phnom penh daily photo

Where are the Beatles ?

2008-11-06T07:33:00.000-08:00

On Monivong boulevard, not far from the French Cultural Center.

Alain Delon

2008-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

These cigarettes are supposed to offer a "Taste of France".

A new river

2008-11-04T07:45:00.000-08:00

Now you understand why it is so difficult to wear beautiful shoes ine Phnom Penh.

Smocking is...

2008-11-03T08:13:00.000-08:00

Less and less people smoke in Cambodia.

Back bike

2008-11-02T00:30:00.000-07:00

On the road after the rain, in a poor area of the city.

Billboard PP

2008-11-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

An advertising for the city, along the quai Sisowath.

Hairdresser on fire

2008-10-31T10:08:00.000-07:00

This young girl, 25, is the owner of her shop, inside the phsar Kandal.

5 m

2008-10-30T08:28:00.000-07:00

A dangerous way of life.

UFO ?

2008-10-29T01:44:00.000-07:00

No it is just a lightning in a storm cloud above the city.

What time is it in Phnom Penh ?

2008-10-28T05:04:00.000-07:00

It seems for cambodian people that Zurich and Honolulu are in the same timezone.

Muscles in a bottle

2008-10-27T02:10:00.000-07:00

A wine for muscles , what a strange idea !

Old style

2008-10-26T01:56:00.000-07:00

On this picture, we can see that since the sixties, some "modern" areas of the city didn t changed.

Celebration 11-9

2008-10-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

Repetition of the parade to celebrate the 55 years of Independance, 9th november.

Picnic around wat Phnom

2008-10-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

Be careful, some monkeys try to steal the food.

Purple sky

2008-10-23T22:14:00.000-07:00

So strange.

Mall

2008-10-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

The city from the top of a newly built mall.

National museum floor

2008-10-21T07:46:00.000-07:00

I like this old design.

Teuk Tla kids

2008-10-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

They live in a shantytown of Phnom Penh, in the Russey Keo area. In may 2008, the house of their parents have been burned. They lost all the few things they have. Actually they live in small hut without water neither electricity. And they play in the mud.

Tires shop

2008-10-19T06:34:00.000-07:00

All are for sale, but they are second or third hand. Be careful on the road.

Blue fountain

2008-10-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

This fountain is a gift from a japanese company to Phnom Penh. The company has also given a dozen of public toilets.

Hard day s night

2008-10-17T08:48:00.000-07:00

These garment workers have finished to work today. They earn between 50 and 80 dollars per month.

Desert kindergarten

2008-10-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

But where are the kids ? At school. This is the first public and fee entrance kindergarten in Phnom Penh. It opened one month ago.

A cop under the rain

2008-10-15T09:16:00.000-07:00

A small fire destroyed 4 shops in a small path. The cop try to close the way.

Not special

2008-10-14T08:43:00.000-07:00

A popular street not different than another one.

No more school

2008-10-13T08:45:00.000-07:00

Day after day, they collect plastic bottles and cans in the streets of Phnom Penh. Some live with their parents, some not and they don t have the possibility to go school. Could you imagine them in 10, 20 or 30 years ?

Mr Rabbit

2008-10-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

What a surprise to meet this giant rabbit, around the wat Phnom. The children were very impressed because this animal speaks in their own language.

Booksellers

2008-10-11T08:44:00.000-07:00

One of the best place to buy a newspaper or a magazine. Near the monument of Independance, they are 10 shops side by side in the street.

Festival Lakhaon

2008-10-10T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, the "Festival international de théâtre Lakhaon" ended. In one week, a dozen of pieces of theater have been played in the Chenla cultural center of Phnom Penh.

National museum perspective

2008-10-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

Inside the museum you can see many masterpieces of the pre-angkorian, angkorian, and post-angorian era.

Phnom Penh volleyball team

2008-10-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

Training time.

