2011 Programme [7th Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops] by Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops

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November 19 to 26 2o11 SIEM REAP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CAMBODIA The first international photo festival in Southeast Asia

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2o11 Program Like the previous editions, the 7th edition of the Angkor Photo Festival does not have a themed program, but proposes to discover - or rediscover - artists from all over the world. Consistent with the festival’s mission of highlighting emerging Asian photographers, 7o of the 11o photographers exhibiting in 2o11 are from Asia. The Angkor Photo Festival is a place to meet, connect and dialogue with friends and fellow photography professionals. The 2o11 program of 11 outdoor and indoor exhibitions and 8 evenings of outdoor slideshows is curated by :

> Françoise Callier, the Program Coordinator of the Angkor Photo Festival, in consultation with a 9-member international committee. Each year, the festival dedicates 2 evenings of slideshows as a « Carte Blanche » to two well-known figures in photography . Our 2 invited curators for 2o11 are :

> Wang Xi / Curator - China > A duo of personalities in the international field of photography: Sylvie Grumbach / Director of the international press relations agency 2e Bureau - France Jean-Yves Navel / Founder member and Director of the Angkor Photo Festival - France

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Press contact Sylvie Grumbach - sylvie.grumbach@2e-bureau.com Martial Hobeniche - m.hobeniche@2e-bureau.com 2e BUREAU: +33 (o)1 42 33 93 18

To obtain available high-resolution images : http://bit.ly/qtIbbq Images can only be use for promotion of the festival. They must include a credit in the following format : ÂŠ Name of the photographer, name of agency (if mentioned).

Press Contact - Asia FranĂ§oise Callier Program Coordinator frcallier989@gmail.com +855(o)8 87 92 o5 98

Camille Plante General Coordinator camilleplante@gmail.com +855(o)89 9oo 578

Jessica Lim Coordinator Asia jessicalim@angkor-photo.com +855(o)95 93 oo 9o

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PRESS KIT 2o11 EXHIBITIONS There are 1o exhibitions in the 2o11 festival’s program. (Most of these exhibitions will be presented for a longer duration than the festival’s period.)

INDOOR EXHIBITIONS > SOPHIE ZENON - www.sophiezenon.fr Roads Over Troubled Water Venue : Angkor Photo Gallery Dates : 15 Nov to 2o Dec Opening : Monday 22 Nov, 6pm

> ROGER BALLEN Boarding House

www.rogerballen.com

Venue : McDermott Gallery Dates : 17 Nov to 8 Dec Opening : Thursday 24 Nov, 6pm

> KRZYSZTOF WLADYKA Animalies

www.krzysztof-wladyka.com

Venue : McDermott Gallery Dates : 17 Nov to 8 Dec Opening : Thursday 24 Nov, 6pm © Krzysztof Wladyka

> SUTHEP KRITSANAVARIN - www.suthepphoto.com Stateless Rohingya... Running on Empty Venue : 1961 Gallery Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec Opening : Monday 21 Nov, 6pm © Suthep Kritsanavarin

PRESS KIT 2o11 > EDWIN KOO - www.edwinkoo.com Swat Valley - Pakistan Venue : 1961 Gallery Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec Opening : Monday 21 Nov, 6pm

> ASIAN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY – Group exhibition Jehsong Baak - www.jehsongbaak.com Andrew Biraj / Thomson Reuters - www.andrewbiraj.com Ajay Hirani - www.ajayhirani.com Siddharth Jain - www.siddharthjain.co.in Sam Kang Li - www.samkangliphotos.com Eric Kim - erickimphotography.com/blog Yasuteru Kasano - yasuphotolife.s1.bindsite.jp Yang Ming – www.flickr.com/people/yanming/ Palani Mohan / Reportage by Getty Images - www.palanimohan.com Vivek Muthuramalingam - www.vivekm.com Chan Sokdam / Anjali House Paul Swee - www.flickr.com/photos/paulswee Ying Tang - www.yingphotography.com Shehab Uddin - www.shehabuddin.com Munem Wasif / Agence Vu - www.munemwasif.com Kevin Wy Lee - www.kevinwylee.com

