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prison bars relected S21 prison, Phnom Penh. Prison bars reflected on a portrait of a young prisoner. The Khmer Rouge meticulously photographed and documented each prisoner before killing them. prisoner photos Portraits of some of the inmates at S21 prison, Phnom Penh. Men, women and children were held here before being taken to a killing field where they were executed by the Khmer Rouge. no talking but mind reading Prisoners at S21 were shackled together and forbidden to talk to one another. ghost of tuol sleng Portraits reflected onto portraits, S21 prison, Phnom Penh. torture bed tuol sleng Torture room, S21 prison. Many of the prisoners were tortured to extract false confessions regarding supposed disloyalty to the regime. murdered prisoner Murdered prisoner. 20,000 people were incarcerated at S21 between 1975-1979, all bar 6 were killed. piece of clothing nr mass grave Choeung Ek killing field near Phnom Penh. Victims' clothing and bone have worked their way to the surface of the mass graves. skulls from mass graves Choeung Ek killing field. 8000 skulls (a small percentage of the total) have been exhumed and are on display in a memorial stupa at the centre of the main field. taxi kompot Motorbike taxi, Kampot. front of deserted hotel bokor Bokor Palace in Bokor National Park, Kampot. An abandoned grand hotel and casino built by the French in the 1920s, it was later used as a hideout by the Khmer Rouge. salt field b&w Salt field and workers, Kampot. shovelling salt b&w Salt production, Kampot. carrying salt crop Worker in a salt field, Kampot. salt field reflection b&w Salt field reflections, Kampot. salt break b&w Taking a break, salt fields, Kampot. little boy Boy, Phnom Penh. lady preparing flowers Selling artificial flowers, Phnom Penh kid frog Boy, Battambang. bride and groom Bride and groom, wedding in a village near Battambang. old khmer man Street trader in traditional chequered krama , Siem Reap. praying at aw Praying inside Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. sunrise angkor wat b&w Sunrise inside Angkor Wat. portrait costume b&w Young man in traditional performance costume, Angkor Wat. tree roots and ta som temple Preah Khan temple. rubble and ruins at ta prohm Ta Prohm temple ruins. faces in relief bayon Relief sculpture, Bayon temple. fig tree roots around temple Fig tree roots at Ta Prohm temple. face at bayon One of the dozens of giant stone face at Bayon temple. demon face stone carving b&w Intricate stone carving from the 10th century at Banteay Srei temple. masks angkor b&w 2 men in traditional performance costumes inside Angkor Wat temple. ta prohm Ta Prohm temple after the crowds have gone. ta prohm fig tree Ta Prohm temple gradually being subsumed by the surrounding jungle. beng mealea b&w It is a two hour journey through the jungle to reach Beng Melea temple, where the ruins sprawl for 1km. It is very lightly touristed and no attempts have been made to restore it, giving a fair idea of what greeted the French explorers when they rediscovered Angkor in the mid 1800s. sra school mother and baby Mother and child outside a primary school. The primary school was built by the trailblazer foundation with whom I volunteered for 3 weeks. man in dance costume aw b&w Man in traditional performance costume, Angkor Wat.