Unhappy girl

The whiteness of her face is the result of the make up.

Rest

All day long many people walk in the streets looking for plastic bottles, to sell them after to earn some riels to eat.

Gas station

Even in Cambodia, the french gas company is present. And this is written "Bonjour", even if Khmer people don t understand what does it mean.

Not hungry

I never try to eat one. My mother don t want.

Higher

On Monivong boulevard, a big building is under construction. It will be the highest one of the city for a short time.

The little cyclops

Dirty shirt, no shoes, he and his friend used to sell newspaper or books in front of the restaurants along Sisowath avenue. Their parents are too poor to send them to school. Some of them are organized in a sort of a "mafia".

Security dryer

The best way too keep away people who would like to steal your clothes while they are drying.

Japanese motorbikes

The most common way to move in Cambodia is to drive a motorbike. Some are very old, others are totally new. Actually a 100 m3 Honda costs around 1100 dollars. It s a lot of money for cambodian people.

Ceremony

During a wedding, monks pray for the hapiness of the union.

Prison

Not really. They are only two girls living with their parents, brothers and sisters, in an old woodden house, with only one big room.

After a wedding

In the middle of the street, people who are invited eat. 

Late in the evening

I took this picture along the riverside, on a road full of restaurants, it is a touristic area, that s why there is electricity at night.

Eggs

This man is the specialist of big omlettes. Every day he carries dozen of eggs from his farm to the market.

Prime minister

Hun Sen was a Khmer rouge under Pol Pot, before going to Vietnam. He s the boss of Cambodia, in business and politic, since almost 30 years.

Wheel chair

I don t really think the monkey is the owner of the chair.

A view from a pagoda

Waiting for a new life. Maybe better, maybe not.

Men at work

When I took this picture, I was late for an appointement on the other side of the street...

Ice man

Here are some samples of cambodian ice. I let you imagine the size of the glasses...

Beautiful smile

She woke up at 4 every morning to sell coconut milk in a market, but do you think she looks tired ?

Jungle in the city

Some areas of the city are still green. Especially if you have enough money to buy a villa. 

Strange alien

One night he came on our terrace.

Kramas

Kramas is a kind of traditional scarf used by Khmer people to protect them against the sun, the dust, to carry a baby... Some are bigger than others.

Small shower

Do I need to say it s cold water ? I shoot this picture in a poor area of Phnom Penh. Most of the people have water in their house now.

Sweet bike

This bike is not used to have a ride in the streets, but he s very appreciate by children. They like the sweets contained in the bags.

Hairdresser

Where are the chairs and the clients ?

Lemon juice

Every day, I like to drink glasses of fresh lemon juice. But before, I go to the market to buy fruits. Here are my favourite sellers.

Bad memories

During the Khmers Rouges genocide, around 15 000 people died in this prison codenamed "S-21". Most of them have been tortured before. 

The building

This place, called "The Building" is actually occupied by squatters. It is well known in the city for drug traffic and prostitution. Normally, "The building" will be razed, in a few months.

Gold

If you wear gold rings, or necklaces, you are rich. Here, people want to show how rich they are. But at night shop s owner go back home with their jewels. Every month some of them are kill.

Serial killer

Especially at night, be careful, a man in the city takes pleasure to cut off the head of mannequins. I shot theses heads in the shop of a haidresser.