Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Since January 27, the city of Aulnay-sous-Bois (Paris suburb) welcomes an exposition by Micheline Dullin who was in Cambodia between 1958 and 1964. The official photographer of then-Prince Sihanouk, she took photos of the construction of the Olympic Stadium, as well as, photos of Cambodians in their daily life. The following 4 photos were selected from her book and she also provided the accompanying caption. Her will book will come out in mid-March.
Work at the Olympic Stadium was my first job. The stadium was designed by architect Vann Molyvann and was built in 18 months. I took four rolls of film per week to make sure that nothing went wrong. (All Photos: Micheline Dullin/Trans Photographic Press)
The photo of this woman was taken near Phnom Penh, at Takhmao. It was probably during the preparation of the “Prahok” season.
This photo was taken in Ratanakiri, Cambodia’s northeast close to Laos. This woman knew that I was taking her photo and she agreed to it.
Chinese New Year celebration: Under trance, these people pierced their cheek or cut their tongue. It was amazing.
2 comments:
If Cambodia was a constitutional monachy or a republic instead of a one man rule all. We might have had a chance to save our country from destruction.
It is a constitutional monarchy, and the does not rule.
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