor Photo Festival will bring together photographers from across the globe in a celebration of the still image. From refugee camps in Uganda to professional dog portraits, the festival truly caters to all tastes
“LEFT THREE DAYS” by Mak Remissa/Asia Motion. A composition made by reconstructing a scene, using paper cut outs, and the use of smoke blown across it
Nowin its 11th year, the Angkor Photo Festival, held in Cambodia’s temple town of Siem Reap, kicks off next month. The longest-running photography event in Asia, it provides a free international platform and educational resource for both established and emerging photographers from across the world.
“A JEWISH STATE” by Eddie Gerald. An Israeli civilian covered with Israeli military unit badges and holding a plastic gun in Tel Aviv
This year’s roster of international photographers attending the free workshops – the results of which will be shown at the closing ceremony – include many from Southeast Asia. Singapore’s Grace Bael, Thailand’s Tanat Chayaphattharitthee and the Philippines’ Arabella Paner, along with Cambodia’s own Vong Sopheak and many others, will benefit from the tutelage of internationally acclaimed photo professionals. These include veteran photographer Patrick de Noirmont, leading Thai photojournalist Suthep Kritsanavarin and Malaysia-born Ian Teh.
“DIVIDING LINES” by Brennan O’Connor. A man gets help washing at Care Villa in Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. Handicapped residents stay at the centre on weekdays
All events are free and open to the public.
“CHILDREN WITH NO IDENTITY” by Abdollah Heidari. An eight-year-old boy, who does not possess an identity card, in a class run by an NGO in Tehran, Iran “MEMENTO MORI” by Yun-Fei Tou. A dog in a government pound in Taiwan, moments before it is put down From the series “COMFORT ZONE” by Tadas Cerniauskas. From a project about the seaside, sunbathing and holidays. The photo was not staged From the series “BLOW JOB” by Tadas Cerniauskas. The result mixing a human face, a high-speed camera and a 300km/h wind “KENYAN SCHOOLS AND GREENHOUSE SYNERGIES” by Patrick Firouzian. A Student at Matangini Elementary School in Mtito Andei, midway between Nairobi and Mombassa From a series on rural schools by Mohammad Golchin. A teacher and his class at a makeshift school in Anvardashtaki, Iran “BAB EL-TABENNAH” by Marion Normand/Hans Lucas. A Syrian mother of ten on her balcony in Tripoli, Lebanon “5 YEARS AND 54 SECONDS LATER” by Marco Gualazzini. The remains of the cathedral in Port au Prince, Haiti, which was destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake “PERU, THE SACRED VALLEY” by Juan Manuel Castro Pietro/Agence VU. Hatun Rumiyoc street, Cuzco, Peru, in 2009 “SCORCHED EARTH” by James Whitlow Delano. A villager pushes his bicycle near the smokestacks of Baotou steel plant, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China Untitled by Frédéric Noy/Cosmos. South Sudanese refugees at Nyumanzi camp, in Adjumani district, northern Uganda “IDAHO – TRUE WEST OF MEMORY AND MYTH” by Anne Rearick/Agence VU. Young twins holding a cat “WAKALIWOOD” by Anne Ackermann. A Ugandan man with his face painted with flour and eggs to imitate a white man impersonating Michael Jackson
“Lower Sesan 2 dam putting livelihoods and environment at risk” – The giant dam is one of the most controversial construction projects in Cambodia. The electricity-generation potential of the Lower Sesan 2 is massive but, for the Mekong River’s aquatic life and nearby villagers, the price of such progress could be colossal
