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Palm House, Kew Gardens, London
We have spent many hours in Kew Gardens at every time of year and I have taken many photos but I really love the shots of the Palm House I captured one winter, just as the sun was setting behind the conservatory. The sepia colour of the photo is exactly as it was shot. It looks as if the ghostly palms and ferns are almost steaming in their glass enclosure.
Vat Phou Temple, Champasak, Laos
The ancient country of Champa once covered a huge area of what is now Eastern Cambodia, Southern Laos and South Vietnam. It’s now reduced to a region of southern Laos. The magnificant temple up on the hill at Vat Phou was originally Hindi but subsequently transformed into a buddist shrine. This version of the photo I took is in black and white and really brings out the textures of the ancient temple
Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The tranquil stone faces of Bayon are some of the most recognisable images from the Angkor Archeological Park. It was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily to worship Buddhist deities. The temple, with its 216 (very similar looking) gigantic faces carved into the towers, must be one of the most photographed places on earth. Nevertheless, I’ve included one of my own.
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Like the pyramids of Egypt or Machu Picchu, no amount of photographs of Angkor Wat you may have seen beforehand prepares you for the majesty and sheer size of the temple site (which stretches over 200 square miles). It’s an iconic site that’s been endlessly photographed but I include my contribution of my favourite perspective of the main temple, looking across one of the Reflecting Ponds
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