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…
While Angkor Wat and the giant smiling stone faces of the Bayon at the center of Angkor Thom are globally famous, they are not the only divine characters anchoring these ancient walls. Visitors to the Angkor Archaeological Park will quickly notice an abundance of exquisite sacred female dancers, known as devata or guardian angels, carved…
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…
Update. *PM Hun Sen: Fully vaccinated foreign travelers can enter Cambodia without quarantine from 15-11-2021 -Hun Sen Speach: Link. Requirements: Link Ticket Price: I have just got my new temple pass. The 6 month pass is doubled to 1 year. This offer is extended to all passes, $37=1 now 2 days, $62=3 now 5 days $72=7 now…
Kbal Spean Recently I had the pleasure of accompanying part time archeologist, Monique Galloway, to the well known Angkorian sight of Kbal Spean. Not far from the Angkor complex, this sacred sight is famed for it’s Hindu rock carvings and lingams scattered along the spring fed waterfall. However, beyond what most people witness lies more…