Asia - 2002


	Asia (2002)

Photos per year (number): 1995 (70) 1998 (302) 1999 (775) 2001 (50) 2002 (429) 2004 (235) 2005 (396) 2006 (584) 2007 (472) 2008 (327)


Joce in the cab	Mersing: stopover to the islands	Hanging around before the boat	Pulau Besar's western side	D'Coconut resort	One of our bungalows	The kitsch car decoration of our driver	Hurrying into a taxi at the airport	City lights seen from the taxi	The taxi driver's concentration

View of Bangkok from Michel's flat	Skytrain station	Construction work halted by the Asian crisis	Nature in the urban concrete	The skytrain on Silom Road	Workers by a taxi boat station	Old building on the Chao Phraya river	Luxurious dragon fountain of a grand hotel	The taxi boat's focus on the river	Long boats available for hire

Wat Arun by the river	Guardian at Wat Pho	Guardian and chedi at Wat Pho	The reclining Buddha's smile	Reclining Buddha's head	Clearing incense offerings	Reclining Buddha's feet	Full length of the reclining Buddha	Detail of the mother of pearl decoration on the feet	Women resting beneath a tree

Lion sculpture at Wat Pho	Buddha image in the main temple of Wat Pho	Buddha image in the main temple of Wat Pho	Buddha image in the main temple of Wat Pho	Stupas at Wat Pho	Beautiful entrance of the royal grand palace	Tinkling golden bells	Inside the royal grand palace	Bees and lotus	A typical temple custom

Inside the royal grand palace	The most sacred emerald Buddha	Lilies for offerings	Outside the emerald Buddha's temple	Palace building with Ramakien story paintings	Reflection of superb architecture	Amarinda Winitchai Hall	Opening in front of the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall	View from the Golden Mountain	A young monk poses for another photographer

A young monk poses for another photographer	View of Bangkok's varied buildings	A poor house by a khlong	Monks on top of the Golden Mountain	Suddenly the young monk notices me	One of the Golden Mountain complex's temples	Jim Thompson's traditional thai teak house	Jim Thompson's traditional thai teak house	The living room	The living room

Dining room window	On the hour, everyone stands for the national hymn	Living by the railroad best illustrated	In the small tuk-tuk	Nice temple by the river	A building of the Chan Kasem Palace	Courtyard in the Chan Kasem Palace	Charm of the Chan Kasem Palace	13th century Lopburi-style standing Buddha	12-13th century Lopburi-style Buddha protected by a naga

Fish presentation at the Hua Raw market	Temple along U-Thong road	Adults in awe at their children	Taking a rest by a temple	Wat Ratburana	Prang of the Wat Phra Maha Tat	Charming view of the back of Wat Phra Maha Tat	Peaceful view of the Wat Phra Ram	Stunning flowers hide the Wat Phra Ram	Superb color contrast

Wihan Phra Mongkon Bopit	Buddha inside the Wihan Phra Mongkon Bopit	Buddha inside the Wihan Phra Mongkon Bopit	Monk clipping an offering to others	A surprising lizard	The three pagodas (chedis)	A lizard hiding in a statue's robe	View of the chedis	Nature and history	A small colorful lizard

Too hot for this dog	A loud but shy bird	Tri Muk building	In the vast ruins of the old palace	Buddha of the Wat Na Phra Meru	This tree has taken over a stupa	Harmonious mix of nature and culture	Playing cards beneath a bridge	The dog's morning wash in Chao Phraya River	Kid on board the river boat

A fisherman clearing his net on the Chao Phraya River	Statue of Rama VI and Anandha-Samakhom Mansion	Back side of Wat Benchanabophit	Rare Buddha bronze statue	Statue in the courtyard of Wat Benchanabophit	Small building next to Wat Benchanabophit	Front of Wat Benchanabophit, the marble temple	Vimanmek palace, all made of teak	Kids before the dance show	Women and girls before the dance show

Carving a fruit with skill	Beautiful girl carefully arranging roses	Curious young girl	Young girls talking in a corner	Wanting to be like a grown-up dancer	Comparing fingers to become a dancer	Concentration for an esthetic bouquet	Posing for another photographer	Girl's charm	Dances at Vimanmek

Martial art demonstration	Full martial art demonstration	Hanoman, the white monkey from the Ramakien	Fine dancing at Vimanmek	Dancers at a halt in the back	Curious litle girl sitting next to me	The full dancing team	Rambutan fruits at the plantation	Carefully piling rambutans	The quiet rambutan picking

