Amazing Cambodia
"An amazing way to connect to the past".
Photography Photography Anders Jiras and the Mystic of Dance
For one decade now, Sweden-born photographer Anders Jiras explores all forms of Cambodian dancing, from the highly choreographed performances of...Links Anders Jiras Photography Collection
Books Angkor Temples in Cambodia
A personal vision of some major Angkorean temples (and the daily life within) by a free-lance photographer.
Books Angkor, Monuments Of The God-Kings
A milestone photo report on Khmer temples completed just months before the closing-down of the country by the Khmer Rouge.
Books Angkor, sérénité bouddhique | The Serenity of Buddhism
A deeply personal and reflective photographic work on Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the Bayon.
Themes Arts
Links Asian Historical Architecture
Photo depository on early Asian architecture nurtured by numerous contributors around the world
Photography Cambodge, Photographies de la Société de Géographie, GallicaBNF/ French Geographical Society Photographs of Cambodia
The series Photographies de la Société de Géographie/Asie/Cambodge at Gallica/BNF
Books Cambodia (in History of Indian and Eastern Architecture)
Considerations on ancient Khmer temples in Cambodia by architecture historian James Fergusson (1808-1886)
Books Cambodia Captured
Angkor's First Photographers in 1860's Colonial Intrigues
Links Delcampe Postcards
Impressive collection of postcards, to be viewed or purchased online
Links EFEO Photographic Archives Collection
An online treasure for researchers, artists and Angkor lovers.
Books Elegy: Reflections on Angkor
Twenty years of dreamlike, magical and yes, elegiac photography through the ruins of Angkor
Photography Émile Gsell (1838–79) and Early Photographs of Angkor
Several pieces in the "Angkor Catalogue" edited by photographer Emile Gsell himself, commented and analyzed by art historian Joachim Karl...
Books Empire Colonial Francais: Indo-Chine (Cambodia and Laos)
A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.
Films In the Footsteps of Émile Gsell, First Mission at Angkor Wat, 1866
Wet-Collodion photo-processing and Angkor seen by pioneer photographer Émile Gsell.
Links John McDermott
Photographer and Angkor expert guide John McDermott´s body of work onlinePhotography John Thomson's Photographs at The Wellcome Library
Most of John Thomson's original photo negatives are kept at London Wellcome Library, a collection now accessible online.
Links KhmerImagery
The Archeology of imagery from the Khmer Empire.
Books Khmers, L'éternel et l'éphémère
What is everlasting, and what fleeting? The question lies at the core of Khmer culture, and of Angkor history.
Books L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)
A 1879 French "adaptation" of photographer and geographer John Thomson's "The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China" (1875).
Books La photographie ancienne en Asie (Early Photographs in Asia)
A publication related to the 2015 exhibition of rare, ancient photographs taken (all before 1890) around Asia, from Afghanistan to...Books La vie mène la danse [Germaine Krull's Posthumous Autobiography]
The fascinating life of a talented photographer and a strong-willed woman spanning the whole 20th century and several continents.
Links Les Archives de la planete | Archives of the Planet | Albert Kahn Collections
The monumental photo and film documentation on Planet Earth set up by philanthropist Albert Kahn
Books Les gens d'Angkor (The People of Angkor)
Heartfelt portraits of Cambodian people living within the Angkorian territory in the 1990s.
Books Les ruines d'Angkor, de Dong Duong et de Myson (Angkor, Dong Duong and My Son Ruins)
The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas
Photography Lily Gatins' Photo Essay
International street style artist, model and muse, Lily Gatins was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, an island nation...Photography Mary Ann Sullivan Photo Collection
Personal photo-exploration of several temples in the Angkor Wat area
Photography Michael Vickery Photographing Cambodia in the 1960s-1980s
Cambodia before the civll war as seen by anthropologist and historian Michael Vickery.
Photography Reading Apsara
Professional photographer Em Karuna came up with the idea of a present-day apsara in a library, and it fitted our...Publications Report of an Expedition Made into Southern Laos and Cambodia in the Early Part of the Year 1866
'British spy' or first adventurous British tourist in Angkor? A young consular official's lively report of photographer John Thomson's journey.
Photography SNAP! 150 Years of Photography at Angkor and around Cambodia
Impressive collection of period photos capturing Angkor Wat, as well as cultural and daily life through Cambodia history.
Books The Antiquities of Cambodia
Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter...
Books The Apsaras of Angkor / ទេពអប្សរនៃអង្គរ
On the first anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's passing, we return to the splendid 'The Apsaras of Angkor'...
Links The Bophana Center Collections
Collections from institutions, individuals and NGOs. A fascinating fund constantly enriched, from Adhémard Leclère's or Mimi Palger's photographs to rare...Books The English Governess at the Siamese Court
The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for...
Photography Visions of Angkor by....Germaine Krull
A major modernist photographer and globe-trotter captured several Angkor temples in 1960-1962.
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Aurélie Fischer
The magic lens of a photographer in a class all of her own.
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Jean Boulbet
When war refugees became the temple keepers...7 of the 37 Jean Boulbet's photographs kept at Bophana Center were exhibited in...
Photography Visions of Angkor by...La Mo
Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Lois Conner
Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents, a compilation of reference visual arts...
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Marie-Joseph Guesdon
Linguist and geographer, Deacon Guesdon was also an amateur photographer who captured daily life scenes of Cambodia in the years...
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Mimi Palgen-Maisonneuve
Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Soeum Hoeung
Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.
Photography Visions of Angkor by...Tyta Buth
When a tranquil Angkor site inspires inner peace, and reveals sculpted stones as a dreamlike tapestry.
Photography Women in Angkor, Women of Angkor Photo Contest
“Women in Angkor, Women of Angkor” selects amateur photographs that particularly express the feminine at Angkor.
Books アンコール, 生きている都市 | Angkor, cité vivante
A photographic journey through Angkor and its people, "places of the sacred and of the living".