My first South East Asian experience took place in Bali and Lombok. Keen to explore further I journeyed to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. These countries less than nine hours away from Australia gave me the opportunity to immerse myself in a culture vastly different from my own.
Travelling by bus, boat, motorcycle, crammed in share-taxis and the occasional bicycle, I covered some pretty rugged terrain. Visiting remote villages where Caucasian faces were few and far between, the spoken word was quickly replaced by a non-verbal language of the body and soul.
Sleeping in a hammock high up in a pagoda, waking to misty views of the seemingly never-ending landscape and knowing that further down the hill lived a community of monks thriving on prayer and rice added another dimension to my life.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CAMBODIA & LAOS
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| Happiness | Leisure Time | |
| Girl from a small village in Takeo Province | Men playing chess, st 348, Phnom Penh | |
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| A Gentle Smile | A Greeting | |
| Kompang Chhnang | From children living at a Wat Chisor on the outskirts of Phnom Penh | |
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| Looking Forward | A Hard Life | |
| Rubbish pickers earning a living at the rubbish dump on the outskirts of Phnom Penh | ||
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| A Ride Madam | A Shy Smile | |
| Cyclo driver in Kompang Chhnang | Kompang Chhnang | |
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| A Wonderful Time, Christmas Fun | Buddhist Nuns | |
| Christmas party at a children's centre in Phnom Penh | Kep | |
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| Contemplation | Laughter | |
| A man relaxes at a pagoda on Phnom Touch, towards Kompong Speu | Child at the pagoda | |
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| Women | Eating the Profits | |
| Devotee | Market Kompong Chhnang | |
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| Enjoying Life | Family Fun | |
| Women at a desserts stall in a village in Kompong Chhang province | The family of a guesthouse owner in Kompong Chhang | |
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| Family | Listening | |
| Remote village in Kompong Chhang | A meeting at a village in Kompong Chhang | |
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| Mother & Child | Mother & Son | |
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| Sisters | Sophere | |
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PURCHASING PHOTOS
Photographs displayed on this website are sold in aid of organisations working in Cambodia. To purchase a photo without the watermark please contact Margaret by e-mail. The price of each photo is $10. Profits from all photos sales go to:
Partners in Compassion Cambodia
An initiative facilitated by monks and Cambodian Co-ordinator, Bo, to provide children, unable to access traditional education, with a stimulating learning environment.
A multi-angled, sustainability-through-arts-project in Battambang.
I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of spirit I encountered during my travels. The people I met have made my life infinitely richer and it is with a grateful heart that I give all profits from this book to small charities in South Asia.
Please contact me at margi@margaretgood
hand.com or text me on 61 + 0409050230 for further details on how to arrange the purchase of my book and/or photographs.