cambodia

About: An Asian elephant, ridden by a Tampuan man

Horton hits a hundred — ដំរី អាយុុ មួយ រយ ឆ្នាំ

I guess when you need a smoke, you light up, even if you’re on an elephant. The elephant sat and eyed us, impassively, trunking an occasional handful of sugar cane into his mouth while I talked to his human. Elephants seem so wise and sage and discerning. I asked the Tampuan driver how old he […]

An old widow begging for food and money in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia

Blessing & Begging

This kind old yeay (grandma) smiled at Emily and me when we gave her a few thousand riels, and said “May you have many, many grandchildren.” I guess time will tell if she’s right…… So I have a short guest post on the travel blog Bucket List Publications; it’s a blog aimed at helping people […]

The Khmer Angorian tempel of Bayon; known as the Mona Lisa of South East Asia.

Bayon Panorama: The Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia

Stepping back from the fame of the enigmatic, ambiguous faces, the Bayon is pretty impressive from afar. 9 photo HDR panorama, stitched in Photoshop’s photomerge feature. Please share my images—they are meant to be seen! Use them for your non-profit, on your blog, for fun and the like, but you must link to www.ethancrowley.com and […]

An expat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, riding a German Zundapp Bella scooter.

Expat on a Vespa; International Phnom Penh — ភ្នំពេញ ជា ទី ក្រុង អន្ដរជាតិ

An expat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I think she’s riding a Vespa Bella scooter. Phnom Penh is such an international city. Please share my images—they are meant to be seen! Use them for your non-profit, on your blog, for fun and the like, but you must link to www.ethancrowley.com and give credit to Ethan Crowley. […]

Sunset at Baphuon, Angkor Thom, Siem Riep; the king's personal temple.

Sunset at Baphuon – ប្រាសាទបាពួន

When we were visited Siem Reap last month, we decided to skip the massive crowds watching the sunset at Angkor Wat and Banteay Chmar. Instead we snuck up to the top of this massive pyramid. It was closed, so I talked the guard into giving tacit permission for us to let us up. It was […]

Monsoons and Rainy Season in Ratanakiri Province

Willing the Rains to Come

This is what Lake Komsaan will look like in a couple of months. Right now, the undergrowth surrounding the lake is dry and brown, and the water level is low. The sky has a distinct, end-of-dry-season tint, yellowish from the haze of dust and burning fields. Cannot wait for the New Year, and the cooling […]

Basket Seller in Lompat, Cambodia on a Honda super cub

The Basket Man

Itinerant basket sellers; they ride all over Cambodia, from village to village, selling their wares. Their packing ability shows extraordinary resource and creativity—A westerner could never imagine getting even a sixteenth of that loaded…. Imagine spending all day on that moto seat…. serious pain! All of my images are Creative Commons, Non-Commercial… So feel free […]

Dugout Canoe

Paddling a Dugout Canoe – អំុ ទូក

He’s paddling with an old palm branch. Siem Reap, Cambodia. All of my images are Creative Commons, Non-Commercial… So feel free to use my images for your non-profit, on your blog, for fun and the like, but you must link to www.ethancrowley.com and give credit to Ethan Crowley.

747 we flew on the way to Cambodia

Emergency Landing – ប៊ិះ គ្រោះ ថ្នាក់ យន្ត ហោះ

This is not a perfect photo, by any means (reflections, etc), but for some reason I like it. I like the snowdrifts on the ground. So our last flight from the States had a bit of drama—an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska. The plane had been vibrating a good bit, so exactly in the middle […]