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From the story ‘108 Landscapes‘.

Here is proof by Google that Phnom Penh is developing at a rapid pace… to the dismay of so many families which were simply kicked out… Google recently updated its satellite pictures from Phnom Penh. I still had a screenshot from the Dey Krohom and Sambok Chap area dating probably from 2003. Here are both […]

It has been raining heavily for over 24h. The water levels of what is left of Boeung Kak lake have risen even more. Little by little people are being forced out of their homes, to the great satisfaction of Shukaku Inc. which is actively contributing to the rising water levels by pumping sand in the […]

First time in the US… Went back several times after. Never got really hooked. Had the feeling of having seen it all before… I liked the feeling of space though. The second picture is from the Wa State story.

Back to the matching pictures taken at least 15 years apart… The first one is from the beginning stages of my refugees story.

In the series about development projects on land people were evicted from (check out ‘After the Eviction’ in the Eviction Galleries) … They are now also building a golf practice on Koh Pich. Until it is finished you can always take a piss…

The last day of Pchum Ben, the time when Cambodians remember and honour the spirits of their deceased. In Vihear Sour, since 70 years, they add some entertainment for the spirits as well: they hold buffalo races. But it seems the spiritual part of the race, when the buffaloes are gathered for prayer in front […]

Half of Phnom Penh seems to have left… All that remains at the taxi stations is crushed styrofoam food containers and paper… Meanwhile, princesses play with incense sticks at the pagoda…