Okay, here are some pages from a recent book, my 53rd with Blurb, about Cambodia, a trip I took back in 1995 when this Southeast Asian country was still wild and somewhat untamed.
I hear rumors today of the party scene in Phnom Penh, of the throngs of teens going for clubs, etc, and I hear of the developments around Angkor and it really turns my stomach.
I hope, hope, hope this is not the case. I really do. The Cambodians have suffered for decades and to emerge into this style of "modern" life is another cruelty they do not deserve.(According to some reports, the highest AIDS rate in all of Asia.)
Of all the places I have been, Cambodia ranks near the top in terms of the overall experience I had, and the Khmer culture is remarkable to say the least.
I can see why so many people fall for this place.
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damn...those scans look great...
This images have a look that would take me a while to reproduce digitally. In fact, with my puny skills I'm not sure why I would want to even try to do it.
Slides, which I have not used in years really, look REALLY good, still, even those I shot 15 + years ago. And with the ability to get a 60 meg plus scan of every image at time of process, makes you think about investing another 6k in camera and 4k in computer to, mininum, to keep up in the rat race of technology. I'd rather spend that money on travel.
progress tends to be overrated...
hey, when you gonna post...we've got needs here...
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