Travel · Culture · Local life

A world of stories,
one photograph at a time.

My travel photo journal brings together the temples of Thailand and Cambodia, life around local markets and quieter days by the water. These are the places, people and details I want to remember.

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Coasts & golden light

Beach walks, palm silhouettes and the last light on the water. These coastal photographs capture the slower moments between travel discoveries.

Mam standing on a sandy beach with the sun setting over the sea behind him — The last light by the sea
A quiet moment on the sand as the setting sun turns the sea gold. This is the slower side of my travel journal.

Silhouettes of palm trees framing an orange sunset above the sea — Palms against the evening sky
Palm silhouettes frame the last light over the water. A simple coastal scene, with the sky doing most of the storytelling.

Wide sandy beach beside turquoise water, with kitesurfing kites and people walking along the shoreline — A long walk beside the waves
Kites rise above the sea while people walk along a wide stretch of sand. Beach photography is also about everyday movement.

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Behind the camera

A few portraits from the road: carrying a camera, exploring a temple and taking time to pause. Meet Mam, the person behind the travel stories.

Portrait of Mam wearing a dark travel hat and a white T-shirt, looking to the side against a green background — Mam, behind the journeys
A pause between journeys. I am Mam, the traveller and content creator behind Around The World With Mam.

Mam holding an action camera while resting one knee on stone steps beside a temple — A camera and a little curiosity
Camera in hand, ready for the next discovery. Temple visits bring together the details, people and places I enjoy filming.

Mam looking down at a Canon camera in front of a red and cream railway carriage — Checking the next frame
A railway carriage makes a colourful backdrop to a moment behind the camera. The small pauses belong in the story too.

Mam sitting cross-legged on a stone ledge between the weathered walls of a temple — A pause among the stones
Ancient stone walls frame a travel portrait. A different view of the person usually standing behind the lens.

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Temples, stone & stories

Explore temple photography from Thailand and Cambodia, including Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm and the golden Buddha in Pattaya. Wide views sit beside the details carved into stone.

Golden outline of a seated Buddha on the rock face of Khao Chi Chan, beneath a cloud-filled sky — Khao Chi Chan: Buddha Mountain
The Buddha outline at Khao Chi Chan stretches across a sheer rock face. A striking stop for temple photography near Pattaya.

Tall white and gold Buddhist stupa framed by trees, with an ornate entrance in the foreground — White stone, golden details
A white stupa rises above a richly decorated entrance. The gold details and trees give this temple courtyard its character.

Stone pathway leading to an Angkor temple with towers and a large tree growing beside the ruins — Where the trees meet the temple
Stone paths, weathered towers and spreading roots meet in Angkor. The trees are as much a part of the scene as the ruins.

Wooden handrails leading towards the entrance of a stone temple beneath tall trees — The path into the ruins
The walkway draws the eye towards the temple entrance. A Cambodia travel photograph built around the feeling of arriving somewhere on foot.

A long stone gallery at Angkor Wat with carved figures, repeated doorways and light entering through windows — Light through the gallery
Daylight travels through a sequence of doorways at Angkor Wat. Carved walls reward a closer look between the larger temple views.

Three intricately carved female figures with ornate headdresses on a stone wall at Angkor Wat — A closer look at Angkor Wat
Headdresses, jewellery and gestures appear in the stone carvings at Angkor Wat. This close-up brings the temple's smaller details into focus.

Visitors walking along a central stone path towards the towers and entrance of Angkor Wat in Cambodia — Arriving at Angkor Wat
The approach to Angkor Wat brings its towers, stone galleries and visiting travellers into one frame. A wider view of this Cambodia journey.

Large carved stone faces on the towers of Bayon temple in Angkor, Cambodia — The faces of Bayon
At Bayon, faces emerge from the towers at different angles. Stone texture and shifting light give each view a different expression.

Massive tree roots spreading over stone walls and doorways at Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia — Roots over the ruins of Ta Prohm
At Ta Prohm, roots wrap around the temple walls and doorways. One of the most memorable combinations of nature and architecture in my Angkor photographs.

Low-angle view of the large golden seated Buddha at Wat Phra Yai in Pattaya, with an evening sky behind it — Pattaya's golden Buddha
A wide view from below the golden Buddha at Wat Phra Yai. Pattaya's temple scenes offer another side of a seaside trip.

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Markets, food & local life

Travel lives in the everyday: a fisherman preparing his line, a market stall full of fresh ingredients, a coconut break and a walk through Angkor. People and small moments give these journeys their character.