The Room...

Artist: oddoutlet
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The Room...

If anyone knows about the history of this place please feel free to correct me.

This is one of the rooms in the old school situated in Phnom Phen that imprisoned many of the Cambodians during that horrible era in history- I think most of the schools were turned into prisons.

Location: Phnom Phen, Cambodia
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L5 point and shoot

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Lauren Marr

spooky but great image
oddoutlet replied

thanks, yeah I didn’t go into all of them- just felt abit weird and awkward!
Karin Taylor

it’s a great image, it has character…it’s hard to believe that it was a prison, that wasn’t my first impression at all….so very sad the history
oddoutlet replied

yeah I know-I hate putting nice pictures in but then adding the sad history behind it, but that was the reality so…yeah.
David Reid

Very effective shot – appropriate use of colour given the history of the location.

This looks very much like ‘S-21’ in Phnom Penh?

S-21 was used an interrogation and sorting centre prior to victims’ transfer to the ‘killing fields’. I visited last year – it is a truly sobering experience. Your image looks like one of the solitary confinement and interrogation cells.
oddoutlet replied

Thanks for the info David!
buzzy

wow!!! amazing work.
oddoutlet replied

thankyou buzzy!
karenuk1969

Beautiful, I love the colours here.
oddoutlet replied

Thanks karen!
Antanas

lovely work
oddoutlet replied

thanks for the compliment Antanas
Denzil

This is a superb image of a truly horrible and chilling place.
The box you can see on the bed contained torture instruments, and to the left you can make out the leg shackles which were used to keep the inmates chained to the ‘bed’, in reality just a metal frame. People were kept in these cells for varying periods of time, until they were either tortured or starved to death there at the centre, or taken to one of the many killing fields, where they were usually bludgeoned to death in front of an open pit, and then buried. Bullets cost money.
This is not ancient history, folks, this happened only 30 years ago!
oddoutlet replied

Yeah I couldn’t stay in the room for long- enough to take a picture.Also went to the killing fields to see what happened there- it was so peaceful and nice there- hard to imagine that such horror occured in a place like that!
Ghelly

the dark side of history, but you got a great image, I love the treatment, pefect compostiion.
oddoutlet replied

Thanks again- yeah nice things/places always seem to have some sort of sad history behind it aye!
andreisky

great photo and treatment
oddoutlet replied

Thanks for taking the time to look andreisky!
Lois Bryan

masterful work of art … that it is the scene of so much horror is such a tragedy … that you had the courage to stay and attempt to capture it is a testament to your dedication. Yes, I’m old enough to remember hearing about all of this in the news. Not ancient history at all. Congratulations on your feature in Photog 101!!!
oddoutlet replied

Hey Lois- Thank you for your comment- it does make you feel uncomfortable touring these kind of places, but I guess it’s a way to remember what happend and not forget that human lives were mistreated- shame it still happens in other parts of the world though!
Lois Bryan

you are so right. sooooo right. we can’t forget …
ImagesFX

like this one….and you’ve got some really interesting stuff going with your work…..cool
oddoutlet replied

Hey Thanxs ImagesFX- appreciate you stopping by to look- I guess I like to try new things, interesting things- keeps things exciting : )
dinghysailor1

moving and excellent work
:))
oddoutlet replied

Thanks again dingy! Things of the past can portray haunting memories I guess!
Biscucious

Impresive work! Stunning contrast makes a wonderfull scenery!!!
oddoutlet replied

thanks for the comment! A room has so many stories to tell aye!
Mary Ann Reilly 23 days ago

this is so extraordinary an image. so moving. almost as if you captured not only the place, but the spirits loss there as well.
oddoutlet replied 22 days ago

It sure was a haunting place to walk around! We came to this place after visiting the Killing Fields and it was overwhelming because you can just imagine the horror that these people experinced!