• Stone relief carving
    Cambodia,  Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Ruins

    Angkor: itโ€™s all in the detail

    Our first sight of a potential subject has us reaching for our camera, naturally. And sometimes the first shot we take is great, but often (always?) it could be bettered. We could perhaps find a more interesting angle or move closer to take in the details. I'm illustrating this principle with images taken of the temples and other ancient ruins that surround the town of Siem Reap in Cambodia.

  • Line of stone figures carved on a wall crossing a moat
    Cambodia,  Monday walks,  Ruins

    Angkor Thom, the great city

    Although Angkor Wat is the most famous sight in Angkor, it is not the only one by any means, despite the fact that the two names are often used interchangeably. Angkor in fact means โ€˜cityโ€™ and Angkor Wat the โ€˜city templeโ€™. But there are over a thousand temples, ranging in scale from mere piles of rubble scattered through rice fields to Angkor Wat itself.