Charles Fox Photographer

On Monday 2nd April 2012 I got a call from the BBC World Service to come to Bush House in central London to talk about the Himba tribe and the experience I had producing the photo essay “Otjiperi – Katjiperi”

This was my first time doing a radio interview and found it all quite frantic but ultimately enjoyable. Originally this had been set to go on air later in the year but they pulled it forward and it aired the following morning in the UK and around the world what ever time it happened to be.

I guess its about understanding how people perceived the interview and how much of it  became about me,(despite this blog post being about me but I think that is allowed ?) I am really not into scenarios when it becomes about the photographer and less about the work or the participants in the project. I hope a healthy balance was  struck between facts and anecdotal experiences, I suppose that’s down to the audience to decide. One thing I am very clear on is that radio makes me sound much posher than I actually am, not sure if thats a good thing or not…… Click here to listen to the interview supplied with great thanks to:  The World Today programme on the BBC World Service radio network 

To view the images from the series clcik here

Central Market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has to be one of my favourite buildings. Built by the French in the 1930′s Central Market is the largest indoor market in Cambodia and is home to three thousand market stalls selling everything from fruit and veg to jewelry and televisions.

After 70 years of service the market was in need of renovation. The French Development Agency stepped in and renovated the interior and exterior of this iconic building.

While in Cambodia in 2009  I photographed part of the renovation, the photographs can be seen here. One of the images from that series has been included in a book “Central Market: Story of Renovation” which looks at the history of the market and the redevelopment.

It’s been 4 years since I lived in Cambodia and despite visiting a couple of times a year I cannot get enough of the place so I am thrilled that one of my pictures has been included. Also many photographers I know in Cambodia both Khmer and expat have had their work included.

Here is a sneak preview of some of the pages (click each image to enlarge)