Photographer, stylist, artist, fashion designer, journalist, graphic designer and all-round guru of the slow-fashion movement, Nataly Lee here records her daily visions of Phnom Penh’s streets.

Nataly Lee was born in Battambang, Cambodia before moving to a Thai refugee camp at the age of 11months. At 6, Lee and her family were sponsored to start a new life in New Zealand, where her parents ran a Thai/Cambodian restaurant. The family moved to Australia when she was 14. Recently Lee decided to settle back in her homeland with her husband, jazz saxophonist Euan Gray.

Lee launched her own label, SAAT (meaning ‘beautiful’ in Khmer) in 2014, and has just opened her boutique, ‘Nook’, which is attached to her mother’s restaurant.

This man, whose eye colour changes depending on where the light falls, lives and works at Wat Langka. Founded in 1442, Wat Langka is one of the oldest pagodas in Phnom Penh. It was established as a sanctuary for the Holy Writings and a meeting place for Cambodian and Sri Lankan monks. Wat Langka was used as a storehouse during the Khmer Rouge era and therefore managed to avoid total destruction.

You can get most things for next to nothing in Phnom Penh, even a hair cut. Every morning this barber sets up his little stall just outside my apartment. A cut will cost you $1 and you can even have your hair done while eating steamed pork buns from the little lady down the road.

With more people being able to afford luxury cars and traffic becoming a huge issue in Phnom Penh, motos (or cycle if you have the time) are the best way to get around. Little petrol “stations’ like these are dotted around the city, making travelling incredibly cheap and efficient. It costs about $2-3 to fill up your tank and if you find yourself stuck somewhere on an empty tank there’s always someone around to give you a helping hand. Just give them a couple of dollars and they will ride to the nearest stall and come back with a bottle full of petrol.

Most locals buy their food daily from wet markets or from these ladies who walk around selling produce on their bicycles. The freshness is questionable but the variety on offer is diverse. Meals are often consumed on the streets in makeshift restaurants and come with free condiments.

Other than rice noodle soup and rice porridge, the third most common breakfast dish in Cambodia is rice with grilled pork and pickled vegetables. This stall on the corner ofmy street has, hands down, the best pork and rice in the city. Every morning this woman dishes up hundreds of plates to hungry people on their way to work.

Phnom Penh is a city of juxtapositions and this is never more true than in its architecture. You can find everything from ancient pagodas to French colonial mansions, often hidden down tiny alleyways and back streets. There’s always a tuk-tuk in sight, usually with a sleeping man in it.

Phnom Penh is a city of juxtapositions and this is never more true than in its architecture. You can find everything from ancient pagodas to French colonial mansions, often hidden down tiny alleyways and back streets. There’s always a tuk-tuk in sight, usually with a sleeping man in it.

Wat Langka is my favourite pagoda in Phnom Penh. I walk past it every day on my way to work but it never fails to impress me. It’s common to see saffron robes hanging outside, and if you’re lucky you can buy some delicious banana and rice parcels from vendors coming through.