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"Portrait of A Khmer Rouge Soldier"

8/29/2022

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In a soon to be cornfield in Pailin, Cambodia, I photographed this ex-Khmer Rouge soldier I'm 2003.  It did not start out well.  He and his wife were suspicious of a westerner carrying expensive looking cameras.  Slowly my minder that day, Pon Lok, himself a former soldier under the command of Pol Pot convinced the man that I was ok and that photographing him would be a good thing.  I was looking for a serious pose but was getting nothing back. It was clear he would not reveal much.  And then looking out over the lens I was using I made a face "such as a old man with no teeth would.  He began to laugh , I began to shoot.
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David Lee Longstreath is a retired wire service photographer with more than 40 years experience on assignments around the world. He currently lives in upcountry Thailand.


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  • Brother No. 1
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  • Earthquake
  • Body Snatchers
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  • East Timor
  • Gulf War 1
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  • Forgotten War
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  • 10,000 Dead
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