The children took pictures of different parts of their body, creating their own personal peace sign. We put together all those pictures to create this one big poster of body peace signs.

In the Peace Project that I did with my awesome friend, Amanda, we asked the kids to photograph peace!
The kids had to choose objects that are peaceful to them or that make them feel safe. Then they wrote about them to tell us about their reasons.

CHHAY
Glass:
I chose the glass because glasses are shared by all of the people around the world. It brings everyone together, like when people get together to drink tea or when someone comes to our house and we give them water. I took the picture at this angle outside because the wires confirm how we are all connected. The glass is like the globe and the sky and clouds represent the world.

CHHAY
Umbrella:
We use umbrella to protect ourselves against sunshine, heavy rain and other things. We use it to protect our skin, our body… ourselves. It’s actually very peaceful when it rains and we are under the rain with an umbrella. In this picture, the umbrella has coconut trees all around which makes it more beautiful.

SOURNG
Bird:
I took this picture because birds in general are symbols of peace. In this picture I focused on the background to show a peaceful environment. The reflection of the flash is like a moon and the shadow beneath the bird’s wings looks like a sea or a lake.

SOURNG
Buddha House:
Almost every Cambodian family has a Buddha house in their home. It might be different colors or different sizes but they are all so peaceful. In this picture I also wanted to show the plant we call ANKOOCHUM. We believe it brings us success and happiness. The white light on the Buddha house has made it look so dreamy.

SOHOUR
Study Equipments:
Why I took this picture?
Books and study equipments are really important to me. When you look at this picture and you see the note book and the pens you know these belong to a person who wants to be educated to become a scientist, a professor, a director, or a teacher. The shadow down the picture represents people who are not eduacated. When we are all educated then we will understand how important it is to have peace. We will hate wars, violence, censorship, and corruption and then the world will become a peaceful place.

SOHOUR
Walking Legs:
This picture wants to show the cycle of economic, politic and commerce and development of a country. The two legs can also be a symbol of people who get a long with each and when they work together everything works out so well.

PHOS
Cassette player:
I think radio is very important in our lives. For example if we don’t have TV we can always listen to the radio and it doesn’t matter if it’s big or small. We can listen to different programs and hear the news. We can learn about other countries, their culture and they way they live. By following the news we would know what’s going on in our country and we will find out about education, health, development and other things. After knowing all these things we can all join to help to develop our country.

PHOS
Water Filter:
I took this picture because I think it’s very important to have accesses to clean water. People can get really sick if they drink bad water.
I think each house must have one of these water filters because it’s very expensive to buy clean water and by using this filter, we can make clean water.

PHOS
Volley Ball:
People who play sports are healthy and it prevents them from using drugs. When we play sports we get less sick so we don’t need to spend money on doctors and medicines. We can save that money for other purposes instead. The other reason that I took this picture is that the volley ball is round and it looks like the world. I think sports should replace wars between the countries.

LENG:
Candle:
Candles make me feel safe because when you light a candle, the dark goes away. When you look at this picture as a whole, it looks like the world… and the candle is the equator. I say this because one side of the world is dark and the other is light.

LENG
Shoes:
When I wear these shoes I feel safe. I am free to go everywhere and I am peaceful because my feet are not getting hurt from nails and other things on the ground.

MARINA
Pen:
This picture shows how writing is important to me. I think a pen can be a symbol of educated people. People who can write and understand each other fight less. To me a pen is an opposite of a gun.

MARINA
Motorbike:
This is a photo of my motorbike. I feel safe when I’m on my motor bike. I can quickly drive away if someone follows me. Look at the old gate in the photo. That can be a symbol of something that I’m driving away from.

HENG
Ruler:
I think if people around the world don’t lie then we will all live in peace. The shape of the ruler reminds me of people who are honest with others. They say good thing to each other and never trick one another. I really think that rulers are the most peaceful objects.

HENG
Pillow:
I took this picture because pillows make us feel comfortable. When we get a good sleep then we can wake up early in the morning and feel fresh and not sleepy at all. When we go to school we don’t get tired and we can study hard.