A Soldier's Rest
A young Cambodian soldier takes a rest inside a tent during the Thai-Cambodian border dispute on July 26, 2011. He was tired from the dispute between the two countries over possession of the area around the World Heritage Site of Preah Vihear Temple. A kitten was by his side as if to comfort him.
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Biography
Satoshi Takahashi is a Japanese photojournalist. Born in Akita Prefecture in 1981, he studied photography at the Department of Photography at Nihon University's College of Art. He started his career as a freelance photojournalist in Cambodia in 2007. In March 2019, he was awarded the 38th Domon Ken Award for his photobook RESISTANCE, which compiles work shot in Cambodia between 2013 and 2018. This is one of Japan's most prestigious awards for documentary photography, and the book has been added to the permanent collection of the Ken Domon Museum of Photography.
