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Siem Riep, Cambodia 2011 The roots of a Banyan tree hold an ancient temple in their clutches. Although the trees were slowly destroying the temples (now the site is under restoration) they added to the mystery when I was there in 2007. … Continue reading
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Siem Riep, Cambodia 2011 Most of the time this road is packed with western tourists and it’s easy to give up on getting a shot of a long row of the statues. I didn’t succeed the first time I visited … Continue reading
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Cambodia, 2007 The monks walked their route carrying their golden umbrellas and their begging bowls. They’d stop at each house and the occupant would come out with food which was ladled into the monks proffered bowl. It is not mandatory … Continue reading
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Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia 2007 Ethnic Vietnamese populate the area of Tonle Sap much to the chagrin of the Cambodians who wish they would return to their own country. The fishing is good on the lake as it supplies the country with … Continue reading
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Siem Riep, Cambodia 2007: Faces of Ta Prohm I’ve been to Siem Riep twice. The first time, in 2007 with photographer Dennis Cox, was the best. In those days, we were free to wander alone anywhere we liked. I looked forward to the second visit … Continue reading
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Cambodia’s Angkor Wat 2007 I dawdled too long in the jungle enclosed areas of Siem Riep and when I emerged into the morning sunlight, the sun was too high. That blasting light removed any semblance of ambiance from my shot of the … Continue reading
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Stirring the cooked palm candy The candy factory was on a palm lined road a few miles from Siem Riep. The sugar to make the candy is obtained from the flowers of the sugar palm tree which are common in Cambodia. A container is … Continue reading
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Here is a floating village on Tonle Lake. This is the kind of place our grocery store woman of yesterday would visit to sell her wares. We might call these houseboats. Some of them looked too ramshackle to move, but … Continue reading
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A beautiful young Cambodian woman performs in Siem Riep. Cambodians are rightfully proud of the beauty of the dance and the dancers. Training the hands begins at a young age with the fingers of the girls pressed backwards by the … Continue reading
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This is a Viet Namese girl whose family has entered Cambodia illegally. These Viet Namese work the tourists boats in Tonle Lake. They come alongside to sell cold drinks or bananas. The tourists are glad to photograph them and to … Continue reading
