Khmer for a day

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Cambodia | Sunday, January 13, 2013 | 5 photos

My name is Doug I am writing to you from Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This is a special place for me as my wife and I work here training young Khmer teachers in a rural village school.

I believe that professional photographers such as Jason have valuable gift. They have the ability, through their images to give a voice to communities and organisations that are often unheard of. Communities whose voices deserve to be heard.

Through my photography, I've tried to give a voice the rural Cambodian community that we support. I still have much to learn. If I were given the opportunity to work along side and learn from Jason and the National Geographic Team I would use the skills I develop to shine the spotlight on other needy communities and organisations here in Cambodia.

It is my dream to bring professional photographers to Cambodia and for them to form the connections and have some of the amazing experiences that I have been so fortunate to have. I want them to meet the people working so hard to re-build this beautiful country. I want them to hear their stories, to document them and most importantly share these stories with a global audience.