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ANIMAL WELFARE: Not a one-day news story...

Dec 10, 20201 min read

ANIMAL WELFARE: Not a one-day news story...

Since our childhoods, our Father would give my brothers and I envelopes as gifts on special occasions or holidays. In them, were...

Maggie Padlewska

Dec 4, 20201 min read

KAAVAN'S EPIC JOURNEY

A story that was years in the making - was celebrated globally this week!!! Kaavan, the Asian elephant rescued from his sad 35-year...

Maggie Padlewska

Nov 16, 20201 min read

IMPORTANT MESSAGE / SCAM ALERT

PLEASE NOTE: If you receive an email from padlewskamaggie@gmail.com it is NOT me. Someone has created this email address using my name...

MAGAWA: Awarded UK's Prestigious PSDA Gold Medal

Maggie Padlewska

Sep 24, 20201 min read

MAGAWA: Awarded UK's Prestigious PSDA Gold Medal

Recognized for his work, bravery and life-saving achievements, Magawa (a Giant African Pouched Rat & member of APOPO's Cambodian...

Maggie

Jun 11, 20201 min read

Voices of Cambodia: "Endangered"

DOCUMENTING THE VOICES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: "Endangered” (Mondulkiri, Cambodia) Since 2013, a wildlife and nature conservation project...

Voices of Cambodia: "No Income, No Food"

Maggie

May 29, 20202 min read

Voices of Cambodia: "No Income, No Food"

Unwilling to ignore the heartbreaking reality being faced by hundreds of families in and around Siem Reap, Cambodia, an incredible woman...

Voices of Cambodia: "No Tourism, No Income"

Maggie

May 16, 20201 min read

Voices of Cambodia: "No Tourism, No Income"

DOCUMENTING THE VOICES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: Part One - “No Tourism, No Income” (Siem Reap, Cambodia) As we all know, much has changed...

Maggie Padlewska

Mar 18, 20201 min read

TING MONG: GUARDIANS AGAINST EVIL

Believed to ward off evil spirits and illness, while providing some emotional comfort to families and communities in Cambodia, an...

Maggie

Dec 21, 20191 min read

VIDEO: FROM GUN BARRELS TO EARLOBES

A few weeks ago I found myself wondering about us folks - those who were once “simply passing through” Cambodia but who somehow, and...

GALLERY: Cambodia/Thailand Poipet Land Border on November 9, 2019 (The day of Sam Rainsy's plann

Maggie Padlewska

Nov 9, 20190 min read

GALLERY: Cambodia/Thailand Poipet Land Border on November 9, 2019 (The day of Sam Rainsy's plann

It takes some serious courage to do this job!

Maggie Padlewska

Sep 8, 20191 min read

It takes some serious courage to do this job!

Unable to find a job after being injured by a bullet as a soldier who once fought the Khmer Rouge, Mr. Jen Wai returned to the forest...

Maggie Padlewska

Aug 23, 20193 min read

AMAZON: Wait No More

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks, and it’s now spreading like wildfire on social media. What’s happening to one of the...

PRODZEKT VIDEO: Step into Thailand's FIRST and oldest department store!

Maggie Padlewska

Aug 12, 20191 min read

PRODZEKT VIDEO: Step into Thailand's FIRST and oldest department store!

THE NIGHTINGALE OLYMPIC - OPEN SINCE 1930 / BANGKOK, THAILAND

Maggie Padlewska

Aug 12, 20191 min read

So I've created a new outlet...

More often than not, I stumble upon incredible stories that I crave to share...not because they're likely to make headlines - but because...

COCO COLOUR: A woman discovers ANOTHER use for the coconut - and the result is BEAUTIFUL! (PRO'D

Maggie Padlewska

Mar 29, 20191 min read

COCO COLOUR: A woman discovers ANOTHER use for the coconut - and the result is BEAUTIFUL! (PRO'D

Designer Roja Sirivut studied natural fabric dying techniques and plant-derived colours in Bangkok, Thailand...she knows a lot! But what...

BUGS FOR DINNER (VIDEO): Squashing the Fear Factor (PRO'DZEKT: No Fancy Gear, Just Great People

Maggie

Feb 24, 20191 min read

BUGS FOR DINNER (VIDEO): Squashing the Fear Factor (PRO'DZEKT: No Fancy Gear, Just Great People

Insects are becoming an increasingly popular (and talked about) ingredient in today's food choices, discussions and solutions to human...

Maggie Padlewska

Jan 22, 20191 min read

SOMCHAI'S EARTHLY PARADISE

THAILAND: Contrary to popular belief, artist Kuhn Somchai is, in fact, alive and well - creating his provocative artwork and embracing a...

"Leaps of Joy" Gallery - Phnom Krom, Cambodia

Maggie Padlewska

Dec 20, 20181 min read

"Leaps of Joy" Gallery - Phnom Krom, Cambodia

Here are a few images from one of my many visits to Phnom Krom, Cambodia. I hope you'll enjoy them - these boys, their leaps, cannonballs...

40 YEARS IN A CAVE: FINDING PEACE IN SOLITUDE

Maggie

Jul 12, 20183 min read

40 YEARS IN A CAVE: FINDING PEACE IN SOLITUDE

Somewhere beneath the dense canopy of the jungle, along the ridge of a mountain that marks Cambodia’s at times tense border with...

A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN, WHOSE STORY I’LL NEVER KNOW

Maggie Padlewska

Jun 4, 20184 min read

A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN, WHOSE STORY I’LL NEVER KNOW

What’s she thinking? Is that delicate smile behind her perfectly applied mauve lipstick authentic? Is she truly pleased that we’re here,...

WORDS TO LIVE BY: KOLTHYDA "THYDA" CHUM (CAMBODIA - VIDEO)

Maggie

May 15, 20181 min read

WORDS TO LIVE BY: KOLTHYDA "THYDA" CHUM (CAMBODIA - VIDEO)

Thyda was told that she wouldn't achieve much in life - and therefore, that she shouldn't try... Unwilling to become discouraged by the...

THREE DOLLARS AND A BUS RIDE THAT CHANGED A WOMAN'S LIFE: MEET THYDA

Maggie

Apr 25, 20185 min read

THREE DOLLARS AND A BUS RIDE THAT CHANGED A WOMAN'S LIFE: MEET THYDA

“Three dollars…it’s all I had in my pocket" says Kolthyda Chum, an incredibly charming, petite and softly spoken young woman from Phnom...

LOOKING BACK: MY LIFE AS A LONE JOURNALIST, ADVENTURER AND HUMANITARIAN

Maggie

Apr 23, 20187 min read

LOOKING BACK: MY LIFE AS A LONE JOURNALIST, ADVENTURER AND HUMANITARIAN

A former mini-documentary subject of mine turned friend reminded me that we trekked through Panama’s lush rainforests nearly a decade...

HOLY COW: The Revered Inhabitants of Goa

Maggie

Apr 13, 20184 min read

HOLY COW: The Revered Inhabitants of Goa

On the street corner, down an alley, along the edges of fields and India’s picturesque beaches - they’re here, there, and just about...

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Malgorzata "Maggie" Padlewska

Independent One-Woman-Crew Documentarian

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Malgorzata "Maggie"
Padlewska

Independent One-Woman-Crew
Documentarian