Bunhong Lim
Lim Bunhong (b. 4 May 1983, Siem Reap) is a Cambodian independent photographer who has extensively covered the teamwork on the conservation of Angkor Archaeological Park monuments as a technical officer at the Department of Monuments Conservation, APSARA Authority since 2020.
With a MD in Education (2013) and a BA in Tourism & Hospitality Management (2006) at Build Bright University, Siem Reap, Bunhong has worked as a teacher, a sales representative and surveyor in the tourism industry, pursuing his passion for photography during spare time. He was an assistant to the management of Angkor Training Center in 2020, which helped him to know better the daily work of APSARA and HCC Group (environment services) teams.
In 2023, he launched NagaEyes KH, a Facebook page showcasing his photographic work, and in November 2024 held his first solo exhibition, part of the Siem Reap edition of Phnom Penh Photo Festival. One of his photos was the background of the festival 15h edition poster.
Bunhong is currently developing an intimate, intensely focused photographic study on various Angkorian temples and monuments, from Banteay Chhmar to Beng Maelea, and intends to publish books devoted to each one. Under his lens, reliefs and statues of Banteay Srei, for instance, gain a remarkable vividness, as he carefully uses the variations of daylight on the stone. He is also completing panoramic photographs of all the galleries of Angkor Wat, a technical feat allowing the reliefs to be revealed in all their splendor.
In his vision, men and women at work on the temples or living in their shadows, natural wonders around them, and the fragile beauty of ancient artworks, all become united into what makes the Angkor site completely unique. And he celebrates the ongoing effort “to prevent the decay of sculptures thanks to the restoration work by national and international experts”, as reflected by this November 2024 photo of a relief at Angkor Wat:
