Angkor

Stretching over some 400 km2, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century.

The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the magnificent Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument.

Exploring this site I was overwhelmed by it’s great expanse; just as I thought I had surveyed an entire structure, I would turn a corner and a whole new area of complex corridors, staircases and ruins would reveal itself.

I found my camera constantly juxtaposing featured carvings on stone walls against soft focus elements in the foreground or background; a meager attempt to portray a sense of architectural vastness coupled with the detailed decoration that has survived over a thousand years.