Khmer people look peaceful and joyful but it’s like there is something that is hidden, out of reach for any outsider. Academy awar winner Haing Ngor in his memoirs “Survival in the killing fields” wondered how could people so respectful of the traditions show so much hatred and violence against their own people during Khmer rouge regime. This may partly confirm the mistery in Khmers’ looks but there is much more.
Unfortunately I have not stayed long enough to earn their trust and understand them better. The these shots are a mere attempt to capture something more of their essence.
A.P. Photography 