“The Sheltering Sky” is an allegory of the spiritual adventure of the fully conscious human being in the modern experience.”

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#Cambodia Instagram

by Michael Klinkhamer

This book, a photo diary, is a selection of over 100 photos that I posted on Instagram. They cover the period from 2012 to 2020 when I lived and worked permanently in Cambodia. What makes #Cambodia Instagram so fascinating is that it transforms images originally posted spontaneously for quick digital consumption into something archival, reflective, and culturally enduring.

“I felt it was a shame to let such a colorful collection of intense street photography and portraits float in the digital space. Beyond the aesthetics, the book captures fragments of a specific social and urban moment in Phnom Penh—the people, rhythms, expressions, textures, and the ‘real Cambodia through the lens’ during a period spanning both my personal transformation and that of my host country, Kampuchea (Kingdom of Cambodia).”

2026 Started Fantastically

In late 2025, I responded to a call on social media for the opening of the ‘Art for Kep’ artist residency program in Cambodia.

KEP RAW Magazine is a representation of high-quality black-and-white photography and authentic story telling, created during my ART for KEP Residency 2026.

View the RAW magazine here.

Kep Raw 2026: A Black-and-White Chronicle of Sea, Community, and Ecology

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Klinkhamer Real Estate and Architecture Productions

Kep West

Krong Kaeb, Cambodia

BLOOM Architecture built in 2023

Vann Molyvann House

“If there is one architectural discovery you definitely do not want to miss in Phnom Penh, it is the Vann Molyvann House.“

The Chemosphere

Nestled high above Los Angeles, publisher Benedikt Taschen lives in The Chemosphere, a very special house, even for Los Angeles residents.Designed by American architect John Lautner.

Octagonal in shape, high above the ground, it stands like a high-tech mushroom atop a pole hidden in the Hollywood hills; a bit Jetsons, a bit James Bond – and completely “vintage L.A. Modern.” Photo and text by Michael Klinkhamer 2013©

We are (2026) available from the Netherlands and ‘open for business’ for a wide range of Photography, Photography Tours and workshops and text assignments.

Specialized in portrait, architecture, automotive and corporate photography

Michael Klinkhamer has been working internationally since 2008, mainly in Asia, but also in the US and Australia. And with great success since 2013 in organizing very inspiring Photography Safari Tours in South East Asia.

We produce special edition (Blurb) magazines and book formats consisting of gripping interviews and extensive high end photography & articles.

Portraits of Cambodia magazine contains a wide selection of Cambodian portraits by Michael Klinkhamer.
We dedicated a special section for my encounters in Buddhist temples and the special moments we had with the monks and the novice monks there. The magazine is part of the Cambodia Photo Tours Inspirational photography workshops.

Khmer people, young kids, beautiful old people, gracious women, hard strong men and everybody else in between. People who caught my eye then and now and have their own personal story to tell.

In this Cambodia Photo Tours Magazine I publish some of my best photo work from our many photo walks to inspire and illustrate the kind of photography that can be found in Cambodia.

• Publish Date: Apr 15, 2023
• Language English

Organizing Photography Workshops in Cambodia -Thailand- Vietnam-Laos and the Netherlands with Cambodia Photo Tours.

Noir Phnom Penh Cambodia
Phnom Penh Street Photography

Street Photography in Phnom Penh-Cambodia from 2012 until recent.
Michael Klinkhamer takes you to the Heart of Darkness in Phnom Penh with a collection of stunning black and white pictures.
These pictures are a personal account from Michael in the years of living dangerously.

Peter Klashorst Portraits of Ghosts S-21, Phnom Penh-Cambodia
Making of Ghosts S-21 exhibition. Photo essay by Michael Klinkhamer

About Michael Klinkhamer

Blog Articles:

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  Vann Molyvann House & BROWN Coffee
  If there is one architectural discovery you definitely do not want to miss in Phnom Penh, it is the Vann Molyvann House. Phnom Penh has… Read more: Vann Molyvann House & BROWN Coffee
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  Moments of grain and serenity in Cambodia
  Film Photography Photo Walks Cambodia Back to Film Photography in Phnom Penh This article is part of the Cambodia Photo Tours and workshops experience.We are… Read more: Moments of grain and serenity in Cambodia
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  Cambodia Wants Peace
  Cambodia Wants Peace At the end of 2018, I visited the Preah Vihear temple and its surroundings. That day, the weather was remarkably beautiful and… Read more: Cambodia Wants Peace
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  MONK DANCE CAMBODIA
  Text and Photography by Michael Klinkhamer. The art of becoming a monk in Cambodia Before monks prepare themselves to leave their pagodas and venture out… Read more: MONK DANCE CAMBODIA
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  Apsara of Angkor Wat
  There she was, suddenly! An Apsara goddess from Angkor.Under a messy canopy in the pouring rain stood a woman in traditional Cambodian clothing, fully made… Read more: Apsara of Angkor Wat
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  From the Archive; Roman Polanski
  Special encounters through the lens with legendary genius Roman Polanski. Who: Roman Polanski Location: Sonesta Renaissance Hotel Amsterdam When: Late 1980s Publication: HP/de Tijd magazine… Read more: From the Archive; Roman Polanski
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  Real Estate and Architecture Productions
  Knai Bang Chatt Resort in Kep The Chemosphere is a modernist house in Los Angeles, California, designed by John Lautner  TAO Riverside Residence is a… Read more: Real Estate and Architecture Productions
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  Sheltering Skies over Morocco
  #Moroccan Girl “I was recently reminded of Morocco in the late 1980s and of a haunting photo I once took there of a young girl… Read more: Sheltering Skies over Morocco
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  Roland Neveu and the ‘Killing Fields of Cambodia’
  all images are copyright © Roland Neveu.For licensing contact: rolandneveu@gmail.com Words: Michael Klinkhamer “On that fateful April 17, 1975, Khmer Rouge soldiers walked the boulevards… Read more: Roland Neveu and the ‘Killing Fields of Cambodia’
• Andres Serrano, a Portrait of Controversy
  Photo shoot with world class controversial artist Andres Serrano. Serrano made the film Insurrection (‘Uprising’) in response to the events of January 6, 2021, when… Read more: Andres Serrano, a Portrait of Controversy
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  They are Marching…
  We often look past people working in the streets and move on in a hurryI see them working out of the corner of my eye… Read more: They are Marching…
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  Cambodian Paddy Field Photography in Silence
  Angkor Wat complex and area around it near Siem Reap have so much more to offer than temples only.The surrounding agricultural area around Angkor Wat… Read more: Cambodian Paddy Field Photography in Silence
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  Black and White Film Photo Walk Phnom Penh
  Walking here in Phnom Penh again with my vintage Nikon FE analog film camera and a single 50mm lens was a homecoming and an interesting… Read more: Black and White Film Photo Walk Phnom Penh
• Chas Gerretsen ‘Just like in the Movies’
  Apocalypse Now is the war film that I must have seen dozens of times. A few times from beginning to end in the cinema and… Read more: Chas Gerretsen ‘Just like in the Movies’
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  Cambodia Photo Tours~Preah Pithu T-Kor Sak Temple
  This article is part of the Cambodia Photo Tours and workshops experience.We are happy to inspire and help you in pursuing to craft your photographic vision… Read more: Cambodia Photo Tours~Preah Pithu T-Kor Sak Temple

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