Venue : 1961 Gallery Dates : 19 Nov to 2o Dec Opening : Monday 21 Nov, 6pm © Yan Ming

> MAK REMISSA / Asia Motion Water is Life

www.asiamotion.net

Venue : Art Lounge - Hotel de la Paix Dates : 3 Nov to 8 Dec Opening : Sunday 2o Nov, 6pm © Mak Remissa/Asiamotion

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> PHILONG SOVAN / Asia Motion Crickets

www.asiamotion.net

Venue : Thev Gallery - Hotel de la Paix Dates : 3 Nov to 8 Dec Opening : Sunday 2o Nov, 6pm © Philong Sovan/Asiamotion

> ROLAND NEVEU « A Few Cambodia Snapshots » of Another Time Venue : FCC Angkor Dates : 15 Nov to 2o Dec

OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS

> MATTHIEU PALEY - www.paleyphoto.com Forgotten on the Roof of the World : Life in Afghanistan’s Remotest Mountains Venue : Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Garden Dates : 14 Nov to 2o Dec

> TRY SOPHAL and CHAN SOKDAM / Anjali House - www.anjali-house.com The HALO Trust Venue : Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Garden Dates : 14 Nov to 2o Dec © Try Sophal/Anjali House

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DAILY SCHEDULE AND DETAILED EVENINGS OF SLIDESHOWS

SATURDAY 19th OF NOV. OPENING NIGHT

8.3o pm at FCC Angkor > Festival’s program curated by Françoise Callier (detailed program page 12 and 13)

SUNDAY 2oth OF NOV. EXHIBIT OPENING

6 pm at Hotel de la Paix > MAK REMISSA / Asia Motion Water is Life > PHILONG SOVAN / Asia Motion Crickets Exhibitions realized thanks to

support.

EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS

8.3o pm at FCC Angkor > Festival’s program curated by Françoise Callier (detailed program page 12 and 13)

PRESS KIT 2o11 MONDAY 21st OF NOV. EXHIBIT OPENING

6pm at 1961 Gallery > SUTHEP KRITSANAVARIN Stateless Rohingya... Running on Empty > EDWIN KOO Swat Valley - Pakistan > ASIAN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY Group exhibition

- Invited curators 8.3o pm at FCC Angkor EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS

> Curated by Sylvie Grumbach and Jean-Yves Navel

Matt Black > The People of Clouds – www.mattblack.com Pep Bonet / NOOR > Saut d’Eau, Voodoo Festival in Haiti – www.noorimages.com Seth Butler > Tibetan Buddhism in Amdo & Kham – www.sethbutler.com Andre Cypriano > Rocinha – www.andrecypriano.com Enrico Dagnino / 2eBureau > Immigrants Forced to Return © Emily Schiffer Françoise Demulder / Succession Demulder / Roger-Viollet > Mental Hospital in Saigon Charlet Photographies Brenda Ann Kenneally > Hip Hop by Any Means Necessary – www.therawfile.org Yuri Kozyrev / NOOR > Dispatch for Yemen - www.noorimages.com Andrew McConnell / Panos Pictures > The Cataracts – www.andrewmcconnell.com Hector Mediavilla / Pandora / Picturetank > La Noche de los Muertitos – www.hectormediavilla.com Fernando Moleres / Panos Pictures > Juvenile Behind Bars in African Prison – www.fernandomoleres.com Muhammed Muheisen / AP > Life goes on – www.lightstalkers.org/muhammed_muheisen Rijasolo / Riva Press > Savika – www.rijasolo.com Emily Schiffer / Charlet Photographies > Cheyenne River – www.emilyschiffer.com Jean-Baptiste Senegas > The Sea – www.photo-senegas.com Jan-Joseph Stok > Blood Mobiles, Coltan in Congo – www.janjosephstok.com Pierre Terdjman / Cosmos for Paris Match > United we were Strong – www.pierreterdjman.com Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR > Diamond Matters - www.noorimages.com Graeme Williams / Panos Pictures > Two Dogs – www.graemewilliams.co.za Max Whittaker / Prime Collective > Wisconsin Protests – www.primecollective.com

PRESS KIT 2o11 TUESDAY 22nd OF NOV. EXHIBIT OPENING

6pm at Angkor Photo Gallery > SOPHIE ZENON Roads Over Troubled Water

EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS

8.3o pm at FCC Angkor

> Festival’s program curated by Françoise Callier (detailed program page 12 and 13)

WEDNESDAY 23rd OF NOV. CHILDREN’S DAY ! 5pm at Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Garden > RESULTS OF THE 2o11 ANJALI PHOTO WORKSHOPS + Selection of slideshows curated by Françoise Callier

1opm at Laundry Bar - Laundry in Motion Avery Danziger > Mil Mascaras – www.averydanziger.com Sacha Goldberger > Mamika, Little Big Grand Mother – www.sachabada.com Jessica Hilltout > Amen – Grassroots Football in Africa – www.jessicahillthout.com Sean Lee > She Said No Per-Anders Petterson / Cosmos > Ballet Boy - http://www.peranderspettersson.com Daniele Tamagni > Cholitas – www.danieletamagni.com

PRESS KIT 2o11 THURSDAY 24th OF NOV. EXHIBIT OPENING

6pm at McDermott Gallery > ROGER BALLEN Boarding House > KRZYSZTOF WLADYKA Animalies

- Invited curators 8.3o pm at FCC Angkor EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS

> Curated by Wang Xi, a showcase of Chinese photographers, including :

Zhenqing Jiang > Changing Coastlines Jason Lee / Reuters China > Red China Tao Sun > Soulquake - http://www.suntaophoto.com Fuchun Wang > Chinese on the Train (198os - 2o1os) A-Yin > Mongolians Xiao Zhang > They - http://www.zhangxiaophoto.com

PRESS KIT 2o11 FRIDAY 25th OF NOV. EVENING OF SLIDESHOWS

8.3o pm at FCC Angkor

> Festival’s program curated by Françoise Callier (detailed program page 12 and 13) + Slideshow of the 5 finalists and announcement of the result of the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant

ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS GRANT

GMB Akash / Panos Pictures - Bangladesh > The Bitterest Pill - www.gmb-akash.com Zishaan Akbar Latif - India > Ability in Disability - www.zishaanlatif.com Agnes Dherbeys - South Korea / France > #K76-3613 - www.agnesdherbeys.com Shiho Fukada / Panos Pictures - Japan > Japan’s Disposable Workers: Lost in Global Unemployment www.shihofukada.com

Andri Tambunan - Indonesia > Against All Odds - www.andritambunan.com

SATURDAY 26th OF NOV. CLOSING NIGHT

8.3o pm at FCC Angkor > Talk and Slideshow by Roger Ballen + Results of the 2o11 Angkor Photo Workshops + PHOTO PRIZE for the best Photo Story produced during the 2o11 Angkor Photo Workshops Supported by

+ Farewell Party !

