APAD 047: Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2012
Opening this weekend!
As early as this week, the photographs were already on display. These pictures below show the French Embassy along Monivong Boulevard, just before the Japanese Bridge.
Artist unknown. Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2012, French Embassy.
Artist unknown. Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2012, French Embassy.
Don’t forget, the Photo Phnom Penh Festival starts on the 8th of December. More details can be found here.
APAD 215: Denis Darzacq’s photographs in Phnom Penh
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Photo Phnom Penh Festival recently opened with more than a dozen of photographers from Europe and Asia displaying their works in different venues all over the city. This event sponsored by the Institut Français du Cambodge, Ambassade de France, Goethe Institute, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture, among others, is held for the fourth consecutive year in Phnom Penh.
One of the featured foreign photographers works, Denis Darzacq, were exhibited on the walls of the French Embassy in Monivoing Boulevard. Here’s a section of the wall with some of his works that are on display there:
The above photo shows a section of the French embassy’s wall displaying some of the photos in one of the series of Darzacq’s works.
“… a radical series of “portraits” against a neutral background of young people in motorbike helmets, the new knights of the roadway, whose identity is hidden behind their armor, plays humorously with the well-known reticence of drivers of two-wheelers in Phnom Penh to adopt this indispensable protective gear. – Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2011 Program
The other day when I passed by the French Embassy, there was a crowd – with some people driving their cars, motodups and cyclos stopping by – admiring the mural. I’m going to see the other exhibits this week; there is another one at the Phnom Penh Railways worth checking out. If you are in the city, don’t miss it. The Festival runs until December 12.
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APAD 197: The Cambodian King and the King Father
Took this picture two years ago, around same time this year. The city was dressed up to celebrated the 55th Independence Day of Cambodia.
Happy Independence Day, Cambodia!
November 9, 2011
Large billboards bedecked in Cambodian national colours were put up in the city’s main thoroughfares. The billboards featured the Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (left) and the King Father Norodom Sihanouk, with the Independence Monument.
Yesterday is supposedly the first day of the three-day Bon Oum Teuk, or Water Festival. Due to the recent events (flooding in the countryside), the celebration was canceled this year. According to news reports, the festival was canceled because the water level remains high. More info about this here.
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APAD 170: Pchum Ben holiday jam
This is how the roads were like same day, last week. People rushing to go home for the holidays.
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APAD 165: Flooding in Cambodia
Took this photo just this afternoon on our way home, around 5.30pm. We were driving along Sisowath Quay and I noticed that the water in the river is very high. A few more inches and the water will surely overflow to the main road.
The rising water level in the river is due to the incessant rains the past weeks. In fact, floods hit some parts of the country since last month and there have been reports of deaths. According to Relief Web, about 100 people have been reported dead. The Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management also reported that approximately 90,300 families in 15 provinces have been affected, around 170,000 hectares of rice fields and 63,000 homes were under water.
To those who have generous hearts, please donate some canned goods and clothings to the Cambodian Red Cross.
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APAD 164: Cambodia celebrates Pchum Ben Festival
Today, 26th of September, until Wednesday,the 28th, are the official dates for Pchum Ben this year. is the Pchum Ben Festival is the time, according to Buddhist beliefs, when the spirits of the dead walk the Earth.
Cambodians believe that to ease their ancestors’ spirit’s sufferings, they prepare food and gather to the pagodas to offer the food for them to eat. This is similar to the All Soul’s Day that is celebrated back in my native Philippines. So most of the Cambodians take this time to go back to their hometown to observe this tradition. So, naturally, the streets of Phnom Penh are virtually empty during these three days.
And, since most of the Cambodians and resident expats are out of the capital, the streets of Phnom Penh are virtually empty and devoid of the usual hustle-bustle of daily life! In fact, we can actually see the yellow and black-striped lane divider!
You can find more information about the Pchum BenFestival here.
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