Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The people of Phnom Penh, Cambodia despite everything they have been through and the poverty that still exists in the country, are remarkably resilient and cheerful.

Sunrise on the Mekong river Mother and child begging at central market Double amputee land mine victim at central market Art deco interior of central market Selling cooked spiders and other insects at central market Adding final touches to a figurine at central market Buying clothes at central market Playing cards on the footpath People and traffic on the street Crushing sugar cane near the Russian Market On the election campaign near the Russian Market Woman begging near the Russian Market Statues lined up in the back yard Swimming pool cleaning in the misty early morning Local barber at work cutting hair Human pump moving water from one padi to another Oxen plowing the padi fields Playing table tennis behind a net in a garage rented for the purpose Old man building paper houses for ceremonies Is the child steering the motorcycle? Woman selling shellfish at the Russian market Stacked bananas make an interesting pattern at the Russian market Pedicab driver waiting for his next fare Children by stilt house on the lake Child by stilt house on the lake Old man laughing by stilt house on the lake Old man's young wife laughing in stilt house on the lake Old man's pet boa constrictor in stilt house on the lake Old man's young children in stilt house on the lake Elephant on the boulevard seen from the Tonle Sap River Fishing boats on the Mekong River Man sharpening a knife in a Vietnamese fishing village on the Mekong River Mother and child in a Vietnamese fishing village on the Mekong River Cooking in a Vietnamese fishing village on the Mekong River Washing on a boat in a Vietnamese fishing village on the Mekong River Girl on a boat in a Vietnamese fishing village on the Mekong River Reconstructing the flood bank on the Tonle Sap River