a year ago in cambodia

I got to browse my Cambodia stash again because it has been exactly a year ago today. The thought brings me both happiness and longing, to which I willingly succumb to. I spent this trip, walking in Siem Reap soil with my then-newly-acquired Pentax KX camera, loaded with black and white film, a form that I have never shot with before.

There are times that I just want to shoot exclusively with black and white film. This is one of those.

BANGKOK FAVORITES

Seriously August, where did you go? It's kind of crazy to realize that there are only seven days left before we jump into the next month, and a few blinks more we're probably going around greeting each other Merry Christmas. Nuts.

There are a lot places and sights I wanted to share and talk about lately, I just can't find the voice to write it because sloth. Anyway, here are some of my personal favorite photos taken around Bangkok last January (wayyy long overdue!).

Happy end of the weekend to all! (Except for me, because it's National Heroes Day tomorrow hee)

I STILL SHOOT FILM

ETA: Decided to take an August Break and a little bit of a challenge through my Instagram :)

KIDS OF TONLE SAP LAKE

THE ROAD TO TONLE SAP LAKE

 

After visiting Beng Mealea, it was time for an hour drive to the largest fishwater lake in Southeast Asia. The road to the great Tonle Sap Lake and Floating Village is a journey in itself. The path is slightly narrow, almost enough for a two-way ride, but side-by-side, it houses the local Cambodian life. We even passed by a traditional wedding :)

From time to time, we are served with wide area of green fields, something that reminds me of the fields here in the Philippines. The only distinction, and a very noticeable one, is the red soil :) Even the plants and parts of the houses are red too because of the dust coming from the vehicles passing by.

When we arrived to our destination, we hopped on to our boat and listened to the engine roar. I sat, curious on a new community that lies ahead of us.

TUK-TUKS IN BANGKOK | ONE

NEW LEAF BOOK CAFE IN BLACK AND WHITE | TWO

I knew that my Pentax KX has a busted light meter but still bought it anyway because from my experience in using a camera that has got one, I found shooting with a light meter less efficient. I believe exposure still lies in personal preference, and it's wonderful when you think about it that way, because you get to see how diverse and dynamic shooting with film can truly be.

I think shooting with black and white film gives you more liberty than any other because it is, again, very forgiving when it comes to exposure. This set has both under and over exposed shots which gives room for a relatively-newbie like me to still learn and study setting proper exposure.

View the first set here.

NEW LEAF BOOK CAFE IN BLACK AND WHITE | ONE

View New Leaf Book Cafe in color here.

SEEP

It has been four months, yet I still don't see myself stopping in sharing Cambodia-related posts any time soon. The effect of this trip has seeped in me so deep that I am carefully fleshing out the memories thread by thread on each post.