BlowUp! Angkor 2011 Siem Reap
BlowUp! Angkor is a collaborative photo-exhibitions on the streets that allows artists to disseminate their work and ideas without the restrictions imposed by (or the necessity to fit) mainstream ‘curatorial’ agendas. We take the pictures, make A4 laser prints and plan and execute a large scale exhibitions on the Street ! This time its in...
Flooding in Siem Reap, Cambodia
The monsoon season is in full swing in Southeast Asia. September 10th the Siem Reap River, which flows through Siem Reap and next to the Old Market area, spilled out of its banks. By September 11, hotels had sandbagged their doors and most of the Old Market was empty due to flooding. Tourists headed to...
4th Generation of Cambodian Cinema: Siem Reap Party 2011
After over two years of mobilizing youth film lovers to put their feet into practical film making and enjoying recognitions of its ongoing film making achievements, 4K will launch its new film to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary in Siem Reap on October 30th 2011, at French Institute of Cambodia (formerly known as French Cultural Center)....
Camera found in Siem Reap
Via cambopedia Facebook Page, a reader writes: Do you know these guys? I found their camera with lots of pictures from a trip around the world!! they are dutch, i found the camera in siam rea[p]
Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in 3D
The story of Khmer great empire, Angkor Wat temple, is the largest pre-Industrial City known to man.
Submissions for the 2011 Angkor Photo Festival
The call for submission for the 2011 Angkor Photo Festival is now open ! To submit your work, please download this form. The deadline to submitting work is : June 15th, 2011
Tourist boom puts Cambodia’s treasures at risk
The faded ‘No Climbing’ signs are no match for the tourists jostling to capture that perfect shot of the sun setting over the temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s most famous attraction, writes Michelle Fitzpatrick (AFP). At Angkor Wat, the most impressive of the park’s many temples, tourists are largely free to wander around the 12th-century...
Monica Denevan: Portraits from Burma and China
When: 25 February · 18:30 – 20:30 Where: Friends Center at Angkor Hospital for Children Tep Vong Road & Um Chhay St, Svay Dangkum Siem Reap, Cambodia
Water Fest celebrated in Siem Reap
While several million people flocked from the countrysides to Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for the annual Water Festival, the major event is also celebrated in Siem Reap, Cambodia’s gateway to Angkor Wat. Video courtesy of Chean Long
Cambodia must ensure release of Japanese photographer
New York, December 6, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government of Cambodia to ensure the release of Japanese photographer Go Takayama. According to the English-language Phnom Penh Post and the online magazine for the National Press Photographers Association, Takayama was arrested on November 23 after photographing a married couple inside a home....
Angelina Jolie Temple
The Guardian’s Catherine Shoard writes “Hindu leader says locals now call 12th-century site the ‘Angelina Jolie Temple’ following 2000 shooting of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”. Detail: Holy Jolie: Cambodian temple takes Angelina’s name http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/25/angelina-jolie-temple-cambodia Angelina Jolie may not have charmed all the locals at her most recent filming location but the people of Cambodia, where...
