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Coming back home really makes you realise the different worlds we live in. We are so consumed by our own lives and the trivial nonsense that goes on everyday. You wouldn't think that only 8 hours away by plane there is a whole different way of living where the things that matter the most are being able to find food, shelter and someitmes education for you and your loved ones.
This trip was the most amazing eye opener for me. I've done extensive travelling in the past, but this was a whole new experience because I felt I got a real insight to the lives of the people of Cambodia by living and playing with them.
I've decided too take a break from everything for a while, to clear my head and start a fresh when I have the right energy to give to this project. The last few months have been very testing for me and I've neglected and pushed a lot aside for this project. So I'm going to get myself back to a balanced state where I can evenly spread my time/energy to all aspects of my life and when I can do that I'll be ready to go onto phase two of Project Cambodia, The Exhibition.
In saying this, I'm still kepping my eye out for things so if anybody has any ideas/ knows any body in regard to sponsorship/donating space/catering/printing/framing actually anything at all, please let me know. You can contact me any time on
+61 (0) 410 682 090
ming@mingnomchong.com
Stay tuned people...
This trip was the most amazing eye opener for me. I've done extensive travelling in the past, but this was a whole new experience because I felt I got a real insight to the lives of the people of Cambodia by living and playing with them.
I've decided too take a break from everything for a while, to clear my head and start a fresh when I have the right energy to give to this project. The last few months have been very testing for me and I've neglected and pushed a lot aside for this project. So I'm going to get myself back to a balanced state where I can evenly spread my time/energy to all aspects of my life and when I can do that I'll be ready to go onto phase two of Project Cambodia, The Exhibition.
In saying this, I'm still kepping my eye out for things so if anybody has any ideas/ knows any body in regard to sponsorship/donating space/catering/printing/framing actually anything at all, please let me know. You can contact me any time on
+61 (0) 410 682 090
ming@mingnomchong.com
Stay tuned people...
posted by Ming at 7:24 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Ming~
Gail here. I was a volunteer at Wat Opot last winter for five months. I hope to be going back in January for a few months more.
It was wonderful to see your photos of the children, to see how they've grown. I really miss them!
I took some photos while i was there and have been doing a little fund raising for Wayne here in Bar Harbor, Maine, where i live. I set up an exhibit at the movie theatre,
and have collected almost $3500 from people who were moved by the images. It's also served to give them a peek into a very different world. I have also been doing some talks. At a grade school class, the kids asked wonderful questions, like: "You said
these kids are poor. So how come they dont look poor?" and, "If they know they're going to die, how can they look so happy?" Kids go right to the point, dont they?
You mention wanting to do a show. I am not a professional photographer and i dont see myself as an artist, so it was easy for me to do an exhibit. I called the local small-town newspaper and they printed up some of the pictures and did a nice write up. Then i just printed up some 8 by 12 inch prints and matted them and got some simple glass clip frames and hung the show. I also wrote some text in the form of little blurbs under the photos. Some of them stood alone, but there were also sets that worked more like photo essays. None of my pix are as technically good as yours, as i was using a cheap film camera, and printed at the discount store from the scans i had made in Phnom Penh. The point is that people responded emotionally to seeing the children,
and donated handsomely. I did not sell the photos. I offered one free with a donation of a certain size. So all the money goes to Wayne and the kids, and i absorb the cost of the photos. It's my matching grant, and giving them away feels better than trying to sell things to people. It is all a very amateur effort, but it is growing and i have appointments to speak with some church groups next month. I am hoping to find some groups who will be willing to partner with Wayne on an ongoing basis. Aside from the fact that they are responding to the children, people know i was there and put out the effort to go, and to put together the show, and that also makes them want to donate. And, i live in a community where a lot of people do good projects, and we all sort of support each other's efforts. One local potter was moved by the exhibit, and is having a
Raku firing this weekend, and donating the proceeds. So you never know what will happen. It's all surprising, miraculous at times
Anyway. i just wanted to tell you how much i enjoyed your website, and to encourage you to get your beautiful pictures out there for
the world to see.
All the best~
gail gutradt
email: clambaskets@yahoo.com
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