Photographs by Yoko Toda
In 1965 and 1966, Yoko Toda traveled to Cambodia with her camera, drawn by a quiet beauty that contrasted starkly with the turbulence of the Vietnam War. She captured images of a country still at peace—unaware of the devastation that would soon follow during the U.S. invasion and the Khmer Rouge genocide.
These photographs, unseen for decades, were later revisited through digital restoration. The collection became known as Silence Remained—a title suggested by Marilyn Sontag—evoking the stillness left in the wake of cultural loss and violence.
More than documentation, these images are a visual elegy—bearing witness to Cambodia’s spirit before its tragedy. They invite reflection on memory, time, and history through moments of everyday life and the timeless presence of Angkor Wat.
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