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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Glasses clink around me. People shout, “Chul Muy!” Someone scoops more ice into my cup of beer. Everyone smiles. ‘Chul Muy’ is the Cambodian word for ‘cheers’ and there was no lack of… Continue reading
Chum Mey, a frail, white-haired Cambodian man in a pinstriped shirt stands beneath the shade of an oak tree at the gates of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a Khmer Rouge prison camp in… Continue reading
