In Asia and the Pacific
A temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. The enormous Angkor complex consists of hundreds of structures and sculptures built by the Khmer empire in the 12th century CE.. Originally dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu, this City of Temples gradually became a Buddhist center of worship.
The Grand Palace complex, Bangkok, Thailand. Construction of the palace began in 1782 and continued through the reigns of many kings of Siam and later, Thailand.
A representation of the Buddha – Angkor, Cambodia. The figure of the Buddha, who began life as a prince, is draped with a gold-colored scarf in the manner of a monastic robe. Visitors’ offerings of Incense sticks rest on the pedestals.
An elder of the Cao Dai sect at the main temple in Tay Ninh, Vietnam, 1992.
Worshipers at the Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam - 1992
Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam
Kids in a street card game – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 1990
The Reclining Buddha, Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand. The statue, 49 feet tall, and nearly 151 feet long, is made of brick, and plaster gilded with gold leaf. It represents the moment of the Buddha’s entrance into Nirvana at the end of many cycles of reincarnation.
A woman pauses from her work of selling colorful fabrics in the market of Siem Reap, Cambodia.
A group enjoys an afternoon on the Mekong river near Dai Phuóc, Vietnam, 1992.
A woman prepares food on the beach at Vung Tau, Vietnam – 1992.
Korean men enjoying the ancient strategy game of Go in a Seoul park.
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion in the park at Gyeongbokgung Palace – Seoul, South Korea. The name of the pavilion can be loosely rendered in English as “Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance.”
A smiling policeman stands in front of the old National Palace in Ho Chi Minh City - 1990
An F-18 Super Hornet takes off from the deck of the U.S.S. George Washington in the Gulf of Thailand.
Hanoi kids playing on a police motorcycle, 1993.
Seen from 50 feet underwater, a group of sting rays glide overhead in formation through the Indian Ocean near Male Atoll, Maldives.
Calm Ocean, Stormy Skies: A row of bungalows stretches out from a beach in the Maldives, as a storm gathers over the Indian Ocean.
Women head toward the market – Bali, Indonesia
Agricultural workers pause for a mid-day break near Chiang Rai, Thailand.
New Zealand’s Milford Sound, one of the rainiest inhabited places in the world. In the background, is Mitre Peak, the world’s largest mountain to emerge directly from the seafloor.
Babysitting in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
South Korean soldiers maintain watch in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, a few yards from the line demarcating the border with North Korea. A North Korean border guard stands at the top of the stairs of the Phanmun Pavilion.
A Thai fisherman ends his day as a coral-tinged dusk settles over the Andaman Sea.
A sailor at Saigon Port, 1990
A visitor at Angkor Wat, Cambodia admires colorful fabric
Sunrise on the Mekong River as it flows serenely past Vientiane, Laos.
Stone faces at the Bayon Temple in the enormous 12th century temple complex of Angkor, in Cambodia. Constructed by the Khmer empire, Bayon is one of the temples at Angkor dedicated to the Buddha, rather than to a Hindu deity.
A family in a village along the Mekong River, south of Ho Chi Minh City – 1993
A young monk – Angkor, Cambodia
A boat passenger enjoys the sunset on the Saigon River - 1992
Low tide captures a colorful boat in the mud flats of Suva, Fiji.
A musician plays the đàn tran, similar to the zither, during a service In the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh, Vietnam – 1992.
A fruit merchant on the streets of Hanoi, 1992.
The Day Ends in Papette, Tahiti.
A distraction pulls a small girl’s attention from a sewing lesson – Chiang Rai, Thailand
Stone sculptures stand guard at the enormous 12th century temple complex of Angkor, in Cambodia. Constructed by the Khmer empire, and originally dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu, the City of Temples was transformed over time into a Buddhist center of worship.
A small boat returns home as night falls on the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand.