Stefano Ricci Explorer - Mission Cambodia

Stefano Ricci Explorer - Mission Cambodia

SR Explorer has reached its fifth mission, which took us to Cambodia, a legendary land, a modern and international country which thrives in many areas due to the force of its natural resources with its rivers and lakes, including the Mekong and Tonlé Sap, and thick vegetation. It is a journey made of emotions, references to a timeless heritage, to discover the Khmer culture, which dates back to the Middle Ages and continues to speak to us through its architecture, sculptures and that extraordinary world characterised by nature, which is reconquering those ancient stones.

A Land of Ancestral Emotions

As in any work of research, we extended our explorations from Bong Chhouk Lake to Kulen Elephant Forest, where elephants retreat after a life of work, and along the legendary Mekong to reach an oasis of luxury lifestyle such as Shinta Mani Wild. Cambodia is a land that offers ancestral emotions as if we had already visited these places in a distant period of our lives on planet Earth.

the model on a boat in Cambodian lake
the model on a boat in Cambodian river
the model with Cambodian elephants
the model with Cambodian dancers
the model walking around Bayon temple
The photographer Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry

The Explorer - Mission Cambodia saw the collaboration between Stefano Ricci and Renowned Photographer and Visual Storyteller Steve McCurry. "When this project was born, I took inspiration from the images of a legend of world photography: Steve McCurry. Working with him in the Khmer temples, in the jungle, and on the waters that flow into the Mekong represents much more than a mere experience; it is a main chapter of life." says Filippo Ricci.