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Creating a Timelapse of Clouds Over Angkor WatAngkor Wat is an extraordinary subject for a moving-sky sequence. Its towers, galleries, reflecting pools, and sandstone details give the frame a strong…Sunset Photography at Prasat Thom TemplePrasat Thom rises above the forest at Koh Ker, one of Cambodia’s most striking ancient sites. Its seven-tiered pyramid has a strong geometric presence, yet the…The Stone Of The Gods: Nauplion Fortress In PhotographsNauplion, also written Nafplio, rises from the Argolic Gulf with the confidence of a city built to be photographed. Venetian walls climb the dark limestone of…Geometry, Shadow and the Sky at Jantar MantarJantar Mantar in Jaipur is an astronomical observatory built between 1728 and 1734 under Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Its masonry instruments—including…The complex history of the Virupaksha Temple: A photo essayBefore sunrise, the eastern gateway of Virupaksha Temple rises from Hampi’s boulder-strewn landscape like a carved threshold between two worlds. Beyond it,…Pink sandstone and celestial dancers: Banteay Srei's Apsara carvingsNestled in the Cambodian countryside about twenty-five kilometres northeast of the main Angkor complex lies a small sanctuary long called the "citadel of…The ancient irrigation tanks of the Dambulla Cave TemplePerched on a granite outcrop in Sri Lanka's central dry zone, the Dambulla Cave Temple draws visitors for its five sanctuaries of painted Buddha statues and…The Shrines of Inari Foxes Along Kyoto’s Senbon ToriiAt the southern edge of Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha rises from the city into the wooded slopes of Mount Inari. Its most recognisable feature is the Senbon…Capturing the Taj Mahal: Taming Harsh Light with HDR TechniquesThe white marble of the Taj Mahal swallows light like nothing else in the world. Standing on the long reflecting pool at first light, with tourists still…The hidden caves of Elephanta Island: sculptures in the darkA morning ferry slips past the whitewashed towers of the Gateway of India, and within the hour the basalt humps of Elephanta appear through the haze of Mumbai…