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Category: CambodiaOne (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 15
Day 15: Lucky Burger. Please bear with me as I explain the story of how I got this photo … Currently, there are no McDonald’s restaurants in Cambodia. The closest thing is either Lucky Burger or BB World. There are a few Lucky Burger stores located around Phnom Penh. When we first arrived in Cambodia, we signed up for a Lucky Card. Whenever you shop at a Lucky Supermarket, you give them your card and you get points. The conversion rate is $1 = 0.1 points. You can redeem your points once you have 50, 100, 200 or 500 points. For accumulating 50 points, you get a $5 gift voucher which you can use at Lucky Burger. We finally got to 50 points after 10 months of living in Cambodia (yes, that’s spending $500 on groceries to get a $5 gift voucher) and I happily set off to Lucky Burger to spend it. The picture below shows what I got for our efforts of grocery shopping. It consists of:
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 14
Day 14: A bunch of clothes and mats hanging on a clothes line.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 13
Day 13 photo: A dog. There are a lot of dogs in Cambodia. They often just roam around the streets, bark all night and at people walking by. The majority of them are pretty scruffy and I don’t think they are treated the same as people treat dogs back home. By this I mean for the most part, they are not seen as ‘pets’, but rather they are guard dogs or just hang around. Having said this, there are some very cute and friendly dogs around.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 12
Day 12 photo: Chapel of the Sisters of Providence Hospice church. Yesterday my friend Tim (check out his blog: http://timothyirobertson.wordpress.com/) and I went looking for an old church called the Chapel of the Sisters of Providence Hospice, which we heard was located somewhere in Phnom Penh. We found it tucked away in winding alleys and surrounded by homes and shacks which had been built around the structure. The church houses a number of Khmer families who have subdivided the church building with plywood walls or brick. The condition of the church is quite good and the interior ceiling is a lovely domed roof. We chatted to the people living there for a while and took some photos.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 11
Day 11: Apartment building near Phsar Thmey (Central Market). Taken in the late afternoon. Many apartment buildings in Phnom Penh were built in the 1960′s and look similar to this. They have a similar layout with a living area, kitchen at the back and bathroom with one or two bedrooms in the middle. There is one long walkway along the side of the apartment to access the rooms and there are generally only windows at the front and back. Often, three, four or five stories tall with a balcony, these apartments with variation on exterior style are very common around central Phnom Penh.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 10
Day 10 photo: guitars and other assorted guitar like instruments hanging in a music shop. Interesting guitar related facts (source – the internet):
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 9
Day 9 photo: Public toilet = the closest tree or wall A not so uncommon sight in Phnom Penh are men using trees, walls or anything else as public toilets. I think it’s because a lot of people live on the street and work on the street rather than in buildings, they use the closest available tree or wall. Pros and Cons of using trees and walls as public toilets. Pros: Cons: Also in the photo, note the man and his child sleeping in the rubbish cart.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 8
Day 8 photo: the hairdresser. Dotted all over Phnom Penh and Cambodia are these hair cut stands. These are predominantly for men to get their hair cut and have their facial hair shaved. The basic setup is a chair, mirror, razors, combs, scissors and a spray bottle, more often than not in a simple wooden shack or under a piece of cloth. Prices are about $1. The downside is that there are a limited number of hair styles available. What’s the average price for a hair cut in Australia these days?
