A Cambodian Wedding
25 April 2004


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On the left is the father, named Sopheap.  He was my first motordupe driver when I arrived four years ago. I was fortunate because he knows a little English from working with American soldiers during the Vietnam War (the American War, as it's called here).  When I asked to take their picture, their son--my present motordupe driver-- was with them and I automatically started composing a picture with the three of them.  I saw a look of consternation on their faces and then remembered the Cambodia taboo against taking pictures of three people.  The taboo says that the middle one will suffer misfortune, so I hurriedly rearranged the photo with just the parents.



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