Opening a durian	Close-up on the infamous durian	Departure hall of Changi airport	A predatory street of bars	Seafood street restaurants	Pouring with rain in Phuket	Friendliness of waiters	Boarding the dive boat	Ko Phi Phi Le, alias "The Beach"	A cliff of Ko Phi Phi Le

Snorkeling near Rosama Bay	Boats chartered for tourists	In the heat of muay thai	A high kick	About to hit	Flower shop in Patong	Talking in the shade	Reclining Buddha	Cave of Wat Suwannakuha	Daylight stopping at the cave's entrance

Monkey baby & mother	Buddhist worship	Long boat to Phang Nga Bay	Going through a cave by long boat	Phang Nga Bay cave	Vegetation on the limestone cliffs	Contrasts of Phang Nga Bay	Leaning mountain - James Bond Island	Cliffs of James Bond Island	James Bond Rock

James Bond Rock	Canoes coming ashore James Bond Island#	A kid fishing	Fish eagle soaring	Fish eagles near Koh Panyee	Fish eagles near Koh Panyee	Rain splashes across Phang Nga Bay	Koh Panyee Muslim village	Typical view of Phang Nga Bay	A snake in the mangrove

Opening cashew nuts	Melting gold	Patong Beach	Thais playing football on Patong Beach	Sunset on Patong Beach	Young coconuts ready to be drunk	Lunch break for the captain	Dive Master Tat taking a rest	Racha Yai's beauty	Beach on Racha Yai

Patong Beach tourist facilities	Catering for tourists on Patong Beach	City center from the sky	Asian transportation!	Wat Ounalom	Market bustle	Following a monk in the street	An old colonial building	Entry gate to the royal palace	Tuol Sleng prison and torture center

Cambodians in Tuol Sleng	Tuol Sleng barbed wire enclosure	Individual cell	Individual cell	View from a cell	View of a cell	Locked cell	Pictures of prisoners were systematically taken	Entire families were emprisoned	Probably young Kmer Rouge ignorant of what was to come

Torturing at Tuol Sleng	Hundreds of portraits are lined up in an almost abstract way	Heart wrenching photograph	Detention building B	A small individual cell	Corridors of cells	Prison symbols	Individual wooden cells of the second floor	Individual cell	Skulls found in the surroundings

Throne room of the royal palace	Monks of the royal palace	Napoleon III pavillion	Monks in the royal palace	Families relaxing in the shade	Street in Phnom Penh after the rain	After the rain in Phnom Penh by the river side	Quiet road going to the Killing Fields	Pastoral scene near the Killing Fields	Traditional house

Juvenile Female Kampuchean 15-20 years old	Site of mass graves in the Killing Fields	Memorial pagoda at the Killing Fields	Site of a mass grave	On the outskirts of Phnom Penh	Central market of Phnom Penh	Village on the way to the Tonle Sap lake	River houses	A kid by the river	Touristic pressure upon arrival by boat from Phnom Penh

Public works on the way to Siem Reap	Elephant ride to Phnom Bakheng	Elephant passage up Phnom Bakheng	Phnom Bakheng mountain-temple	Sunset from Phnom Bakheng	Phnom Bakheng's steep view	View of Angkor Wat from Phnom Bakheng	Sunset from Phnom Bakheng	South gate entry to Angkor Thom	South gate entry to Angkor Thom

Bayon eastern entry	Bayon eastern entry	Cham warriors on a relief	A crocodile eating a helpless warrior	Relief at the Bayon	Apsaras	Bayon doorways	The Bayon imposes itself from the inside	The sheer size of the Bayon is revealed	Window in the Bayon

The peaceful smile of Avalokitsevara	Buddha image	Oil lamp	Overall view of the Bayon	Phimeanakas	Butterflies in the royal palace	Preah Palilay	View from inside Preah Palilay	Horse with five heads	Terrace of the Elephants

Kid relaxing by a basin	Preah Pithu	Elephants on the northern gate of Angkor Thom	Angkor Wat entrance seen from the top	Angkor Wat entrance seen from the top	Scene from the Battle of Kurukshetra	Guardian lion	Sunset in the Eastern baray	Market at night	Sunrise on Angkor Wat

Sunrise on Angkor Wat	Sunrise on Angkor Wat	Sunrise on Angkor Wat	Sunrise on Angkor Wat	Khmer inscriptions inside Angkor Wat	Interior court of Angkor Wat	Morning calm in Angkor Wat	Western entry to Angkor Wat	View from the temple	Inside of Angkor Wat