PRESS KIT 2o11 FESTIVAL’S PROGRAM CURATED BY FRANÇOISE CALLIER

Christophe Agou > Face au Silence - www.christopheagou.com Juan Manuel Barrero > Invisible Threat - www.jmbb.net Anna Boyiazis > Mis Quince - www.annaboyiazis.com Paula Bronstein / Getty Images > Afghanistan : Between Life and War – www.paulabronstein.com Steve Cagan > Struggle for Cultural and Environmental Survival - www.sevecagan.com Christopher Capozziello > For God, Race and Country - www.chriscappy.com Jean-Louis Courtinat > Vivre Encore - www.jeanlouiscourtinat.fr Denis Dailleux / Agence VU > The Nile in my Veins - www.denisdailleux.com Alexandra Demenkova > Mental Hospitals in Russia - www.lightstalkers.org/alexandra_demenkova Marco di Lauro / Reportage by Getty Images > Food crisis in Niger – www.marcodilauro.com Tewfic El-Sawy > The Possessed of Hazrat Mira Datar - http://www.thetravelphotographer.net Corentin Fohlen / Fedephoto > Revolution in Egypt – www.corentinfohlen.com Horst Friedrichs > Dona Maria and her Dreams – www.horstfriedrichs.com Lu Guang / Shangai Beaugeste Photo Gallery > Requiem for Mountains and Waters Hajime Kimura > Solitary – www.hajimekimura.net Zann Huang > Children of the Revolution : Iranian Youth Culture – www.eyeofzann.com Saiful Huq Omi / Polaris > The Disowned and the Denied – www.saifulhuq.com Stefania Iemmi > My Grandparents – www.stefaniaiemmi.com Kauser Haider > A Hall Full of Cinema – www.lightstalkers.com/kauser Tany Kely > Homo Urbanicus – www.tany-kely.com Sailendra Kharel > Koshi Tragedy – www.lighttalkers.org/sailendra_kharel Suzanne Lee > Minors Miners – Child Labour in Indian Coal Mines – www.suzanne-lee.com Sebastian Liste / Reportage by Getty Images > Urban Quilombo - www.sebastianliste.com Lung Liu > Café Om – www.lungliu.com Liz Loh-Taylor > At the Amazonian Border – www.lltphotography.com Wendy Marijnissen > Dr Musarat – Childbirth in Pakistan – www.wendymarijnissen.com Chloe Dewe Mathews / Panos Pictures > Caspian – www.chloedewemathews.com Sergey Maximishin / Focus / Cosmos > Jua Kali, Metal Recycling in Kenya Erica McDonald > The Dark Light of this Nothing – www.ericamcdonaldphoto.com Eivind H. Natvig / Moment Agency > War for Freedom - www.duerher.no Cynthia Nudel > Artificial Nature – www.cynthianudel.com Kosuke Okahara > Lenina – www.kosukeokahara.com Pietro Paolini / Terraproject Collective > San Pedro Prison – www.terraproject.net Pech / Anjali House > Floods in Siem Reap

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Fabien Pio > Rêveries – www.fabienpio.com Giulio Piscitelli > The Migrants of North Africa - Giuliopiscitelli.viewbook.com Philip Poupin / Cosmos > Rebel to Die – www.philip-photos.com Ivor Prickett / Panos Pictures > Gali : Abkhazia’s Frontier with Georgia Ardiles Rante > Whale Hunting in Lamalera – www.lightstalkers.org/ardilesrante Nishant Ratnakar > Fistful of Dreams – www.nishantratnakar.com Ryan Reed > The Cost of Silence – www.ryanspencerreed.com Göksin Sipahioglu / Sipapress Andrea Star Reese > Chasing Stigma – www.andreastarreese.com Rahman Roslan > Nur – www.rahmanroslan.com Sebastiao Salgado / Amazonas Images > Exodus – www.amazonasimages.com Tiago Santana > Sertao Brian Sokol > Kadambini – www.briansokol.com Vincent Soyez > My Cambodia – www.vincentsoyez.com Arindam Thokder > Asha – Let there be Hope – www.arindamthokder.com Veejay Villafranca / Asia Motion > Faith above Fate – www.veejayvillafranca.com James Whitlow Delano > Mercy Project Zalmai > Walking in Quicksand – www.zalmai.com Highlight on Japan earthquake and tsunami Noriko Hayashi - www.norikohayashi.com Ryo Kameyama - www.ryokameyama.com Ikuru Kuwajima / grupe 28 - www.ikurukuwajima.com Kosuke Okahara - www.kosukeokahara.com Ko Sasaki - http://uooo168471.photoshelter.com Kuni Takahashi - www.kunitakahashi.com Highlight on The Phnom Penh Post - Cambodia

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The first grant for Asian photographers

ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS GRANT

The Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant is the first grant specifically targeted at supporting Asian photographers working in Asia. It is a collaborative project by Yumi Goto / Reminders Project and the Angkor Photo Festival. A jury made of 5 members selected the winning project: - DIRK CLAUS / Photo Editor Asia, Stern magazine - DAVID DARE PARKER / Photographer - BRUNO DE COCK / Photo Editor, MSF International - JOHN NOVIS / Head of Photography, Greenpeace International - YUKO YAMAJI / Curator, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts > An award ceremony with the winner will be held on Friday 25th of November, as part of the 2o11 Angkor Photo Festival. This winning photographer will be awarded a 3ooo US$ grant to produce a documentary exploring unknown, unexposed issues in the Asian region.

> 2o11 Finalists GMB Akash / Panos Pictures - Bangladesh > The Bitterest Pill Zishaan Akbar Latif - India > Ability in Disability Agnes Dherbeys - South Korea / France > #K76-3613 Shiho Fukada / Panos Pictures - Japan > Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disposable Workers: Lost in Global Unemployment Andri Tambunan - Indonesia > Against all Odds

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PRESS KIT 2o11 Free photo workshops for young Asian photographers Since its inception in 2oo5, more than 18o young photographers from all over Asia have been selected to participate in the annual free Angkor Photo Workshops. Conducted by renowned international photographers who volunteer their time, the Angkor Photo Workshops provide participants with firsthand training, invaluable exposure and a chance to perfect their art. Coordinator : Roland Neveu / assisted by Jessica Lim Tutors : Antoine d’Agata (Magnum Photos) / Paula Bronstein (Getty Images) / Justin Mott / Olivier Nilsson / Patrick de Noirmont (News-Pictures.com) / Carolyn O’Neill > As always, the work of all workshop participants will be presented at the evening slideshow event on the last day of the Angkor Photo Festival, on 26th of November 2o11. > 2o11 Participants Adli Ghazali - Malaysia / Alanah Torralba - Philippines / Anh Tuan Dang - Vietnam / Ankit Goyal - India / Anushree Bhatter - India / Arnold Simanjuntak - Indonesia / Carrie Lam - Singapore / Cheryl Baldicantos - Philippines / Geloy Concepcion - Philippines / Harit Srikhao - Thailand / Jane Koh - Singapore / Jiehao Su - China / Karina Saputri - Indonesia / Kimlong Meng - Cambodia / Mitsu Maeda - Japan / Ngoc Lan Pham Vietnam / Pooja Jain - India / Richard Reyes - Philippines / Saad Shahriar - Bangladesh / Sanjeev Thakur - Philippines / Setyo Adi Nugroho - Indonesia / Sitwat Rizvi - Pakistan / Sunny Lamba - India / Sweta Suvarnkar - India / Tanvi Mishra - India / Vannith Yin Touch - Cambodia / Viet Bach Khong - Vietnam / Wen-Yi Wang - Taiwan / Wendra Ajistyatama - Indonesia / Wisnu Agung - Indonesia

> 2o11 Photo Prize Each year, we also award a participant of the Angkor Photo Workshops with the BEST PHOTO STORY PRIZE, which is selected by a jury panel. The winners for this year’s Best Photo Story will receive the following amazing prizes :

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PRESS KIT 2o11 Anjali Photo Workshops An annual free photo workshop for the children of Anjali House The Anjali Photo Workshops was initiatied in 2oo5 by Magnum photographer Antoine d’Agata during the first Angkor Photo Festival. After this first experience, the festival set up Anjali House - which is now a registered Cambodian NGO providing food, shelter and education for more than 1oo under-privileged children. During the annual 1o-day workshop, and thanks to Canon support, Anjali kids work for a week with young photographers from the region who volunteer their time to tutor the children. Coordinator : Sohrab Hura, India Tutors : Kim Hak, Cambodia / Sofian Hamid, Malaysia / Tanzim Ibne Wahab, Bangladesh / Sean Lee, Singapore / Mansi Midha, India / Yen Nie, Malaysia / Sheila Zhao, China and participation of Paolo Patrizi, Italy. > Results of workshops presented on « Children’s Day », on Wednesday 23rd of November as part of the festival’s program. A big Thank You to our 21 supporters who helped us reach our fundraising goal for the 2o11 ANJALI PHOTO WORKSHOPS presented on ULULE !

