Feather Weight is a photo essay and a book on Cambodian boxing by John Vink, a Belgian photographer based in Phnom Penh. That and the prospect of free drink lured me to Le Popil, this last Friday (15 Sept). (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.) 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 Tags: Cambodia,photo

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