Taipei, Feb. 19 (CNA) A charity photo exhibition by a young photographer is taking place in Taipei from Feb. 18 to March 11 to raise funds for Cambodian children.
A total of 38 photographs taken in Cambodia by Jack Lee will be displayed in the show, "Angkorel's Smile 2." All proceeds will be donated to the Field Relief Agency of Taiwan (FRA), a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) devoted exclusively to humanitarian relief work in Cambodia.
This is the second exhibition Lee has set up to raise funds for children in Cambodia, where Lee twice visited in 2004 and 2005. Lee, a print media photographer, went to Camdodia for a sightseeing tour in 2004 and said he was "touched beyond words" by the suffering of Cambodians.
"I didn't realize until then there was such a war-torn country in this world where people couldn't even afford to have the basic needs in life, such as food, accommodation and education. I was shocked," Lee said.
"So I decided to do something for them, " said Lee, who after the first trip set up a charity photography exhibition titled "Angkorel's
Smile, " which means "angelic smile of Cambodian children" by combining the words "Angkor" -- a famous Cambodian city -- and "Angel."
Lee, now an FRA volunteer worker, visited Cambodia again with the FRA last September. Most photographs were taken in Poipet, a poverty-stricken border town in northwestern Cambodia.
"Jack has a big heart. What he did helps us understand that it makes no difference whether we are Russians, Americans or Taiwanese -- we feel a lot happier when we extend a helping hand to people, " said Galya Kharitonova, a Russian exchange student at Tamkang University who has known Lee for two years.
The photography exhibition takes place at Nook Cafe, 7-1, Lane 123, Songjiang Rd., Taipei.