The iconic Petronas towers, raising at 452 meters (88 stories) above the ground, are on the bucket list of many travellers and architecture lovers. They are to this day, (probably not for too long), the tallest twin towers in the world. Inaugurated on August 1999, they put Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia on the world map in the wake of the Asian financial crisis of 1998. It was the first skyscraper ever built by Malaysia and it took 6 years.
The Petronas Twin Towers are a fine example of Islamic architecture, both tall and elegant connected by a skybridge. They are located in the so called KLCC area (Kuala Lumpur City Center) on top of Suria luxury mall.
For photographers the Petronas are a source of inspiration during the day or at night when they are light up. As they stand much taller than the other buildings they are visible in many locations even few miles away from Kuala Lumpur. Each day, they reflect the light differently, and they certainly raised up to many photography challenges from the distance or up close.
Petronas Towers at the golden hour at sunset from Kampung Baru
The twin towers reflecting in a skyscraper across the road
A century old Malay traditional house in Kampung Baru with Petronas towers in the background
Kuala Lumpur skyline at sunset from Bukit Ampang view
Kuala Lumpur skyline with the Petronas Towers and KL tower
Kuala Lumpur cityscape with the Petronas Towers on the background
Beautiful Petronas twin towers soaring in the sky just after sunset
Photography tours are becoming increasingly popular and are now available globally, with options to explore destinations ranging from Iceland to Antarctica, and from New York to Paris. These tours offer a combination of exploration and learning opportunities, making them suitable for both experienced photographers and beginners. They provide opportunities to discover new places and cultures, explore lesser-known locations, take amazing pictures and improve your photography skills.
In this post, we will examine eight compelling reasons for considering a photography tour during your next holiday in South-East Asia.
1.Improve your photography skills
A photography tour in South-East Asia is an ideal opportunity for even the most experienced photographers, including those specializing in sports, wildlife, or wedding photography, to improve their skills. The diverse range of locations and subjects available in South-East Asia offers endless photographic opportunities, many of which may be outside of your comfort zone. From capturing workers harvesting rice on paddy fields, ancient temples, to taking portraits in busy food markets, a photography tour in South-East Asia will challenge and inspire photographers of all levels.
Rice harvest at sunset in Hoi An Vietnam
Local market scene in the morning in Siem Reap Cambodia
2. Enjoy people photography
When living in South-East Asia we often take for granted that taking pictures of people is easy to do. Due to privacy concerns, it is almost impossible in the West except during large public events. In Asia, people often get into the game and even sometimes ask you to take pictures of them:)
Cute elderly couple in Hoi An Vietnam
Worker taking a break in a knife workshop in Siem Reap Cambodia
Two Cambodian women selling betel leaves in a local market in Siem Reap Cambodia
3- Photography Tours Asia: Discover a Country from a New Perspective
During a photo tour , you will be guided by a photographer who is always looking for new places and has been living in the area for many months or many years. This considerable asset will allow you to have access to some locations out of the beaten path which often are not available during a “normal” tour. Often, the photographer has develop some relations with locals, speak some of the language and this will be valuable in people photography. You might have access also to remote locations with tribes or be the witness some local Buddhist ceremonies.
Kids plating in paddy fieds in Siem Reap Cambodia
Buddhist ceremony in a local monastery
Face-tattooed women in a remote village of Myanmar
4- Photography Tours Asia: Pushing the Boundaries of Your Photography Equipment
Sometime, at the end of a tour, it happens that some guests decide to upgrade their camera system or buy new lenses. Whether you have a entry level camera, you will test the limit of your equipment: shooting a low lights with moving subjects in some festivals or in markets with dimmed lights. You might no get also the nice bokeh you were expecting in your portraits. Common purchases are wide angle lenses to do architecture shots or a portrait lens.
Khmer family going around the main tower of Angkor Wat temple
Angkor Wat under a starry sky before sunrise
5- Meet like-minded people
If you take part in a photography tour with a small group of people especially for few days, it is likely that you will a blast together, keep in touch and maybe even do another trip together in the future. For many people, a photo tour remains the highlight of their trip in Asia.
