Charles is a British born photographer currently based in Cambodia and has been working in Asia since 2005. He has a degree in Photojournalism from the London College of Communications and is part of Getty Global Assignments.
Long term projects focus on the legacy of conflict and colonialism.
Charles is also the creator of FOUNDCambodia a web based archive of Cambodian family portraits. The project looks before and after the Khmer Rouge. The projects aim to create a visual history of Cambodian Society through photography, documenting what was lost and how society rebuilt itself.
His work has been widely published including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post and National Geographic and TIME Lightbox. Charles has been featured in several interviews on the BBC World Service and the Wall Street Journal’s – Asia Today programme.
Charles has also worked extensively with a wide range of NGO'S including UNICEF, World Food Program, ActionAid, Care International and DCA.
Decades of conflict and troubled history continue to turn up in the form of unexploded ordnance (UXO) across the lands and waters of Cambodia—a group of brave “de-miners” are working to undo this deadly legacy.
