Raphaël PECH

I was born and raised in France, but root in Cambodia. My mother is French and my father was Cambodian. He died when I was 9. My Cambodian identity has always been something like I was looking for a way to be involved and to be connected. I started photography as a street photographer for years. I had a good session with street people and I thought that they were beautiful, and gorgeous. But most of the times, they are pretty invisible to the people. For example, we are all used to the people selling popcorns, balloons, pigeon foods at riverside, everyday. But they are almost invisible. My ikigai is to help the people around me. Linearly and right now my mission is to find a way to feel good with my Cambodian identity. And I feel way better since I started photographing. It’s all about putting studio lights into the invisible. It’s also a way of documenting life. For more info, visit his Instagram.