Collection relating to Neil Davis, war cameraman and correspondent

Accession Number AWM2020.493.1.23
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Cambodia
Date made 1973
Conflict Period 1970-1979
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown

Description

Original caption: "A giant Buddha statue stands almost undamaged in the midst of the rubble of an old pagoda at Phnom Oudong - 'The Burial Place of Kings' - about 20 miles north of Phnom Penh. Phnom Oudong (Oudong Mountain or Hill) is about 4 miles from the small town of Oudong, which was the captial of the old Khmer Empire before it moved to Phnom Penh. 1973."

Photographs relating to Neil Davis, war cameraman and correspondent. This collection was collated by author Tim Bowden in the research and publication of his biographical book "One Crowded Hour - Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman 1934-1985". Captions on the reverse of the photographs are a mix of comments from Davis, Bowden and/or the original owner of the photograph (often unidentified).