001 Before the sunrise (Kampot province)
Kampot was my first trip to the provinces while on a holiday in Phnom Penh, and this thanks to a very big and kind Cambodian family. The nature is breathtaking and the sound of the crickets and frogs in the night is unforgettable. Waking up early by the sound of the women preparing breakfast, I could make this image even before the sun came up.

002 Fisherman on the Tonle Sap Lake

My first trip to Siem Reap was by speed boat from Phnom Penh. I arrived on the Tonle Sap Lake nicely sunburnt and at the same time amazed by its vastness - at a certain point it was as if being on a sea, no land to be seen in whatever direction I looked. That day I fell in love with the Tonle Sap Lake and have visited it numerous times, photographing life on the lake.

003 Rainy season in Phnom Penh

I took this image on my first experience with the rainy season in Phnom Penh. I also learned one has to be careful with promises in that season. One day I promised my youngest and my grandkids that we would have pizza and soft drinks for dinner (must have been a Friday). We were living then on street 19, and by the time I reached Pizza 5 on street 130 (it's no longer there) I was knee deep in the water, and till the waist by the time I got to the Kiwi minimart at the next crossing.

004 Sunset on the beach (Sihanoukville)

I have something with water - rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, there is something magical and mesmerizing about them, even though I almost drowned once on my first visit to a swimming pool as a small kid. As long as I am on land or in a boat I'm ok. Sunset over the Sihanoukville beach, it's priceless.

005 Siem Reap tuktuk

This image is the result of a barter exchange. A good friend in Siem Reap was very busy with his business in the tourist industry, but whenever I would visit, he would take a day off, guide me to some temple no one hardly ever visited, and in exchange I showed him some photography tricks, as he too is an amateur photographer.