BLOWUP Angkor Back by popular demand, this series of open and free street exhibitions held in public spaces in Siem Reap is organized by blindboys.org

PRESS KIT 2o11 More information ... > INTERNATIONAL COMMIITTEE OF THE 2o11 ANGKOR PHOTO FESTIVAL H.E. Roland Eng > President / Ambassador-at-Large Jean-Yves Navel > Director Françoise Callier > Program Coordinator Camille Plante > General Coordinator Jessica Lim > Asia Coordinator Yumi Goto > Consultant Sohrab Hura > Coordinator of Anjali Photo Workshops Munem Wasif > Consultant Wang Xi > Consultant

Biography > Françoise Callier - Belgium Françoise Callier has worked 15 years at 2e Bureau as a photographer’s agent, working with Helmut Newton, Jean-Paul Goude, Max Vadukul and many others. She handled with Sylvie Grumbach the press promotions at Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan, and from 1995 to 1998, she was also the French correspondent for Corbis. Since 2oo6, she has been the program coordinator of the Angkor Photo Festival.

> Wang Xi - China Wang Xi used to work for local NGOs in China. He was a curator at the 2oo8 Singapore International Photo Festival, the 2oo9 Chobi Mela Photo Festival in Bangladesh, the 2o1o International Orange Photo Festival in Changsha, China, and most recently the 2o11 Ningbo A-la Photo Festival. His professional work on Sichuan Earthquake, and Beijing Olympic report has been widely used in the international media, and has been presented in various University. He is a lecturer for Yang Xiaoguang multimedia workshop in China, and is currently a PhD candidate in Photography at Bolton University in the UK.

> Sylvie Grumbach - France For over twenty years, big names in fashion and culture have given their image to the expertise of 2e Bureau, the press agency founded 25 years ago by Sylvie Grumbach. The 1o4 in Paris, the fashion designer Maurizio Galante, the festival Visa pour l’Image and the Collection Lambert in Avignon are among its many clients which it works closely with. ‘Curiosity, imagination, creation’ are key principles of the agency, which aims to be a ‘second office’.

> Jean-Yves Navel - France A co-founder and the director of the festival, Jean-Yves Navel is a graduate of Fine Arts in Lyon, France. After a career in international business in Africa, Argentina and the Caribbean. He moved to Cambodia, where he has lived since 1998.

Program PRESS KIT Preview 2o11 PRESS & MEDIA COVERAGE > CAMBODIA - The Phnom Penh Post - S.E.A. Globe - Cambodia Daily - Asia Life - L’Echo du Cambodge > France - Photo - Azart Photo - De l’Air - Photos Nouvelles - France Inter - La Lettre de la photographie - Le guide du Routard - Actuphoto - Polka - Les Photographes

- International Art Diary - Le Petit Futé - Paris Match > ISRAEL - Masa Acher > Italy - Zoom Magazine - Il sole 24 ORE - RearView Mirror > Poland - Foto > Singapore - DestinAsian - Priority magazine - Silkwinds

- Asia! Magazine - culture36o.org > South Korea - Photographic Art magazine - Monthly Photography > Thailand - Gavroche > UK - British Journal of Photography - Telegraph > United States - CNN - Art Asia Pacific - Daylight Magazine - The Travel Photographer

To review, the 2o11 Angkor Photo Festival will feature ... > > > > > > >

11 exhibitions 8 evenings of slideshows Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant Free Angkor Photo Workshops for 3o Asian photographers Anjali children’s Photo Workshops BLOWUP Angkor « Children’s Day »

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2o11 Partners We are particularly grateful to all our 2o11 partners who have been instrumental to the success of the 7th Angkor Photo Festival.

We are proud to announce that the Angkor Photo Festival is now a member of: