Musings of a displaced Australian Photographer in Seattle, USA
Ta Prohm wasn’t just a temple dedicated to the King’s mother… It was also a place of great wealth. Today’s image is one of the inner chambers. I’m standing right next to a shrine in her memory, with corridors leading both towards and away from me. Looking up, you see the path up to heaven...
This is the Angkor Wat as it was when it was discovered in ruins. The temple of Ta Prohm, is to this day the only temple in all of the Angkor Temples that remains as it was found – engulfed by trees. These are cotton trees as I was told, with simply enormous root systems...
Bahkeng is a temple on a tall hill inside Angkor Thom. It offers unparalleled views of Siem Reap, Angkor Wat and the surround temples. On any given day at sunset, tourists in their masses ascend the hill on foot or on the back of a friendly elephant to take in the view. I was no...
Starting Monday, I’ll be continuing my Angkor Temples series of images from Cambodia. I’m really excited to dig back into these images and tell their story. Sometimes I like to take a break from processing a large set of images to gain some perspective. When I’m shooting, I try to take some notes in some...
Yesterday saw the view from atop the terrace and today we venture down to the level the Cambodian soldiers walked along returning from battle. It was a surreal place to stand knowing that hundreds of years ago, it was the site where Kings of old witnessed victory and defeat first hand. You can see the...
Back outside of Bayon now, beyond Phimeanakas lies the Terrace of the Elephants. Built for the King to witness his armies returning (presumedly victorious) from battle, the terrace is a lengthy construction featuring carvings of yes, elephants all along the walls. This is the view from atop the terrace, looking toward the East Gate of...
Fimm – ee – aa – naa – kaas. Or something like that ;) Every time I go to say the name of this temple I slow to a snail’s pace and say it like a child learning to read aloud for the first time. Outside of the Bayon within Angkor Thom are many other...
