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