Flags

2008-10-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

I took this picture on riverside, along the Bassac river. At night, a lot of young lovers come here to be together.

Buddha and friends

2008-10-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

Outside on the wall of the museum building inside the wat Phnom, there is this scene of Buddha s life.

Quails

2008-10-05T08:53:00.000-07:00

They have definitely stop to fly. But you can eat them near every markets.

The blue house

2008-10-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

But it s not the only one in the city.

CCF

2008-10-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

The French cultural center, also known as Alliance Française, a place where you can see french movies, read french books and magazines, see french artists sculptures or pictures, and of course, learn french.

Tradition

2008-10-02T09:13:00.000-07:00

Are they real or plastic flowers ?

Never forget

2008-10-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

The most beautiful day of her life.

Unhappy girl

2008-09-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

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

Rest

2008-09-29T09:59:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-27T09:45:00.000-07:00

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

Higher

2008-09-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-25T01:38:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-24T01:21:00.000-07:00

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

Japanese motorbikes

2008-09-23T09:26:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

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

Prison

2008-09-21T09:25:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

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

Late in the evening

2008-09-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-18T02:16:00.000-07:00

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

Prime minister

2008-09-17T02:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

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

A view from a pagoda

2008-09-15T10:26:00.000-07:00

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

Men at work

2008-09-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

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

Ice man

2008-09-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

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

Beautiful smile

2008-09-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

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

Strange alien

2008-09-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

One night he came on our terrace.

Kramas

2008-09-09T21:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-08T02:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-06T00:44:00.000-07:00

Where are the chairs and the clients ?

Lemon juice

2008-09-05T00:35:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-04T02:45:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-03T01:48:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-02T02:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-01T01:35:00.000-07:00

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.

Friends

2008-08-31T07:01:00.000-07:00

What a pleasure to enjoy a meal without parents, around 5 pm, together. Just nooddles and friends.

The river

2008-08-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

Fishermen live on their boat with wife and children, in Phnom Penh.

Bruxelles or Phnom Penh ?

2008-08-29T03:09:00.000-07:00

I think I have already seen this young boy in Belgium...

Second hand pair of shoes

2008-08-28T03:11:00.000-07:00

For those who think that in Cambodia we only have flip-flap, here is the proof that we have different kind of shoes. You can even have a hand made pair of shoes for only 28 dollars.

Colors

2008-08-27T02:21:00.000-07:00

I took this picture in a bar of Phnom Penh, I thought this lamp was too attractive.

Nice umbrella

2008-08-26T01:31:00.000-07:00

Near the famous Cambodiana hotel and the Naga casino, on a big place you ll find this monument. But this umbrella seems too dangerous during the storms of the rainy season.

Mister banana

2008-08-25T04:01:00.000-07:00

Sure he likes so much bananas. His family too, his neighbours too, Phnom Penh too, and Cambodia also...

Hypocondriachs don t look at this !

2008-08-24T04:09:00.000-07:00

This poster on the street helps people to identify diseases. Not for hypocondriachs.

Strange eggs

2008-08-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

You have here some samples of cambodian eggs. I let you imagine how are the chickens...

Street 107

2008-08-22T04:29:00.000-07:00

One of the old streets of Phnom Penh. I waited before take this picture, not to shoot too many Lexus 4WD.

A place to have a rest

2008-08-21T01:25:00.000-07:00

In the heart of the city, the garden of the royal palace is one the most quiet place.

Nothing is ready

2008-08-20T01:19:00.000-07:00

Officials are coming and musicians and soldiers are still smoking cigarettes or discussing.

Around

2008-08-19T01:27:00.000-07:00

I like so much old buildings. In some areas you can find many of them. Just climb the stairs, and if you are lucky, maybe you can go on a terrace and have a look on the city.

Beautiful man

2008-08-18T01:28:00.000-07:00

During one minute, try to imagine his life. Year after year, he has loved, suffured, worked. And now he smiles.

