This country has touched me at my very core. As a human being, mother, sociologist, coach, and photographer. My first experience of Cambodia takes place in 2011-2012, at the end of our grand tour of Southeast Asia. As we travel…
Return to Cambodia, May 2018 The year is 2018, and in the meantime I have taken up photography again. I’ve gotten myself a good camera, and am finding it increasingly easy to photograph people – on my travels, on city…
Back in time with Khun Ann Khun Ann enters into conversation, as it were, with Vann. They return to that fatal day: January 13, 1970. Vann translates for me as I take pictures, I ask him to change positions, and…
Assembling stories Home again, but not quite ready to show my pictures yet. It feels as if the images could never do justice to the experience with Khun Ann. Her story, told to me by Vann and Khun Ann herself,…
Bosthlan Village, back once again We take a leisurely drive from Kompong Cham to Bosthlan Village. The light is a shade better, as it’s slightly cloudy and the sun hasn’t yet reached its highest point. There are a few spots…
A gift Vann is walking up ahead, and at the entrance to Oun’s yard he leaves the gate open for me. I take pictures of the scene, of the gate that’s ajar and the remarkable house with the freezer in…
Setting out with a first draft In June of 2019, I am in Phnom Penh once again. I’ve brought a draft version of the book along with me. Made with a program for photo books. Looks neat. I’ve placed the…
Ry’s story, 1 Following this elaborate meeting with Thorn, Vann goes quiet. He drives me back to the hotel, where we decide to have a drink. For a moment, there isn’t much left to say. When we meet up in…
A modest ceremony 1November 21, 2019 Vann and I had already selected a plaque together, during our trip in June of 2019. He had insisted that the names should be displayed in both Khmer and English. It had taken some…
The long road to this book – I.UN-SEEN – Vann’s story After two tours around Cambodia in 2018, visits to all the scenes of Vann’s life, and more in-depth research into the Cambodian wars, I am ready to make a…
