Feather Weight

Feather Weight

is a photo essay and a book on Cambodian boxing by John
Vink, a Belgian photographer based in Phnom Penh.

Fw: NEW SHOW FRIDAY 15th AT POPIL PHOTOGALLERY

That and the prospect of free drink lured me to Le Popil, this last Friday (15 Sept).

bottle opener?
(Center: Stefan and Delphine: OK,where’s the bottle opener? Far right: people check out the book.)

The book is a compendium of some of John’s finest photos about Khmer boxing, with text by prolific writer/translator Christophe Macquet. (Okay, so it’s in French. Deal with it.)

Feather Weight Book

It was fun to talk with John, and very interesting to see his choices of what to focus on – both the actual fighting and the seemingly mundane moments of training.

John Vink: www.johnvink.com

Cheers to Stefan for making a touchstone for photographers of all kinds to share their work in Phnom Penh. If you haven’t been there yet? Do yourself a favor and check it out.

Popil PhotoGallery
126, Street 19 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 7pm.
www.lepopil.com

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One Response to “Feather Weight”

  1. mythicaldude says:

    Sorry I missed it. Would have been there if I had been in town.

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