Sliding Girls, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

I have a friend, who is a licensed guide of Angkor Wat, gave me a motorbike lift to the most interesting sites around Siem Reap and Angkor in August 2014. One of the places we visited was a local primary school. During a break in between classes, I did series of photographs of children playing with swings and sliders by the school. What impressed me a lot were their tidy and elegant school uniforms as a standard dress code. It was visible that education of children is a priority for local people.

Nikon D90 18-270mm | Exposure f/6.3 @ 1/500sec | ISO 400 | Focal Length 270mm
Sliding Girls, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | August 21
Award Score: 62 (Value 11, Clarity 11, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Siem Reap Area, Cambodia

Photographer: Ryszard Wierzbicki (Swindon, United Kingdom) Registered
Ryszard Wierzbicki was born in 1963. Graduated with a Master degree of Social Sciences in Children Care Education from University of Gdańsk in 1992 in Poland. He worked in an orphanage and four other companies, going through positions of Educator, Marketing Specialist and Sales & Marketing Manager in various branches (child care, dentistry, orthodontics and IT). Apart of his regular jobs he continued developing his Scuba Diving qualification resulted of an instructor level in PADI. Emigrated to UK in 2006, from where he started his real traveling & photography experience and exploration of South-East Asia. Volunteering occasionally with Stu and the Kids charity organization of Thai and Burmese Orphans (stuandthekids.org). Established 2 forums for active travelers and photographers named Instant Travelling (instanttravelling.ning.com) and World Around (worldaround.pl) in 2010. Changed an ironed suit and laptop for cargo trousers, hoodie jacket, knapsack and started to manage freely the passion of photography, traveling and scuba diving.

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