Battambang is well known for it’s main tourist attractions such as the bamboo train, Wat Banan and Phnom Sampov with it’s spectacular bat display. However, the city has a more to offer for us photographers, from local cottage industries, wonderful French Chinese architecture to the many buddhist monasteries along the Sangker river. A great…
Rainy season brings out the best here in the Angkor temples. From moody storm clouds to soft side light of the setting sun, theres lots on offer for photographers and tourist alike. Even the simplest footpath can come alive with colourful moss, becoming a subject of it’s own. Majestical moss covered carvings are waiting…
Shooting these divine dancers would be the envy of many photographers. Add a young princess and the majestic setting of Angkor Wat, you are in celestial heaven. How it happened. I’ve been working on a photography project with photographer James Mills, for a while now. By chance James met Chhoem Sakada, a Khmer actor, who…
In July 2024,after my train trip from HCMC to Hanoi I had an awesome north Vietnam adventure to some of the best photogenic rice field locations in South East Asia. The above loop encompasses Bac Son, rice harvest season in July, the stunning conical landscape of Cao Ban, Sapa (Cau Treo Lao Chai San…
Good morning Vietnam. HCMC to Hanoi and beyond, a budget photography adventure including trains temples and rice terraces. On this travel adventure I took the Unification Express train from south Vietnam to the north, stopping at key locations for some photography, aerials and time lapse’s 😉 Some time in HCMC meeting up with a printer…
A three week motorbike trip encompassing some of the best of Laos. My main goal wat to revisit the plain of jars, last visited on a sabbatical back in 2009, and Vat Phou festival celebrated on Makha Bochea day on the third lunar month. The plan. Siem Reap to Champassak – Border crossing with motorbike…
Vat Phou festival dates 2025: February 11-13th Vat Phou, a Khmer Temple in southern Laos, is the destination for meak bochea, an annual Buddhist festival which falls on full moon day of the third lunar month, usually February. It’s a three-day event attracting locals from all over southern Laos. Truck full of Laotion arrive, giving…
Sambor Prei Kuk, a small temple complex, 3 hours from Siem Reap, 30 min north of Kampong Thom, Dates back to 7th century. With it’s red brick structures and forest location, this sanctuary offers a completely different environment to that of Angkor for photographers. About There are three groups of temples with varying degrees of…
Devata, Intro 2nd to Angkor Wat, Cambodias most known and photographed temple, is Bayon at centre of Angkor Thom. The Bayon is known for giant buddha faces, perhaps depict King Jayavarman VII. These faces are not the only characters to appear. Visitors to Angkor will soon notice an abundance of exquisite lady dancers, known as…
Loopy Things A brief update on my time lapse related projects. Time lapse seems to be just one aspect of what I’ve been working on over the covid period. Add to the pool photogrammetry, deviance resolve, Blender and motion control rigs. Grabbing a camera and getting immersed in photography is often a welcome relief to…