Kampuchea

Angkor from a helipcopter

Above Angkor

I’ve been privileged to enjoy a host of unique adventures and cool experiences while living in Cambodia. One item, however, has remained stubbornly on my bucket list—in all my years here, I had yet to see Angkor from the air. Invariably, every time I fly out of Siem Reap, my seat is on the wrong […]

Granny and granddaughter

A village photowalk

Note: This is a blog which I originally wrote for our company blog, at ABOUTAsiatravel.com/blog. You can access the original article here. The open-air market is teeming with early-morning life. It’s a photographer’s paradise—vibrant colors, morning light and shadow, exotic foodstuffs, interesting people, as far as the eye can see. Fish swim circles in metal tubs, […]

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Sua Prat at night – Siem Reap, Cambodia

There were quite the New Year’s goings on this evening within the walls of the old city of Angkor Thom. I didn’t feel like shouldering a tripod on our moto, so I spun the ISO knob and rocked the handheld, like a novice. It was only my second time to see the temples lit up […]

hilltribe farm in northeast Cambodia

the winding road

The thatched hut of an ethnic minority farmer clings to the hillside of a cassava farm. This is Northeast Cambodia as it is today: the wild allure of virgin forrest replaced by a beauty more uniform, more cultivated, more agrarian.

Old tower in Kampong Cham, Cambodia

French Colonial Watchtower – Kampong Cham, Cambodia

This tower was built by the French in the early 1900’s to guard the river, presumably against invaders or pirates. It’s fascinated me ever since I was in high school. We first drove through Kampong Cham in 2001, and I couldn’t get over how stately and old-world the tower looked, perched on the edge of […]

sunset over the mekong

Evening in Kratie

Sunset over the Mekong river. Just shot this about 10 minutes ago, off of my hotel balcony in Kratie. Back in 2006 when I was traveling through Kracheh, I actually took a photo from this exact spot (same river, same hotel, same balcony), and posted it to Flickr. It was one of my earliest photos, […]

ferry across the sesan river

Rural Ferry, Cambodia Style

The easiest way to get across the river. 50 cents gets you and your motorcycle across. Just hope that no-one freaks out and causes the boat to capsize… that happens too. Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Please feel free to share my images—they are meant to be seen! Use them for your non-profit, on your blog, for fun […]

gorgeous clouds at Yakloum Crater Lake

Yesterday’s Sky – Yakloum Crater Lake

The clouds were pretty cool yesterday at Yakloum. This time of year, when it’s not raining for a week straight, we get some very cool weather patters and gorgeous clouds. Wish I had a wide angle lens, there was way more sky I could have captured. Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Please feel free to share my images—they […]

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Weaving through the Ages

I thought she looked aged and wise and noble, as she deftly wove palm fronds together, a mat taking shape before my eyes. I watched for a while, trying to figure out how she was doing it, imagining if I could accomplish the same thing. I never did figure the pattern out—it was pretty complex. […]