Just a quick post to let y’all know I’m still here. I’ve been totally consumed with the project I’ve been working on for my masters degree. The good news is I will have everything submitted by the end of the day next Monday (June 12). I’ll be able to have a life once more, and […]
February
02
2016 In Retrospect (PART 2 – Siem Reap and Battambang)
posted by adamrobertyoung
I know it’s getting a bit late for 2016 retrospective posts, but I’ve been busy. Well, not really, but anyway… The second half of my trip let me tick one thing of the bucket list: see Angkor. And I figured if I’m gonna see Angkor, why not REALLY see it? So I contacted the APSARA […]
January
12
2016 in Retrospect (Part 1 – Phnom Penh: Street Art, Sex Workers and Spiders)
posted by adamrobertyoung
I know I’ve been quite inactive online over the last year or so. It’s been a crazy year! A large chunk of it involved me in hospital learning to walk again after an intense medical incident. I won’t bore you with the full details, but basically I was hit by an illness called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. […]
December
08
Courtney – a work in progress
posted by adamrobertyoung
This week until Saturday you can see images from my current work in progress at QCA’s Project Gallery on Grey Street, South Bank (Brisbane). //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js The photos are part of a story that follows the life of Courtney, who battles with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This disorder disrupts a person’s relationships and sense of self […]
July
18
Saving Angkor
posted by adamrobertyoung
A golden sun rises over the ancient splendour of Angkor. Before the trickle of tourists through the gates grows to a torrent, a small team of workers assembles in the warm morning air. Silicone gloves snap on, plastic clips on a plastic tacklebox are unclipped. Out of the box one by one, an eclectic collection […]
July
08
Operation Unchain – release for the mentally ill in Cambodia
posted by adamrobertyoung
Battambang – a city in the north-western corner of Cambodia – swelters under an unrelenting sun. The dry season air tastes of dust and there seems to be no escape from the heat. Behind one of the suburban homes, a solitary figure sits on a bare bamboo bed in a shelter that consists of four […]
April
18
Cambodia’s Superhero Rats
posted by adamrobertyoung
As the first rays of the sun reach across the fields outside Siem Reap in the north of Cambodia, a highly trained team prepares for another day of life-saving work. Every day, they apply their intensive training and unique skills to detect landmines that have remained hidden just below the surface of fields and roads […]
