Remembering the Past

During 1975, in just 3 years 8 months and 20 days, in excess of 1.7

million Cambodians died under the regime of Pol Pot and his crackpot

cohorts. In Tuol Sleng alone, more than 17,000 people are believed to

have been systematically imprisoned, interrogated, tortured and

murdered by a group of sadistic captors, hell bent on extracting

ficticious confessions to imaginary crimes, eventually devouring

their own kind in a killing frenzy of freightening proportions.

A strong image. The room is so barren and not personal at all. I would like a touch more light on the man's face. Otherwise, the tones you have here work well - no blown out highlights and great detail in the floor and walls.

Kim. The monk was visiting at that time and I took his image as a representation of compassion for the bad past from this place. I purposely made him a silhouette as I wanted to depict the stark nature of this place. It is rumoured that this prison is haunted. Notice the blood stains on the wall.

An eerie place no doubt. I think I would have liked the monk turning away altgoether from the camera. Nice tones and colour. A poignant and reflective shot.

I am overwhelmed.

Great picture.

Amar, George, Flemming, thanks for your comments. Appreciate it.

Alex,

 

thanks for the info tagged along with this pic.. it does feel very cold in this room althouh it has a warm colour and yes maybe if the monk had a more natural pose (looking away from the cam) it would have added to the coldness and mood.

 

Great pic

Love the composition and the wonderful colours..Saludos.

A moving image and reminder of the past.Light and colour blend well.

Thankyou for the description Alec. Something I might not ever see on my travels....The faceless, slightly hunched figure serves this image well. Very original.

WOW! I just found this photo....I have been there-what a place...but with the faceless monk. Wonderful. 7/7

What a haunting photo. I kept coming back to this photo because of the faceless monk.

Thanks Tran. My daughter was actually a little taken aback when she turned around and was confronted by the silent monk in the room. Gave her the jitters! Especially when the guide was mentioning that the place is really haunted.