6- For beginners, a quick way to improve your photography
Many people start learning photography by taking theoretical courses in a classroom with little or no practice. During a photography tour, a lot of the time is spent on hands-on practice and because of on many different situations encountered during the day (sunrise/sunset, low light, portraits,architecture shots), you are most likely to make long lasting improvement on your photography. You will look after very differently at the triangle of exposure:)
Silk farm in Siem Reap Cambodia
Bamboo forest with shining sun in Siem Reap Cambodia
7- Get to the best locations with the best light
Photography is all about light and when exploring a new place, knowing the best photographic spots with the best light is very difficult even after some prior extensive research online. Depending on the destination (cities, archeological parks, national parks), it can take months to know the best shooting locations and the best angles. Even if seasons are not marked so much in South-East Asia, there is an impact photography. In Angkor Wat temple for example, the path of the sun is drastically different between June and December making shots very different depending on the season.
During the monsoon, your photography leader will guide you around the locations to get those nice reflection shots.
Panoramic view of Bayon temple in Angkor Thom Cambodia with water reflection. Bayon temple was built late 12th century by Jayavarman VII.
Beautiful devatas carvings in the temple of Angkor Wat Siem Reap Cambodia at sunrise
8- Go back home with great pictures
Because you have being in the right locations with the best light, and had guidance during your shots, you will be sure to go back home with the best pictures of your holidays. Why not make a coffee table book of your best pictures to show your friends and plan together your next photographic adventures?
While leading a photography tour with one of my guest in the Cambodian countryside, we unexpectedly stumbled upon a unusual Buddhist ceremony at a local pagoda: many families were there busy preparing offering and several young Cambodian boys with shaved heads were wearing colorful dresses and make-up. One of them was actually crying.
We learned later that this 2-day ceremony was inspired by the Dragon Monk Legend: a long time ago, a dragon (Neak in Khmer language) who took the form of a man was ordained monk by Buddha. While taking a nap, the monk changed back to dragon and the trick was discovered. The legend lived until this day as the ceremony of the dragon is taking place when a Cambodian man wants to become a monk either for few years or longer.
We were lucky to be the only outsiders taken pictures of this ceremony of the 9 monks to be ordained. Future monks had their head and eyebrows shaved and were dressed up with the with a colorful sampot (an ancient long traditional saron) and a lace top along with some jewellery. They also applied lipstick to make themselves more beautiful, something which can be seen in the temples of Angkor done by locals on some Buddha and Devata statues.
At one point of the ceremony, beautiful horses were brought in and monks rode them to take part of a procession going back to the city few miles away. Some women carried colorful boxes containing the robe of the monks that they will be wearing the next day.
When back from the city, a large crowd did a circumambulation (3 times) before entering the pagoda where the monks were been ordained by higher monks.
If you are visiting Siem Reap and want to document this special Buddhist ceremony please get in touch with us.
Dragon monks praying Buddha
Dragon monk in a colorful pagoda
A soon to be ordained monk adjusting his colorful sampot
Khmer family dressing session in pagoda
Dragon monk wearing a pink sampot
Young dragon monk wearing a lace top outfit
Dragon monk posing with his offerings
Dragon monk dressed with a sampot in the monastery
The nine to be ordained monks kneeling and praying
Elderly Cambodian women at the Dragon ceremony
Elderly Cambodian woman in front of a colorful pagoda mural
Colorful box containing the robe of a future monk
Procession going from the pagoda to the city on foot
Dragon monk riding a colorful horse on his way to the city
Dragon monk riding a colorful horse on his way to the city
Monk waiting by the pagoda’s entrance
Young Cambodian kid with colorful paint on his face
Crowd gathered in front of the pagoda for the final ceremony
Mrauk-U is a relatively unknown and probably the most underrated archeological site in South-East Asia. It is located in the western state of Rakhine in Myanmar (Burma). Rakhine state is a narrow strip of land bordered on the Bay of Bengal on the west and by Bangladesh on the north.
Mrauk-U has an interesting landscape as it sits on a valley with numerous mounds and interconnected creeks, moats, canals and artificial lakes.
Founded in 1430 A.D, Mrauk-U became after Launggret the center of the powerful Arakan Empire for more than 300 years until 1785 and an important cultural and commercial hub.
Mrauk-U, named the “Golden City” by early Europeans (Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch) traders and missionaries who the center of trade for elephants, rice. It is also known as the fortress city due to its 30 kilometers of fortifications built around it.It is also called Little Bagan because it has pagoda and temples.
Mrauk-U archaeological site is centered on the old palace and divided in four main groups: western, eastern, southern and northern, the latter being the most important. You can buy a 5000 Kyats pass (less than USD 4) for the temples at Mrauk U, sold at the Shittaung Pagoda.
The temples of Mrauk-U are not as impressive as the ones in Bagan, but their beauty are hidden: you can stroll for hours inside them looking at colored carvings . You can have also many temples by yourself and with some tenacity found new ones which are not on the map. As locals are living within the ruins, you will have many opportunities to interact with them and take beautiful portraits.
The most popular temples in Mrauk-U are Kothaung temple (also called the little Borodudur), Andaw temple
In his last visit to Mrauk-U in december 2016, Kofi Annan (who sits on the advisory commission on Rakhine state) strongly advocated for Mrauk-U’ UNESCO World Heritage Status.
There is no direct flight from Yangon at the moment and the construction of the new airport is being halted due the lack of funding. The only way to get to Mrauk-U is by a 4 to 5 hours scenic ferry ride on the Kalandan river from the city of Sittwe, by bus or private car. With only 4,000 visitors in the temples of Mrauk-U in 2016, you are sure to have most of the temples for yourself.
If you enjoyed exploring the other archeological sites in South-East Asia (Angkor, Bagan, Borodudur,Sukhothai,Ayutthaya) it is time to go to Mrauk-U before it gets its fame back. Temples are best explored by bicycle or by foot especially the ones in the Northern group, but to move between all the groups it is recommended to have a private transport.
Sunset with some of the temples of Mrauk-U
One of the many beautiful temples of Mrauk-U
Buddha statues inside Andaw Thein temple
Stone carving in Shittaung Pagoda
Beautiful carved wall inside Shittaung temple
Enigmatic Buddha in the temples of Mrauk U
The amazing interior of Koe-Thaung temple
Young burmese girls in the temples of Mrauk-U with Thanaka
Preah Khan of Kompong Svay (not be mistaken with Preah Khan temple in Angkor), also called Prasat Bakan by the locals, is a remote archeological site located 100 km from Siem Reap as the crow flies in Preah Vihear province at the eastern end on the ancient royal road from Angkor.
Preah Khan is the single biggest temple complex built during the Khmer Empire occupying an impressive footprint of about 22 kilometers square, 11 times larger than Angkor Wat and 2 times larger than the city of Angkor Thom. Because of its remote location (more than 200 km one way from Siem Reap including about 70 km of unpaved road) it receives less than 10 visitors daily.
The layout of the temple is unique compared to the other sites in Angkor as it is oriented northeast. It has been proposed that the temple is aligned with the raising sun during thee summer solstice.
A large baray of 3 km long lies on the east with a temple called Preah Thkol in the middle similar to the West Mebon in Angkor. It was built between the 10th and 13th centuries in different stages during the reigns of Kings Suryavarman I, II and Jayavarman VII. The influence of Jayarvaman VII is clearly visible in Prasat Preah Stun which has with a four-faced tower similar to the Bayon temple (see picture below).
Rediscovery
The rediscovery of Preah Khan is credited to French explorer and artist Louis Delaporte who lead a expedition there in 1873. At the end of their visit they took many statues which are now at the Guimet museum in Paris : among them, a naga garuda and an elephant statue from Preah Damrei (see picture below).
Because of its remote location and lack of security, the site was badly sacked during the 1980’s and 1990’s and even more recently in 2003. Even so, some beautiful pieces like doors and lintels are still there. The causeway crossing the moat (mostly dry like in Beng Mealea) has many garuda carvings on both sides.
Exploring the site can be quite difficult because of the dense vegetation there and the absence of clear paths.
Recent archeological missions
The Cambodian Archaeological Lidar Initiative (CALI) known for his groundbreaking discovery of the first Khmer empire city, Mahendravarpata, in Phnom Kulen and in 2014 did a survey of Preah Khan in 2015 and confirmed the previous layout of the temple. They confirmed that Preah Khan was an important iron smelting center at the height of the Khmer Empire. 90 structures were identified within the four enclosures of the temple.
Another project called The Two Buddhist Towers lead by a multidisciplinary team of researchers (UCLA, University of Illinois, University College London, EFEO,…) aims to study the transition from Mahāyāna to Theravāda Buddhism at Preah Khan did some excavations in 2015 and 2016. Three Chinese coins dating from the 10th and 11th century were found confirming the importance of his site during the Khmer Empire.
LIDAR image of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay
Main entrance of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay
Buddha niche at Preah Khan Kompong Svay
Atmospheric entrance in Preah Kompong Svay
Garudas below the main bridge of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay
The same garuda bridge by Louis Delaporte in 1873
Remain of a lion statue
Laterite towers in Preah Khan Kompong Svay
Beautiful door at the main temple of Preah Khan Kompong Svay
Temple ruin in preah khan kompong svay second enclosure
Temple ruin in preah khan kompong svay second enclosure
One of the two elephant statues remaining statue at Preah Damrei. Louis Delaporte took one back to France in 1873.
Bayon like temple in Preah Khan Kompong Svay
Beautiful Naga with Garuda at Preah Damrei
Tree growing on one of the temples of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay
Devata at Preah Damrei
Preah Stun , a surprising Bayon look alike temple in the jungle
Preah Khan of Kompong Svay is best visited during the dry season when the unpaved road is in fairly good condition. It is a 1-day trip from Siem Reap that can be combined with a visit to Koh Ker or Beng Mealea. A 2-day trip with a visit to Preah Vihear can also be arranged. If you like to do a private photography tour of this enigmatic and beautiful temple, please contact me.
Hoi An is a charming and picturesque little city located near the coastline in Central Vietnam. Once a major trading port between the 16th and 18th centuries, it managed to retain to this day some of his architectural heritage. The old city spreads on 30 hectares and is listed on the UNESCO Word Heritage since 1999.
Although many of the 1000 old houses in Hoi An are now converted to tailor, souvenir, coffee shops and restaurants due the booming of both international and national tourism (more than 2 million tourist in 2016), an handful of preserved houses are open to the public. To visit them, you need to buy a 120 000 VND ticket (about USD 5), valid for only 5 world heritage sites. This post lists all heritage houses you can visit with one pass.
I would recommend to start your visit around 8 am to avoid group tours that can spoil your experience and make it difficult to take pictures. The advantage also is to be able to use a tripod as the interior of some houses is really dark. Except for the ancient house, each site is only few minutes apart by walk.
Tan Ky house (101 Nguyen Thai Hoc St)
Named after its builder Tan Ky, this house is the most popular heritage house in Hoi An, also the first one to be listed on the national heritage of Vietnam in 1985. Built in the late 18th century, its architecture is a combination of Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese styles. Two entrances are available, one facing the river but unfortunately the first floor is not open to the general public. It is not the best house to take interior pictures as often crowded with groups.
A short five minutes introduction is given but some members of the founding family before you can wander around. On one wall, water levels due to floods are recorded, the last one being in December 2016 which lasted for 4 days.
Interior of Tan Ky old house in Hoi An
Old bed displayed in Tan Ky old house
Phung Hung House (4 Nguyen Thi min Khai St)
Not far from the famous Japanese covered bridge, Phung Hung is a two-stories private house built in 1780 with a combination of Japanese (four-sided roof), Chinese and Vietnamese styles. A balcony with a nice vintage on the street below and on the room below is accessible. A small tour with few explanations is given to you when you enter the premises. It is one the best house to take interior pictures because it is quite large and bright. A shop selling embroideries is located on the second floor.
Interior of Phung Hung old house in Hoi An
Interior of Phung Hung old house in Hoi An
Interior of Phung Hung old house in Hoi An
Quan Thang house (77 Tran Phu St)
Built by a Chinese merchant in the late 17th century, Quan Thang is a one-story shop-house with some interesting architectural details especially the teak walls. No explanations about the house was given by family during the visit. The back of the house is private so photographic opportunities are quite limited.
Interior of Quan Thang old house
Portrait of Ho Chi Minh in Quan Thang house
Portrait of an ancestor at Quan Thang house altar
Duc An old house (129 Tran Phu St)
Duc An is an heritage house built in 1850 with some timber carvings. The house was a bookstore at the end of the 19th century and Chinese medicine dispensary during the 20th century. Unfortunately a souvenir shop is now located on the back of the house thus restricting photography. There was no guide during the visit.
