Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, the Pulsating Capital of Cambodia

Phnom Penh, the Pulsating Capital of Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I had few expectations about Phnom Penh before we went to Cambodia’s capital to do a story for a travel magazine. I think that’s why I liked the city so much. The images in my mind – of wide boulevards and ramshackle, French colonial-style buildings, dappled with mildew, and skirted by big verandas – were … Read more

Monday Memories – A Boy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A boy in Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It was a miserable afternoon in Phnom Penh. But for a photographer who is on assignment – essentially selling a destination – this had to be seen as a challenge, rather than something to dampen the spirits more than the sporadic showers; showers that mixed with my perspiration from the constant humidity. Late afternoon is my … Read more