Bokor Hill Jesus – Cambodia 2017 – Sold A/P at Auction – A0 (120cm x 85cm) fine art print – I am usually known for photographing people and I guess photographing Jesus was no exception. The abandoned church on Bokor Hill dates back to the 1920’s. Its an incredible reminder of Cambodia’s colonial past. Whilst the church lays empty, it is visited frequently by coach loads of excited tourists. However, on this occasion and with my close friend Deborah, we were lucky to have Jesus to ourselves. The moment was surreal. We instinctively spoke in hushed tones, both of us clearly caught up in the moment. Mist and soft light entered through two large windows. Khymer graffitti on the walls reminds us of our location, two cultures meeting under one roof. I had never focussed so hard on photographing an inanimate object like this, after all, this was in reality just a plastic statue with a missing arm and a huge hole in its chest, a bunch of plastic flowers bursting from the wound. Despite this, he (Jesus), seemed completely beautiful to us. I had to convey this feeling that Deborah and I shared together with just one image. I have since heard that Jesus was removed from the church the following day, seems our time with him was meant to be.

Chicken – Phnom Penh – 2017 – Sold at Auction (AP) – I think passion for something is contagious, no matter how incongruous that may be. Along the train tracks I see a man tending to his prize possessions. Each caged cockerel is in pristine condition, the feathers washed down, even the legs and comb are painted with a red food dye. I’m assuming these are for breeding and probably fighting. I see what this man sees, a truly magnificent bird of great importance to him.

Bokor Palace Hotel – A1 fine art print – dyptych – The crowning glory of the abandoned buildings on Bokor Mountain has to be this former luxury French colonial retreat constructed in the early 1920’s. Not surprisingly, movies have been filmed here namely the very aptly one called ‘City of Ghosts’ made in 2002. Gifted with beautiful light softened by the dense fog outside, we photographed these stairwells. They would have seen much history, from extremes of colonial decadence to a civil war.