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John Vink

@johnvink.bsky.social
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Photojournalist, previously a member of Agence VU, Magnum and MAPS. Based in Cambodia from 2000 to 2016, now shuttling between Brussels and Phnom Penh

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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 19h
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. PAKISTAN. Katchagari. 5/11/1990: Afghan refugees waiting for aid distribution.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. PAKISTAN. Katchagari. 9/11/1990: Afghan refugees.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. CAMBODIA. Chhum Rum Beisrok. 25/01/2001: Gem-mining near two-year-old village with 200 families trying their luck. Digging is for free.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then.CAMBODIA. O’Chroev (Prey Nup). 18/01/2001: Ceremony presenting a map of 14000 land plots to their owners before registration at cadaster. 7 million land plots in Cambodia have to be checked and registered.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. CAMBODIA. Tuol Krasang. 11/01/2001: Rice stalks are fed through a rented threshing machine.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. CAMBODIA. Poipet. 7/01/2001: Land where people were evicted from to make place for a casino.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. CAMBODIA. Poipet. 7/01/2001: Waiting to carry goods across the border.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. BELGIUM. Binche (Hainaut). 04/03/1984: Carnival
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. BELGIUM. Binche (Hainaut). 4/03/1984: Carnival
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. FRANCE. Paris. 14/06/1984: Hip Hop at the Trocadero.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. BELGIUM, Kapelle Op Den Bos. 7/10/1985: Cyclo-cross race.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. FRANCE. Pirenchies (Nord-Pas-de-Calais). 8/12/1984: Hanging out.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. FRANCE. Pirenchies (Nord-Pas-de-Calais). 8/12/1984.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. FRANCE. Pirenchies (Nord-Pas-de-Calais). 8/12/1984: Cafe in the textile factories district.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. FRANCE. Paris. 24/09/1985. Pont-Neuf wrapped up by Christo.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. MEXICO. Mexico DF. 21/06/1986: Mundial 1986. Crowd watching match on giant screen during rain.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. SPAIN. Bilbao. 1/09/1993: Shipyard. Worker's familiy members at launching of ship.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. SPAIN. Bilbao. 5/09/1993: Resting. (From both sides)
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Scanned what was left aside because you couldn’t print the whole selection back then. SPAIN. Bilbao. 1/09/1993: Fishing.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Carnival is supposed to celebrate the end of the winter. But Belgium will keep surprising me by organising a carnival a few months AHEAD of winter in Besonrieux. BELGIUM, Besonrieux. 13/09/2026: Carnival at an uncommon date in a small town.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, I know... There are many good photography books around. But none about Cambodia from 1989 until 2023. Here is a quick peek on a dummy which is looking for a comprehensive publisher to pick up the challenge and bring it to life. Let me know...
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The end of a 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Santa Monica (California). 22/06/2026: a rest close to the endpoint of Route 66.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Twin Towers in 1980 and 1998…
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Santa Monica (California). 9/06/2026: Carrying a sign on the Santa Monica Pier making weed part of the folklore.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Santa Monica (California). 22/06/2026: Tourists in front of a replica of the World Cup at the Michelob fan zone.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Fredonia (Arizona). 19/06/2026: Cattle with space but without grass.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA, Instagramable selfieland. USA, Oljato (Arizona). 16/06/2026: Monument Valley.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Santa Monica (California). 22/06/2026: Homeless resting on the beach.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA and following Matt Stuart’s advice. USA, Venice (California). 10/06/2026: Skate park.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA and meeting a Leica fan. USA, Santa Monica (California). 21/06/2026: On the Santa Monica Pier.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Venice (California). 20/06/2026: Homeless resting on the beach.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Venice (California). 20/06/2026: Homeless resting on the beach.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Venice (California). 20/06/2026: Homeless resting on the beach.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Venice (California). 20/06/2026: Dancing to the drumbeats on the beach.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Venice (California). 20/06/2026.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. With double layered tourism. USA, Hollywood (California). 20/06/2026: Tourists taking photographs of the Hollywood sign.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Las Vegas (Nevada). 19/06/2026: Entrance to the Circus Circus casino.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Las Vegas (Nevada). 19/06/2026: Homeless.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Las Vegas (Nevada). 19/06/2026: Juggling barman at the Circus Circus casino.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Las Vegas (Nevada). 19/06/2026: World Cup football decoration at the Circus Circus casino.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA with climate change reminders. USA, Fredonia (Arizona). 19/06/2026: Burned part of the Kaibab Forest
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Marble (Arizona). 19/06/2026: Navajo bridges on the Colorado River.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Page (Arizona). 18/06/2026: Tourists at Horseshoe Bend.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Page (Arizona). 18/06/2026: Tourists at Horseshoe Bend.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today is World Photography Day... Here are 246 colleagues I photographed over the years: johnvink.photoshelter.com/gallery/Vari...
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Various Colleagues - Images | John Vink
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Page (Arizona). 18/06/2026: Tourist at Horseshoe Bend.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Page (Arizona). 18/06/2026: Horseshoe Bend (a 2-D version if you are too lazy to walk).
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Page (Arizona). 18/06/2026: City founded in 1952 for the construction of the Glen Canyon dam and Lake Powell.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A 6-day 3.000km road trip in S.W. USA. USA, Tonalea-Shonto (Arizona). 18/06/2026: Sign at the entrance of an alley on the road towards Navajo National Monument.
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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Bou Meng, one of the seven survivors of S21, the Khmer Rouge interrogation center, passed away. RIP.
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