During our field workshops, travel photographers often ask how much of a great shot comes down to pure luck. Truthfully, you always need a little bit of luck—but professional photography is about dramatically improving your calculations to ensure you are in the right position when the light breaks. Whether we are leading a client milestone…
Angkor Thom photography tips Let us worry about logistics and timing. Book our Angkor Iconic Photography Tour to ensure you capture these ancient structures in the absolute best light. Opening Hours 7.30-5.30 (although the roads in and out of here are open before sunrise and after sunset) Tripod restrictions – No (not at…
Opening Hours 7.30-5.30 Tripod restrictions – yes Located 40km north of Siemreap, Banteay Srey, ‘the city of the women’, is the best preserved temple in Cambodia. For this reason, the ‘lady temple’ sees many visitors, especially December to March. In High season, taking this temples popularity into consideration, the only time to visit for photography…
Opening Hours 7.30am – 5.30pm Tripod – no restrictions Located 4km north east of Angkor Wat within the archeological park, Banteay Kdei is a little gem of a temple. It dose not have the draw of the more popular temples making it less crowded and more relaxing. Banteay Kidei, built on a single level, is…
While Ta Prohm offers incredible root-strangled ruins to shoot, it is just one stop on a full route. Check out our comprehensive master list of the Best Spots and Times to Photograph Angkor Wat to plan your full photography itinerary. Opening hours – 6.30am – 6.30pm Ta Prohm, well known from the film Tomb Raider…
Angkor Thom, the temple of 216 faces, second on most visitors list to Angkor Wat, a delight for photographers. Due to the temples popularity it gets quite busy during the day. The temple is on both small grand circuits used by many of the guides and tuk tuk drivers. Opening at 7.30am – 5.30pm, tourist…
Opening hours: 7.30am – 5.30pm Preah Khan in the authors favorite temple to photograph within the Angkor complex due to it’s many hidden treasures and forever changing lighting with the seasons. Every tour seems to produce something new. The temple lies east west with ever lasting chambers, a delight for the photographer. Tour groups mostly…
Do’s and don’ts when visiting Angkor Wat. This article, based on our experience from running Siem Reap photography workshops throughout the Angkor Archaeological Park. It is aimed at photographers who intend to visit the temple complex, however many points are relevant to all visitors. Lens-fogging morning humidity, midday glare and thousands of tourists, shooting Angkor…
For dates and a full list of festivals in Cambodia click HERE! If witnessing buddhist ceremonies is your thing, Visakha Bucha day is one of the finest times to be in Cambodia. The ceremony is practiced all over Asia, where locals, children & elders, enter the pagodas to be taught Buddhist precepts for five nights,…
Planning a trip to Cambodia? Check out our complete, updated calendar of Cambodia Festival Dates & Photography Guide for upcoming event schedules. A three day* festival enjoyed by the whole country, where crowds flock to select destinations & homelands to celebrate with their friends & relatives. Many tourists and ex-pats avoid any travel during…