I shot this last week out in the highlands in Northeast Cambodia. The ethnic minority hilltribes are all prepping their fields to prepare for planting their dryland rice next month. It’s pretty cool to watch: they clear an acre or two of the forrest (by hand!), then burn the brush and fallen trees to return […]
Last week I was working out in Taveng, a little village on a pretty big river tributary to the Mekong. This handmade suspension bridge hangs over a creek, connecting the two parts of the village. This kid was riding on the back of his friend’s bike, and hopped off for an impromptu pose for my […]
Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Tampuans live in small villages scattered throughout the Northeast province of Ratanakiri. They’ve lived here for thousands of years, practicing rotational slash-and-burn agriculture. They plant dryland rice on one tract of land for several years, until the soil gives out, and then move on, returning years later after the soil has been naturally […]
An indigenous minority Highland girl from the Krung tribe. Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Krung people are a kind, independent people. They practice rotational slash-and-burn agriculture and plant dryland rice. Their communal way of life is under attack, from wealthy land barons and unethical mining and agriculture companies who grab their ancestral land, forcing them into smaller, more […]