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography, Day 7
Day 7 photo: Sleeping cyclo driver. “Cambodia’s iconic cyclos are dwindling with decreased demand from residents in the capital, Phnom Penh, but drivers are hoping an increased tourist trade will help them survive. The three-wheeled cyclo, with its bucket seat between the two front wheels for the passengers, and the driver perched high up behind them above the rear wheel, pedalling away, was brought to Cambodia by the French 70 years ago. Ten years ago, 9,000 drivers made their livings pedalling cyclos around the capital – today there are just 1,300.” (source)
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day, Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography, Day 6
Day 6 photo: Market store selling (fresh?) meat in 35 degrees weather – this is where your meat comes from in Phnom Penh.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day, Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography, Day 5
As volunteers in Cambodia one of the things we love doing is going out for breakfast or brunch on the weekends. We have a few favourite spots that have a great cooked breakfast or coffee that we frequent regularly but we also love discovering new places. Today’s photo is of Kelly holding her cup of coffee. We went to Le Jardin and had breakfast with two of our friends. Interesting breakfast related facts:
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day, Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography, Day 4
One of the many types of beer available in Cambodia, is Angkor Draft. Apparently Cambodia consumes 14 litres per capita, the least of all the Southeast Asian countries. One issue surrounding beer companies and restaurants are the “Cambodian Beer Sellers (called locally “beer girls”, a derogatory term, or “beer promoters” or “promotion girls” by their companies) exclusively sell one brand of beer in bars and restaurants. Some work on commission and others receive a monthly salary; either way, they earned only $US81 – about half the income ($158) needed to support their family in 2009. To supplement their income, about half accept propositions from tourists and local beer drinkers and exchange sex for money.” source
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day, Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography, Day 3
Day 3 photo: A khmer man texting on his phone. Here are some interesting bits of information on the mobile phone market in Cambodia. Between 2009 and 2010, the number of mobile-phone connections in Cambodia more than doubled, leaping from 4.2 million telephone numbers to 8.5 million, according to the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Six years ago, when far fewer network providers did business, there were only 690,000. In 2006, Cambodia was host to three mobile-phone service providers, but by the end of 2010, there were nine. (source)
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography – Day 2
Day 2: 1960′s style apartment building in central Phnom Penh.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly and Anthony Rae Photography – Day 1
In order to improve my photography and challenge myself, I am attempting to do a-photo-a-day for the month of February. Lots of people start these things – often for a year, but never finish. I figure a month (the shortest month at that) would be a more achievable goal to set. There are 28 days in February this year, so it means 28 photos. The photos posted in this series will be of a general interest nature – no theme yet, but all based in Camboda and reflecting on life here as a volunteer. So here is the photo for day 1, 1st of February 2011. This is a picture of the ‘Cambodian Daily’ one of the two main English newspapers in Cambodia. It often contains articles from other newswires so it has a lot of international news, but also publishes local news as well. I thought it a fitting picture to start of this daily photo series.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ Kampot, Cambodia – Travel Photography
From a recent trip to Kampot. A couple are of the old buildings in the town and the rest are of people fishing from the river.
Orussei Market in Black and White, Travel Photography, Cambodia
Eight images from around the Orussei Market in Black and White. All shot with a Nikon D700 & 50mm f1.4 lens combo:
Oudong, Phnom Penh Cambodia – Travel Photography
40kms north of Phnom Penh is a town called Oudong. During 1618 to 1866, Oudong was the capital of Cambodia until it was abandoned by King Norodom who moved the capital to Phnom Penh. It was heavily bombed by Americans during the Vietnam War and a site of intense fighting in 1977 between Khmer Rouge forces and Lon Nol forces. It’s a good day trip out of Phnom Penh and takes about 1.5 hours in a tuk tuk.
Have a Merry Christmas
Angkor Wat – Series of 5
Finally after about seven months of living in Cambodia, we took a long weekend trip up to Siem Reap to visit the Angkor Wat temple complex. I’ve edited down the many hundreds of photos to what I think are the top 5 images from the trip. There are many, many more images that I would have loved to include, but then I would have too many images! Angkor Wat is a place for photographers as there are opportunities for amazing photos everywhere. There is one image from Angkor Wat, three images from Ta Prohm and one from Bayon. These are the main three temples to visit at Angkor Wat. I did visit a few smaller temples and they were just as impressive in their structure and with the trees and undergrowth intertwined with the stone. The set of 5 images are available as framed prints, canvas art from our redbubble store. They would make a great feature on your wall at home.
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