Canon EOS 5D
ƒ/5.6
16 mm
1/125
400

filmed at Ta Prohm, a temple that was once home to 600 exotic dancers.

Seeded in accumulated bird droppings, one great tree sprouted, to the eventual embrace and envelopment by another.

“The fig tree is the ruler of Angkor, over the palaces and over the temples which it has patiently pried apart, everywhere it unfolds its smooth pale branches, like the coils of a serpent, and its dome of foliage.”
– George Coedes, 1943

6 responses to “Tomb Raider”

  1. "Christmas in Cambodia" sounds like a movie title.
    Or maybe like an Indiana Jones TV holiday special…
    on CBS…
    at 9…
    8 central.
    ‘-}

  2. yes amazing and those roots

  3. Thank you so much for sharing your remarkable photos so openly and frequently with everyone, it is a lovely gift.
    Merry Christmas!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shannonpatrick17/2135700645/

  4. It is a privileged to be in such amazing places! This holds many memories. An eerie and intriguing image.

  5. Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Creative Commons- Free Pictures, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

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