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December – January Street photos

borky101 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:08:07 +0000

I haven’t been around for a while. SP many things happened in the past few months and it got me focused on art directing and thinking about the direction of my photography. I don’t have a clear picture now but I am trying my best to create my “own”, specially in terms of Street Photography. One thing is sure though -

sometimes it helps that I don’t have a camera in hand and let me use my mind’s eye on how to approach (or attack) a scene that interests me.

Anyway enough talk, here are some images.

I guess I’m inspired by monks… hehehe

High Risk: Documenting the Lives of People Vulnerable to HIV

borky101 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:00:59 +0000

About a month ago I was commissioned by an NGO here in Cambodia to document the lives of people in “high risk” of contracting HIV and AIDS. Yes it’s my first work as serious documentary photographer and the first time I’ve been in contact with certain kinds of people that we do not usually meet in our mundane lives. The experience is very new to me, very far from what I usually do at the streets of Phnom Penh, and this is where I realized that when you are not close enough it means that you aren’t connected enough. When I say “connected” it means that being in touch with your subject on different level so that “you can be there, without being there” and let your subject open up to you like a flower spreading it’s petals. The next thing you know, you are photographing their room, kitchen, bathroom and cupboards. This blog post’s intention is for teaser purposes only, the documentary will come out as a book in December so if you are in Cambodia, watch out for it.

I trust the visitors of this site would not put hateful comments and judgmental remarks, after all they still deserve our respect as human beings.

Orphan Vulnerable Children

These are children who’s parents are either HIV infected or parents who are in the “high-risk” category.

People Living with HIV

These are people who are already infected with HIV. The subjects on this part seem to be healthy because of the ARV’s (antiretroviral drugs) to help them suppress the HIV virus.

The Homosexuals

Entertainment Workers

The nature of their work often requires them to have multiple sexual partners, it’s not their fault to be in this position because sometimes they have no choice.

Drug Users

now we are not in the position to judge any of this people as drug users, maybe it will help us more if we view them as patients who needs treatment, dignity and respect. This last image I will be leaving with you is very graphic and I trust you understand why I have to show this to the world. The drug problem happens everywhere, and users need our help.

October Random

borky101 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:16:22 +0000

I’ve been away from the city for a while to do a documentary on people living with HIV and AIDS in the Provinces of Cambodia. Sadly I cannot post them right now because I cannot release the photos once it is published. Here are some stolen shots from what I have been doing, some of these are from the flooding experiences by the people in Siem Reap.

To Steve

borky101 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:35:28 +0000

First and foremost, you are the person who is responsible for connecting the words “mouse”, “apple” and “computers”.

You changed the way people view computers as a computing tool to a creative medium.

You made people realize the importance of typography and design.

You inspired the most amazing advertisements that people have seen during the last century.

You showed us what is the meaning of sleek and savvy.

You found a way to make use of our pants’ watch pocket in a new way.

You showed people that efficient is not enough – you have to make it beautiful.

You bridged the gap between the geeks and the world. Well you even made the geeks look cool.

You made a lot of stupid people look smart just by clutching your rectangular shiny thing with an apple insignia.

You showed the world that simplicity is beauty.

You showed people that it is not enough to be a genius, you have to be creative.

And you showed a lot of parents around the world that it is ok for their kids to watch a lot of sci-fi on TV because you yourself watched a lot of science fiction. That is why I am not surprised that the Star Trek Communicator looks very much the iPhone.

You made a lot of amazing things that only a few of us can imagine.

You showed us that, maybe, thinking differently is the just what the world needs right now.

You are and will always be remembered.

You can rest now.

World Wide Photo Walk 2011 Photo Set

borky101 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:26:23 +0000

I organized this years photo walk in Phnom Penh and it was fun! About 40 people participated in the photo walk that started in front of the National Museum circling Wat Phnom and going back to the National Museum. These are my outakes during the photo walk. I tried sticking to one approach/genre which is street photography. I hope you like what you see.

The World Wide Photowalk in Phnom Penh

borky101 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:59:01 +0000

I almost forgot, tomorrow October 1 is the annual World Wide Photowalk. If you are in the are and you are reading this and you want to join us, just click this link

Random September

borky101 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:52:47 +0000

My random photos this September, a mix street photographs and street portraits. I’ve been very busy with advertising work that sometime I cannot go out and shoot. Please forgive the shortness of this blog post, as I want the photos to speak for themselves.

Calle Cambodia

borky101 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:32:15 +0000

I’m out in the streets again, but this time I’m trying to get as much as human interaction in my photos as I can. I know I’m a bit short at it but practice makes perfect right? Here are some sights and scenes in the daily life of Cambodians. Need to practice more on Street Photography and read and internalize more about it. I’m so used with commercial photography and reportage that I forgot how to wait for decisive moments to come even if there is no “news-worthy” happening.

The Chaktomuk River

borky101 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:40:39 +0000

It’s been ages since I last updated my blog. There so much to do that I completely forgot about this site. Anyway, going back to business I just want to show the beauty of the Chaktomuk river in the morning. This is the part of the Mekong where the main river meets with its other sub-tributaries.

Growing Balls

borky101 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:42:33 +0000

Last Saturday, I got an invitation from a photography club here in Phnom Penh to join their meeting and discuss about the organization. I got to meet fellow photo enthusiasts and talk about photography. After the said meeting we went to an informal settlers area in Phnom Penh and tried my hand again in street photography. It has been a while since I walked around the urban spaces here in Cambodia’s capital and I must say I really missed it. I don’t speak Khmer, and if I do it really sounds funny at it has caused me problems interacting with people. But if there is one thing that I learned from this photowalk is that sometimes a smile and and huge amounts of observation and patience can really help. I was able to get closer to people than I used to and get a few decent shots of environmental portraits. I know street photographers really know this by heart, but experiencing it is a different thing.