This travel photography essay was submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Art Director & Photographer Vittorio Velasquez.
Royal Palace Guard – In front of the Royal Palace, there seems to be a private entrance where outsiders are not allowed to enter.Kid on cement Tubes – Saw this careless Cambodian kid playing on these cement tubes from my apartment window. This was the time when a part of Phnom Penh across the Tonle Sap river was being developed to become a commercial area.
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Sea of Monks – A gathering of thousands of Monks in front of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh. This was to mourn the death of the King Norodom Sihanouk a year after.Pagoda Lady – A normal daily occurrence in Silver Pagoda where locals from inside and outside the pagoda walk around the vicinity going about their own business.
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Rickshaw in Traffic – There are only a few rickshaws around Phnom Penh. These rickshaw drivers a dying breed because of modernization in Cambodia.Monk – There maybe hundreds of Pagodas found in Phnom Penh, one of them is this in Chroy Changvar. This was a very peaceful pagoda where monks roam around to maybe contemplate or meditate.Fish – Inside a flea market at Riverside, Phnom Penh
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Faith – People from everywhere flock to this shrine in front of the Royal Palace to pray.Vegetable Vendor – Flea market at Riverside, Phnom Penh.
