a travel and documentary photography blog
by Almut Albrecht
viewpoint in Kep, Cambodia
Overlooking the sea from a viewpoint at Kep Beach in Kep, Cambodia.
Children in Kep, Cambodia
Kep is a little coastal city located at the southwest coast of Cambodia not far away from the border to Vietnam. The city is divided in three districts: Kep Beach, Crab-Market and Kep Village. Before the time of the Pol-Pot-Regime Kep was the most popular beach town in Cambodia. During the Khmer Rouge periode all of the villas, bungalows and hotels were abondoned, destroyed and ransacked. Still today you can find a lot of these ruins in Kep and surroundings.
Wat Botum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Wat Botum is a little and friendly buddhist Wat situated near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Three monks made a rest on a construction zone in the Wat. They enjoyed to speak English to me by training their knowledge of the language.
old woman in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The old cambodian woman sat in the entrance of a Vihear (prayers hall for buddhists). I asked her, if I can take a photo from her. She gave me this smile. What history can she tell?
Phnom Penh: people
People in Phnom Penh: desperately poor people, children, who work on the street, children, who go begging, old women, who sell flowers in front of a temple, monks, rikshadrivers, homeless people …some of the many, many faces in this town.
Phsar Thmey (Central Market) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Phsar Thmey (Central Market) is a great roofed market hall situated in the Norodom Boulevard in Phnom Penh.
National Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The National Museum is situated next the Royal Palace. Buddha Statues, Garuda Statues and great Vishnu Statues from the Angkor Wat Temples are shown inside (to take photos inside is forbidden). Most of the Khmer Statues from Angkor Wat were destroyed or just stolen. Even today it happens that statues from Angkor Wat are sold on the “black market” for art and antiques. Only a few exhibits were given back to the museum. For everybody who visited Angkor Wat it is a great joy to see some statues who once stood in the Temples. The museum is beautiful!
Wat Sarawan in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Wat Sarawan is a little Wat near the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Remarkable is an old building with a tower, still used by the monks for living in. The hall for praying (Vihear) with the buddha statues is painted with frescoes.
Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The white pagoda of the Wat Phnom is built on a hill surrounded by a little park. In the “vihear” (the hall for the prayers) are several buddha statues, the walls are painted with colorful scenes of the life of buddha.
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