Photographing Angkor Wat is almost as easy as taking pictures of Greece. The only trouble is choosing where to point the camera. At the same time, these are some of the most photographed temples in the world and I’ve never been good at capturing sweeping vistas and soaring monuments. So for this photo gallery I decided to focus on the small pieces that come together to make up Angkor Wat (and a few of the Baphuon).

A Buddha sheltered by a naga.
A carving at Angkor Wat.
The big Buddha outside of Angkor Wat.
The Temple of Baphuon.
A carving high on the walls of Angkor Wat.
The climb to the top of Angkor Wat.
One of the doorways to Angkor’s interior.
A mural in Angkor Wat stretching the length of a football field.
The front grounds of Angkor Wat on a hazy day.
A gateway across one of many roads that stretch between Angkor’s temples.
One of Angkor Wat’s statutes.
A view of the jungle from the top of Angkor Wat.
A shrine inside Angkor Wat.
The back gate to Angkor Wat.
The shaded Buddha inside Angkor Wat’s back entrance.
A stone corridor at Baphuon.
At the entrance to Angkor Wat’s back gate.
One of Angkor Wat’s many shrines.
The path to Angkor Wat, with one of its libraries in the background.
Nagas that guard the entrance to Angkor.
Angkor Wat’s signature spindles.
On the road to Baphuon.
One of Angkor Wat’s many towers.
A woman sits near one of Angkor’s stone pavilions.
One of Angkor Wat’s libraries.
A dock at Angkor Wat’s moat.
A row of spindles in the Baphuon Temple.
A hallway in Angkor Wat.
A hallway in Angkor Wat.
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