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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 into the city, a remarkable – almost dance-like – performance unfolds with steady, practiced body movements. Quickly and securely, the monks cocoon themselves within their robes and emerge a couple…
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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 and can’t help but take a photo with respect. They march through life to provide food and hopefully an education for their family and children. Loaded with hundreds of coconuts,…
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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 is almost unspoilt for agriculture and mainly used for rice growing. “From a distance, sitting in my tuk tuk, I saw the arched backs and steadfast movements of two women…
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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 photographic exercise. Analog or digital it’s the power of the image that counts! Over the years (since 2013) I conducted hundreds of photo walks with international photographers. This resulted in…
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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 subject matter and style. This article and pictures are part of my visual logbook. From 2013 to 2020 I took daily photography walks around the Phnom Penh and deeper into…
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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 happy to inspire you and help you in re discovering the power and joy of film photography. For upcoming film or digital photography workshop or information please contact me here…
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Aloha Spirit from Hawaii
With great joy I look back at the photos I took in 2009 on the islands of Hawaii.A special time in which I was looking for a different way of thinking and exploring photography.In addition, there were private life changes and some sadness after the end of my marriage and all that it entailed.Rising from the…
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Discover the secrets of Cambodia with your camera in 2025
best photography tour experience into mystical Cambodia
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Cambodia 36 exposures on film in 2022
36 Exposures is my homage to the people of Cambodia. It is also my tribute to film photography and my love for magazines and photo’s in print. The days when Tri-X was the preferred roll of film used by many photojournalists. Each roll of film has 36-37 exposures only. Michael Klinkhamer worked and lived in…
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About the most prominent professor of Khmer/Cambodian History and it’s hidden secrets.
Jean-Michel Filippi is the most prominent professor of linguistics at the Royal University of Phnom Penh- Cambodia.For historical and current Khmer knowledge his website is a great source of information.https://www.publikam.com/en/All pictures taken at the National Museum of Cambodia by MK For more than a century, Angkor Wat has been beyond any reasonable doubt equated with…
