I recently received an email from a friend – a fellow artist, that I met during my travels in Vietnam. She wrote to let me know that she had recently finished a painting that was inspired by our travels on the Mekong River and about to start another.

Whilst Vietnam was truly inspiring, I found my rhythm in the Cambodian Jungle, exploring and photographing 12 century ruins of Angkor Wat – religious temples engulfed in ancient rainforest.

Travelling through foreign and exotic lands was appealing to my inner artist, my urge to capture images so strong. Even the food of this country stimulated my creative senses – rich with colour, texture and flavour.

Most appealing was the movement of light across the jungle floor, Read the rest of this entry »