After finishing the Vietnam photo tour, five tour guests left Hanoi with me to participate in the optional Cambodia extension. The weather was really heating up in Cambodia, as it always does in April, but the high temperatures didn’t put a damper on the group’s enthusiasm. We explored all the major Angkor era sites as well as some off the beaten track temples and witnessed ceremonial baths given by a famous Buddhist monk, in the days proceeding this year’s Khmer New Year celebration. Additionally, we visited the Tonle Sap village of Kompong Kleang, where the water level was at an incredibly low level. This unusually low water level revealed the amazing height of the stilted houses, which during the rainy season, have water lapping at the front porches! I hope you’ll enjoy these 38 photos from Cambodia.
Landmine victim
Lauren receives a blessing at Bayon Temple
Patsy and Lauren at work, Beng Mealea Temple
Lauren makes a new friend, Kompong Kleang
Nancy shares a photo, Angkor Wat
Nancy meeting a local on the approach to Angkor Wat
Nancy walks a gallery at the east side of Ta Phrom temple
Patsy and Lauren working a shot at Ta Phrom temple
Ross negotiates a secluded gallery at the west end of Ta Phrom temple
Chuck on the walkway through Ta Prom Temple
Lauren smiles with Gnya, the “scarf seller”, Beng Mealea temple
Hi Karl,
I’ve just started my career as a travel photographer and your photographs quite inspiring me.
Greetings from Indonesia.
Ah..wonderful images Karl, they make me want to head back to Cambodia with you again!
Oh such fun shots! I love the lead photo with all of the girls laughing and the monk with the turquoise sandals, orange robe and yellow bag walking across the ruins. Love it when color shows up like that in lovely light with an interesting subject 🙂
Beautiful images. Sorry we couldn’t be with you in Cambodia but we LOVED the Vietnam section of the trip. It was a beautiful country and we had such great people to travel with.
Just stunning – as always!
Karl, Very nice. Fond memories. Love the one of Nancy walking through the gallery at Ta Phrom. It was a fantastic journey with such fun companions.
Karl,
I know that you shoot JPEGs and never RAW. Gotta tell you that most people could spend all day on their RAW files and not get the results you do! Great example of “getting it right in camera!”
I love the way you work all the available light!
Terry
Wow this is wonderful. Such a great post about tourism. And great photo!