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    Kat Payne

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    It is mid-afternoon and despite the heat, the men wade out into the lake to check the nets and see what is going to be 'catch of the day'. by: katpayne Views[242] Everyone has their own role to play in the fishing ‘production line’ in the village and here the boys are busy untangling and mending the fishing nets. In the background the stilt legs of the houses tower above the boat. by: katpayne Views[270] The community revolves around the lake and almost all travel is done via boat, with the waterways becoming narrower and narrower into the dry season. This lady is on her way back from the market with her groceries, heading home to cook and feed her family. by: katpayne Views[213] While their older family members are busy with their daily chores, these three boys enjoy their freedom and entertain themselves with a good old fashioned game of ‘It’. Although all the people in the village of Kompong Phhluk live with only the most basic amenities, the overpowering sense when I visited there was how happy they were. The importance of family and team work has not been lost as is so often the case in the Western world. by: katpayne Views[413] Visiting the village of Kompong Phhluk just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia was like stepping back in time. Situated on the flood plains of the Tonle Sap lake, the world around these homes undergoes dramatic transformation from dry to wet season. In the dry season, homes tower some 10 meters high on their tall wooden stilts, yet in the wet season, water laps at their doors. Fishing and the creation of fish paste, which is used so regularly in South East Asian cuisine, is the community’s main source of income. Everyone has a role to play in this process, and in this image a girl is chopping up the fish, separating the good and the bad before it is pounded together forming the infamous paste. by: katpayne Views[275]
     

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    Friday, 5 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I am never more content than when I have my camera in my hands, or experience any bigger thrill than when I get a shot I feel captures the moment. I have spent the last year travelling around SE Asia and it was here that my passion for photography really ... Read more >
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