Interior of Duc An old house
Interior of Duc An heritage house in Hoi An
Old medicine dispensary in Duc An old house
Tran Family Chapel (21 Le Loi St)
Tran chapel is a beautiful house built in 1804 by Tran Tu Nhac with purpose to worship his ancestors. Architecture reflects Japanese (five columns), Chinese (turtle roof) and Vietnamese (bow and arrow) styles. The house has three entrances, a beautiful waiting room leading to the atmospheric ancestors’altar with stone tablets. A shop is located at the back with some interesting Yin Yang coins and few Piastres from the Indochina period. The guided visit was one of the best of all the houses.
Waiting room in the Tran Chapel family
Waiting room in the Tran Chapel family
Tran Tu Nhac, the founder of the Tran Chapel
Ancestors of the Tran family
Beautiful floor tiles in Tran Chapel family
Detail of a drape in Tran Chapel Hoi An
Yin Yang coins in Tran Chapel Hoi An
Ancient House (104 Thai Phien St)
One of my favorite heritage house situated in the northern part of the old town. Built 250 years ago on one floor with 4 rooms it has an unique Vietnamese architecture. A cluster of beautiful red lanterns are hanging in the entrance room and carved pillars are well preserved. Hosts are quite friendly and invite you for tea and biscuits to reply to questions you might have. Entrance is free so if if you do not want to buy anything from the shop, a donation box is available. Ancient House receives only few visitors daily so you are likely to be alone during your visit.
Ancient house interior Hoi An
Red lanterns in ancient house Hoi An
Beautiful carved pillar in Ancient House
Red lanterns in Hoi An Ancient House
Glass window detail in ancient house Hoi An
Diep Dong Nguyen house (82 Nguyen Thai Hoc St)
This old house built late 19th century has been converted to a museum displaying ceramics and furniture. Of particular interest is the wooden facade of the house with no windows. You do not need the old town ticket to visit the premises.
The beautiful wooden facade of Diep Dong Nguyen house
Yangon is the city with the highest density of colonial buildings in South East Asia. Known as Rangoon, it was the capital of Burma between 1824 and 1948 and one of the province of the British India Empire. It witnessed a rich architectural development during this period following different styles: Art Deco, Edwardian, Victorian and British-Burmese.
Many buildings were built for Scottish companies like Burmah oil, Brothers & Co, A. Scott&Co, Messrs Bulloch Brothers & Co to name a few which operated successful businesses in oil, import/export of commodities, shipbuildings, etc…
Natural disasters (the earthquake of 1930, cyclone Nargis in 2008) and the bombings of Word War II inflicted severe damages to the city and many buildings were lost forever.
The isolation of the country for 50 years after the military coup of 1962 did not help. With all these events, it is actually surprising that so many colonial buildings are still standing today. In 2005, many government offices were moved to the new capital Naypyidaw, about 350 km north of Yangon and definitely closed.
Nowadays, many large colonial buildings are occupying downtown, along Merchand and Strand roads, and also on Pansodan street. Some of them have been renovated like Aya bank headquarters, City Hall or the Strand Hotel, afamous five stars built in 1901.
This photo essay is focusing on the beautiful and neglected colonial buildings which will either disappear or being restored in the coming years.
Because of safety concerns some places such as the Pegu Club are not open to the general public anymore. Some others, like the secretariat building, are under renovation.
Entering a neglected colonial building in Yangon is like taking a time machine and one cannot help wondering how it was back then when these places were home of powerful trading houses, banks or offices.
Nowadays, small business offices are sometime occupying premises and bring some life to these places. Some private buildings have interiors in fairly good condition and can be accessed after of course seeking the authorization from the owner.
The state of disrepair of some buildings is such that trees start growing on the walls and entire structures have collapsed.
You can spend hours wandering in the streets of Yangon looking for unlocked buildings. It is not uncommon while exploring these locations that a friendly local gives you a bit of history about the places, they understand their potential to attract tourists interested in colonial architecture.
Founded in 2012, the Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT), has for goal to identify and preserve colonial architecture in Yangon. YHT installed blue plaques on buildings with historical significance to raise awareness among the public, the first one was installed in 2014 at the City Hall.
In 2017, Yangon is at a crossroad and time will tell if authorities in charge manage to save this unique architectural heritage in South-East Asia.
Defunct elevator in dilapidated colonial building
Defunct elevator in fairly good condition
Neglected colonial building from 1905 and its gatekeeper.
Apartments building in Yangon downtown
Dilapidated colonial building in downtown Yangon
Beautiful wooden staircase in a private building
Neglected staiway in a colonial building
Tenants walking down a beautiful rusty stairway
Dark staircase in an abandoned colonial building
Crumbling staircase in an old building
Beautiful wooden stairway in private building
Some families are still living in their colonial homes
Amazingly, Pickerings company still exist today and is still manufacturing elevators
Join me and Etienne Bossot for a 3-day photography tour and workshop around Hoi AnVietnam on 28,29,30th April 2017. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover Central Vietnam, improve your photography skills and come back home with great pictures. During these three days, we will focus on landscape and people photography with three sunrises scheduled. Besides Hoi An, other locations include Lango Co bay and Tam Giang lagoon.
A night photography session in the colorful city of Hoi An is also part of this 3-day workshop with some sessions to review your pictures.
This workshop, limited to 10 people, is priced at the competitive rate of 385 US dollars with the following included: accommodation / transportation / all meals/ tips to the locals.
To get to Hoi An, the fastest way is to fly to Da Nang airport which has as direct flights from Siem Reap, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Please send an e-mail to info(at)picsofasia(dot)com for any inquiries and bookings.
To get a better idea of the photographic opportunities during this tour, please have a look at the pictures taken by Etienne Bossot in the slideshow below:
Photography Holidays
If you do a photo tour with us in Angkor, you are entitled to a 10 % discount for a photo tour in Hoi An in Central Vietnam. Just mention the reference “sent by Angkor!” during your online booking at Hoi An photo tours
With the widespread use of digital cameras and the recent progress in smartphone photography, ten of thousands of pictures are taken everyday in the temples of Angkor. We take the ability to take pictures granted but often forget that the first photographs of the temples of Angkor were taken more than 150 years ago!
Photographers back then were using one of the first photographic process created called wet plate collodion. They had porters to carry their darkroom and chemicals as photographic plates needed to be developed on site. In top of that, access to the temples of Angkor were very difficult as they were still covered by a dense jungle….
Two photographers were credited for successfully captured the first pictures of Angkor. The first one, was a Scottish Photographer named John Thomson, who was 29 years old and based in Singapore. He did an extensive photographic work during his two weeks spent in Angkor in 1866. John Thomson was inspired to take this trip by the writings of Henri Mouhot in 1860. Beside Angkor Wat, Thomson took pictures of Angkor Thom and Bayon which were covered by a dense jungle. It was only in 1911, that Jean Commaille lead an archeology mission from École française d’Extrême-Orient to clear up the trees in Bayon temple and started restorations.
Few months after John Thomson, Frenchman Emile Gsell, 28 years old, based in Saigon, brought his darkroom to Angkor and captured more than 100 pictures. He returned later on in 1873 part of the famous expedition lead by Louis Delaporte. Gsell developed his glass plates on paper coated with albumen. The pictures of Thomson and Gsell are today priceless documents as they put in perspective the massive restoration work accomplished since the beginning of the 20th century in the temples of Angkor.
THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TEMPLES OF ANGKOR |
EMILE GSELL
THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TEMPLES OF ANGKOR | JOHN THOMSON
Millions of tourists flock in Siem Reap every year to visit the famous UNESCO World Heritage temples of Angkor. While these temples are the highlight of every tourist visiting Cambodia, the countryside of Siem Reap tends to be overlooked and only a few chooses to explore off the beaten track and get to experience the beauty of Cambodia’s authentic rural lifestyle.
About five kilometers away from the busy Siem Reap downtown area, one can find picturesque and tranquil scenary of villages with small traditional houses scattered throughout the expanse of the countryside. People are warm and they are almost all the time happy to pose for photographs. Main photography themes would be landscape photography of the green paddy and lotus flower fields, farmers working in the plains, amazing sunsets, and portrait opportunities of kids from the village. Angkor Photography Tours offers photography tours in Siem Reap to photography enthusiasts who wants to see and capture rural living.
These photographs were taken during our tours and will hopefully entice you to take a day or two of your visit in Siem Reap to explore the lovely Cambodian countryside.
Paddy fields just before the storm
Farmer in paddy fields
Cows coming back from the fields
Mother and her kids near their house
Young Cambodian kid working in the flooded paddy fields
Lotus flowers harvesting
Kids with lotus flowers
Cute Cambodian girl holding a lotus flower
Father and son coming back from harvesting
Flooded boat
Fisherman at sunrise
Beautiful sunset in the countryside near Siem Reap Cambodia
