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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. 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. Prisoners at S21 were shackled together and forbidden to talk to one another. Portraits reflected onto portraits, S21 prison, Phnom Penh. Torture room, S21 prison. Many of the prisoners were tortured to extract false confessions regarding supposed disloyalty to the regime. Murdered prisoner. 20,000 people were incarcerated at S21 between 1975-1979, all bar 6 were killed. Choeung Ek killing field near Phnom Penh. Victims' clothing and bone have worked their way to the surface of the 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. Motorbike taxi, Kampot. 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 and workers, Kampot. Salt production, Kampot. Worker in a salt field, Kampot. Salt field reflections, Kampot. Taking a break, salt fields, Kampot. Boy, Phnom Penh. Selling artificial flowers, Phnom Penh. Boy, Battambang. Bride and groom, wedding in a village near Battambang. Street trader in traditional chequered krama , Siem Reap. Praying inside Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. Sunrise inside Angkor Wat. Young man in traditional performance costume, Angkor Wat. Preah Khan temple. Ta Prohm temple ruins. Relief sculpture, Bayon temple. Fig tree roots at Ta Prohm temple. One of the dozens of giant stone face at Bayon temple. Intricate stone carving from the 10th century at Banteay Srei temple. 2 men in traditional performance costumes inside Angkor Wat temple. Ta Prohm temple after the crowds have gone. 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. Mother and child outside a primary school. The primary school was built by the trailblazer foundation with whom I volunteered. Man in traditional performance costume, Angkor Wat.

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