The Angkor Wat Complex as Photo Studio


 

Because of COVID and other factors, still not many international tourists in Cambodia or at Angkor Wat.  But, there seemed to be a fair amount of Cambodians visiting and many of them were dressed in their traditional finery. And what were they doing in their beautiful clothes?  Posing for pictures: hundreds and thousands of pictures. Many of the subjects seemed to be accompanied by professional photographers who were setting them up in all sorts of serious poses.  I jumped in and took pictures too as everyone seemed happy that a bespectacled man from abroad was interested in taking their photograph as well.  The group of six ladies you see above, were particularly pleased when I asked if I could take a picture and they displayed their most-noble pose and they thanked me for snapping a photo of them--in the elaborate photographic studio of Angkor Wat.









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