A bunch of flowers

2008-08-17T05:18:00.000-07:00

Among the thousands of things you can smell in Phnom Penh, my favorite are jasmine flowers. At the market, or near a temple, it s always a pleasure.

Do n t do it !

2008-08-16T01:24:00.000-07:00

If their parents don t have enough money to buy toys, children play with the things close to their small hands...

Monsoom time

2008-08-15T23:38:00.000-07:00

Bikers

2008-08-14T22:54:00.000-07:00

Why are they looking at me with these strange eyes ? Am I driving in the wrong way ?

Let s go for a walk

2008-08-13T02:08:00.000-07:00

Above the Tonle Sap river. At the backyard the Mekong river.

Old swimming pool

2008-08-12T02:27:00.000-07:00

Beijing 2008 started. I m not sure that the 2 Cambodian athletes engaged in the swimming competitions trained here before going to China.

Butchers street

2008-08-11T01:34:00.000-07:00

Now you understand why is it better to go to the market early in the morning. After a few hours, meat is less attractive when the weather is hot. And in Cambodia the weather is always hot.

Cambodian flag

2008-08-10T04:44:00.000-07:00

In the evening you can rent a small boat, and enjoy a dinner with friends on the Tonle bassac river, during a cruise in front of the royal palace, the Cambodiana hotel etc.

Washing machine day

2008-08-09T01:18:00.000-07:00

What a big dryer ! People who live in this building use this natural way to dry their clothes. But what an idea they choose this friday to all clean their clothes.

Strange bikes

2008-08-08T01:32:00.000-07:00

In the city, you can see a lot of these bikes, called "cyclo-pousses". Most of the time, they carry old grandmas, when they come back back from the market. Young people prefer motorbike.

Smoking kills

2008-08-07T01:14:00.000-07:00

Less and less people smoke in Cambodia, even if the pack of 200 cigarettes costs around 9 dollars. Fortunately, this young guy is not representative. Anyway, what a strange way to light a cigarette !

Not solar panels

2008-08-06T01:08:00.000-07:00

For a while I let you imagine what s under these old roofs. For those who want to know, it s just a market, located near the river and the tourist area. But strangely, only Khmers people come here to buy food.

Bain de pieds

2008-08-05T02:28:00.000-07:00

Does she wash her feet or the bindweed water ? I don t think it is a typically cambodian practice.

A pipeline in the city

2008-08-04T01:40:00.000-07:00

At 9h, in the morning, the sun is already hot. This man at work try not to be sun-baked. He s having a 5 mn break under this big tube.

Un air de prison

2008-08-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

It looks like a prison, but it s only a building where live a dozen of families. Located near the river, people usually don t have a look on it, because of the popular market on the streets around.

Sourire du matin

2008-08-02T06:36:00.000-07:00

Au marché Kandal, à quelques mètres du quai Sisowath, certains commerçants vivent avec leur famille à l'intérieur de cabanes de fortune de quelques m2. Leurs biens sont réduits au strict minimum, le sourire lui est gratuit.

Avoir les crocs

2008-08-01T01:39:00.000-07:00

Au psar Kandal, à 11h du matin, les étals des vendeuses de viande sont désertés. Ce qui n'a pas été vendu est écoulé dehors. Reste sur place le matériel, qui une fois nettoyé, attend d'être utilisé le lendemain.

Etat de siège

2008-07-31T04:04:00.000-07:00

Au croisement des boulevards Sothearos et Sihanouk, ces sympathiques militaires s'assurent que l'un des partis d'opposition ne viendra pas troubler l'ordre public, en manifestant dans les rues.

A voté

2008-07-30T02:22:00.000-07:00

Trois jours après les dernières législatives, ce bonze porte encore la trace de l'encre indélébile qui à servi à identifier les électeurs. Pour savoir si quelqu'un a accompli son devoir électoral, il suffit de jeter un oeil à son index.