biography
Roun is a freelance photographer based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His interest in the medium began when he first participated in the annual Anjali Photo Workshops in 2010, organized by the non-profit Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops. In December 2016, he was invited to attend a masterclass with French photographer Antoine d’Agata and an Indian photographer Sohrab Hura during the Angkor Photo Festival. Since then, his passion for photography has motivated him to learn as much as possible about the craft. He is an active collaborator of the Festival, volunteering his time to help his younger Cambodian peers to learn photography.
He has a strong interest in environmental and social issues. His work has been featured in several publications, including Al Jazeera, China Dialogue, Asia Society, VOD News, New Naratif, and NRC. He has also worked with several NGOs, including Unicef UK, WHO, UN Women, Agence Française Développement, Finn Church Aid, CARE Cambodia, Diakonia Organization, APOPO (HeroRAT), RECOFTC Cambodia Organization, We World Onlus, Better Factories Cambodia, GPE, and Solidarity Center.
He exhibited his works at “Our Village” presented at the Mirage Contemporary Art Space in Siem Reap in 2019. His second exhibition was mounted as part of the Les Focales du Pays d’Ague Festival 2020 in Honfleur, Normandy, 2020. He most recently took part in the exhibition "A Great River" at the Xishuangbanna Foto Festival in Jinghong City, China in 2021 and later at Incheon Marine Photography Festival 2022 in Korea. He is also one of five recipients of the prestigious Creative Generation Award.
recognition
2020 Creative Generation Award, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
solo exhibition
2019 “Our Village”, Mirage Contemporary Art Space, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
group exhibitions
2025 “The Last Mangrove”, Visualing Climate Change - Saigon Riverside Park, HCMC, Vietnam.
2024 “The Last Mangrove”, Angkor Photo Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
2022 “Our Village”, Les Focales-Bretagne Sud, October - December, France.
2022 “Our Village”, Incheon Marine Photography Festival, Korea.
2022 “Resistance: To Live”, World Unknown, February 4-13th, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2021 “Our Village”, A Great River Xishuangbanna Foto Festival in Jinghong City, China.
2020 “Fishermen” Les Pocale Dupays Douge Festival, Normandy, France.