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Khmer Arts Portraits 2April 10th, 2011From left to right: Neang by Sophanmay |
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Gordon Getty Concert: From Heaven’s MirrorMarch 22nd, 2011Last week I had the pleasure of attending an incredible performance by Charya Burt and Ho Chan as part of the Gorden Getty Concert Series in celebration of the new Gods of Angkor Exhibit at the Getty Center. |
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Last week I had the pleasure of attending an incredible performance by Charya Burt and Ho Chan as part of the Gorden Getty Concert Series in celebration of the new Gods of Angkor Exhibit at the Getty Center. The only downside to the performance was that there was a no camera policy so I wasn’t able to secure permission to cover the actual event itself. However, the bright side to that was simply being able to enjoy the show as an audience member for once and I was still able to shoot the tech rehearsal as well as the behind the scenes backstage preparations just for the fun of it too. Enjoy!
Date: March 12, 2011
Venue: The Getty Center
Dancers: Charya Cheam Burt, Sophy Julie Nuth, Sophanmay Nong and Reaksmey Lath.
Musicians: Ho Chan, Dyna Chan, Navy Bee Chhim, Sokheathra Chhim, Song Heng, Bun Heng Ung and Song Soeurn.
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Something in the worksApril 29th, 2010So for the last few months I’ve had this idea that has been brewing in my head for awhile about a new fine art set that I’ve wanted to add to my Cambodian Fine Art Gallery and it looks like next month may be the month that I finally get to shoot it. I don’t [...] |
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So for the last few months I’ve had this idea that has been brewing in my head for awhile about a new fine art set that I’ve wanted to add to my Cambodian Fine Art Gallery and it looks like next month may be the month that I finally get to shoot it. I don’t want to give out too many details but the photos below should give you a vague idea of what I have in mind as they were taken while I was experimenting a bit with my idea and documenting one of KAA’s practices. So until then, enjoy the teaser!
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A Cambodian New YearApril 21st, 2010Sou sdey, chnam tmey! Which for those of you who don’t speak Khmer, translates into Happy New Year! Yes I know, it’s April not January or even February like Chinese New Year but there’s a reason for that. Cambodians celebrate their New Year from April 13-15th (or whatever weekend falls close for those not in [...] |
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Sou sdey, chnam tmey! Which for those of you who don’t speak Khmer, translates into Happy New Year! Yes I know, it’s April not January or even February like Chinese New Year but there’s a reason for that. Cambodians celebrate their New Year from April 13-15th (or whatever weekend falls close for those not in Cambodia) as those dates typically land at the end of the harvesting season.
Traditionally the New Year is celebrated with blessings that involve wiping powder on peoples faces and water fights while the hard working farmers take a moment to enjoy the fruits of their harvest and relax before the rainy season begins. Now as you can imagine, the celebrations are quite a bit different here in the States and abroad than they are in Cambodia but the partying is still there nonetheless. Here in Long Beach, the celebrations started with the 6th Annual Cambodian New Year Parade which took place on April 4th followed by the annual New Year Celebration at El Dorado Park on the 10th. Now normally I would have been out there documenting the celebrations with my camera, but this year I told myself to just simply enjoy the party instead of taking photos of everyone else enjoying it. But with that said, I couldn’t stop myself from snapping a few photos so here are some shots from the New Years Parade and a few more from KAA’s performance at El Dorado Park. Enjoy!
And as always, you can find the rest of the photos from KAA’s performance at SOJOURN FOTO’s Online Gallery.