Blowing Out the Candles: Top 5 Sleepless in Singapore Stories

The above above video is character-driven montage of “Portraits of Southeast Asia,” a photo-heavy post  from September 2013 on Sleepless in Singapore that shows a beautiful cross section of the characters who inspired… Continue reading

Meditated Reality (Cambodians in NYC Pt. IV)

NEW YORK — A drizzly autumn afternoon in the Bronx has camouflaged Morris Avenue in monochromatic grey. On this bleak street one figure stands out: A Cambodian monk clad in a vibrant orange… Continue reading

Buddhism in the Bronx: Wat Jotanaram (Cambodians in NYC Pt. III)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Click here to see an updated version of this story published by Voices of New York in April 2014. NEW YORK — A drizzly autumn afternoon in the Bronx has camouflaged… Continue reading

Bronx Community Silent — And Indifferent — to U.N. Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Cambodians in NYC Pt. II)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Click here to see an updated version of this story published by VICE in April 2015. NEW YORK — Kandaal Pheach, sitting cross-legged, is quietly basking in the gentle glow of… Continue reading

Cambodians in New York: Coming to America

This is the first of a four-story series on Sleepless in Singapore exploring Cambodian culture in North America & more specifically, the New York City borough of the Bronx. Welcome to “Cambodians in… Continue reading

Videos of Southeast Asia

Transformative. That’s the word I use when people ask me, “How was your trip to Southeast Asia?” Nine months have passed since my return to North America, yet I still think about that… Continue reading

Portraits of Southeast Asia

These are the people — the culture — the stories of Southeast Asia through my camera’s lens. Here you’ll find intimate, black and white, portrait-styled photographs of Thai tattoo artists, Malaysian gangsters, Cambodian… Continue reading

The Good Fight: Documentary & Feature Story

Editor’s Note: This is a mini documentary accompanied by a feature story about Michael Fisher, a Jamaican pastor from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He’s one of Canada’s premier martial artists. This story is… Continue reading

Angkor Wat: Behind the Lens

Ancient ruins. Crumbling relics. Unfathomable architecture. Calling Angkor Wat a majestic place is a gross understatement. A sacred remnant of ancient Khmer culture, Angkor Wat, north of Siem Reap, is a symbol of… Continue reading

Up All Night to Get Lucky: Guided through Siem Reap

I arrived in Siem Reap in the late morning after stepping off a flight from Phnom Penh. Once again, a guide was waiting for me at the airport in Siem Reap. He sat… Continue reading