Photographer: David Dunai of San Francisco and BudapestGetting the Shot: This photo was taken at Angkor Wat in the jungles of Cambodia on a warm day in January.
Details: Initially, I was drawn to photograph the temples by themselves to represent the isolation of these ancient ruins in the middle of the jungle and show the otherworldly character of the structures built by a civilization long gone.
That however, turned out to be impossible as there was not a square inch free of my fellow tourists. So I changed my approach and decided to go for the quirky by juxtaposing these modern wanderers against the background of the ancient, massive palaces. When I spotted these two Chinese visitors in their fantastic tropical hiking outfit I could not stop clicking the shutter.
We Love: The juxtaposition of colorful, slightly surreal elements. Despite its unarguable value as a cultural icon, Angkor Wat scored very poorly in stewardship in our 2006 World Heritage Destinations Rated.
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That's a very interesting shot.
An Amazing site and amazing people surround this place and it's history. A temple...simply put
Nice pic, but it's not in a jungle.
such a beautiful place