Entering Cambodia from Vietnam. The Vietnamese border guards would not let me photograph their side of the border. They checked every photo of two films for who knows what.
A monument at the killing fields, Phnom Penh, holding eight thousand skulls from the Khmer Rouge genocide of 1975 to 1978 that killed up to two million Cambodians.
Some of the opened graves that each held dozens of victims. A third of the graves at the Killing Fields have been left un-touched.
Some Khmer children playing at the Killing Fields. The children in Cambodia were adorable, and it's not surprising that they're in high demand for adoption!
Admission photographs of prisoners at security prison S21 in Phnom Penh. Of twelve thousand who entered only seven survived when the Vietnamese pushed the Khmer Rouge out. The photgraphs are haunting. This building was a high school before the revolution.
A map of Cambodia made of human skulls at S21. As gruesome as this seems it is merely a token presenation of reality displayed in a matter-of-fact way.
The high school grounds of S21
More cheerfully, a street scene in the wild frontier town that is Phnom Penh; the capital city of Cambodia reputed for it's Guns, Girls and Ganja.
The Palace in Phnom Penh. The palace has a strong resemblance to the Grand Palace in Bangkok, which is only a few hundred kilometres to the west. In front of the palace is a riverside parade that is a suprising feature of the capital that is in an otherwise woefully underdeveloped country.
Two Khmer children, the boy without limbs lost either to a landmine, which Cambodia is riddled with, or at the hand of somebody collecting his money from begging at the end of each day.
A colourful market in central Phnom Penh.
French destination boards at Phnom Penh railway station. There are two railway lines in abysmal condition in Cambodia. At least until recently it was illegal for foreigners to use the service, but I've been told it's illegal to purchase a ticket, but acceptable to ride without one; the authorities simply don't want any liability from mishaps on the service, such as attacks by lingering Khmer Rouge.
