Thanks, Travelman, for this excellent, well-written, and informative post.

Far from being "lofty or pretentious," it introduces a story that everyone should hear. What the Cambodians went through over 1975–79 was so very shocking and disturbing, and anyone who can stomach the facts should learn about it. (I'll resteem it.)

Your decision to photograph the peaceful, benevolent greenery outside the prison was the perfect option. Admittedly, I might have liked to see photos of the prison or of the writers sitting outside, but that would have left me feeling down and pessimistic. After being reminded of all the horrifying Khmer Rouge carnage and murder that had I had read about several years ago, your photos simply said, "Life."

Here are the titles of 2 books that I read on the subject (added for the readers of this post). They do not make pleasant reading, but they offer us some essential history of the depths of horror to which mankind can descend.

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4372.When_Broken_Glass_Floats

Survival in the Killing Fields
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386580.Survival_in_the_Killing_Fields

Life and Love and Peace. Always and everywhere.