Central sanctuary	Relaxed guide reading in the temple	View of the Western entry	Devata in Angkor Wat	Devata in Angkor Wat	Devata in Angkor Wat	Devata in Angkor Wat	Warriors in the Battle of Kurukshetra	The commander of the Kauravas is killed	King Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat

Soldiers of the Churning of the Ocean Milk	Soldiers of the Churning of the Ocean Milk	The serpent Vasuki's head	Vishnu coming to the rescue	Scene from the Churning of the Ocean Milk	Apsaras	Warriors of the Victory of Vishnu over the Demons	Scene from the Battle between Gods and the Demons	Monkeys of the Ramayana	Rama on the shoulders of Sugriva

Thommanon	Thommanon	Lintel of Thommanon	Ta Keo	Ta Keo's steep steps	Ta Prohm has been left in its original condition	Ta Prohm	Ta Prohm	Ta Prohm	Me in Ta Prohm

Old man selling objects to Ta Prohm	Ta Prohm	Ta Prohm silk-cotton tree	Girls playing in Ta Prohm	Ta Prohm western entry	Banteay Kdei	Srah Srang	Buffalo in the Eastern baray	View on the terrace of Eastern Mebon	Ganesha

Kids at Eastern Mebon	Elephant at Eastern Mebon	Ta Som	Neak Pean	Human face in a Neak Pean sanctuary	Center of Neak Pean	Caterpillar	Preah Khan eastern entry	Preah Khan eastern entry	Preah Khan eastern entry

Silk-cotton trees growing on Preah Khan	Silk-cotton trees growing on Preah Khan	Stupa in the central sanctuary	Prasat Suor Prat at sunset	Hundreds of people ride to Siem Reap each morning	Preah Ko guardian lion	Preah Koh lintel	Preah Ko	Bayon of Roluos - eastern entry	Bayon of Roluos - eastern entry

Bayon of Roluos - eastern entry	Bayon of Roluos - central sanctuary	One of the last reliefs visible in Bayon on the south	Bayon of Roluos	Elephants at Bayon	Gecko	Fronton in Bayon	Bayon of Roluos	Market of Roluos Town	Splitting up fish

Watermelon in the Roluos market	Egg plants at the market of Roluos	Warning sign for Cambodian men	Roluos market scene	Choosing a banana	Taking care of eggs	Taking care of eggs	Breakfast in the market of Roluos	Bread: a legacy of the French	A great breakfast in Roluos

Market scene in Roluos	Market scene in Roluos	Roluos hospital	Lush green paddy field	Drying up grasses	Ploughing a paddy field	Lolei temple	A monk studying at Lolei	Central market of Siem Reap	Kids playing in a canal

Kids playing in a canal	Kids playing in a canal	Canal going south from the Western baray	Western baray	Pastoral scene in the Western baray	A tough passage for our motorbike	Girl to trying charm a tourist into buying something	My dirty legs in the hammock	Charming girl	Eastern entrance of Angkor Wat

First level of Angkor Wat	Eastern entry tower	North-eastern corner	Devatas	Angkor Wat moat	Western entry	North-western tower	North-western relief gallery	South-western relief gallery	Fisherman in the sunrise

Fisherman in the sunrise	Fisherman in the sunrise	Fisherman in the sunrise	Banteay Samre	Fake door in Banteay Samre	Banteay Samre	Central sanctuary of Banteay Samre	Butterflies at the river of 1000 lingas	Butterflies on my foot at the river of 1000 lingas	Butterflies at the river of 1000 lingas

Butterfly at the river of 1000 lingas	Waterfall at the river of 1000 lingas	One of many carvings at at the river of 1000 lingas	Butterflies at the river of 1000 lingas	Lingas giving the river its name	One of many carvings at at the river of 1000 lingas	Waiting for the rain to pass near Banteay Srei	Lunch break	Following the kids to enter Banteay Srei	Following the kids to enter Banteay Srei

Our dirty feet after crossing trough swamps	Banteay Srei	Banteay Srei	Banteay Srei	East fronton of the south library	Banteay Srei	West fronton of the south library	Kids near Banteay Srei	Dying Buddha at Preah Palilay	Nagas at Preah Palilay

Guardian lion at Bayon	Relief at Bayon	The last smile from Avalokitsevara	Baksei Chamkrong	Angkor Wat at sunset	Angkor Wat at sunset	Angkor Wat at sunset	Monks at Angkor Wat	Angkor Wat from the sky