Many methods of travel can be seen on Tonlé Sap in Cambodia

Young artisans carve figurines at Artisans d"Angkor, a fair trade workshop that revives Khmer cultural heritage and provides work for young rural people near their home village.

A reclining Buddha, deep within Angkor Wat, Cambodia - the reclining posture is a symbol of transition to tranquility. As he enters parinirvana, the Buddha becomes one with all of nature and the flow of time.

Deep within Agkor Wat, Cambodia, this Buddha statue is draped in orange cloth and is postured to communicate the energy of fearlessness.

This now headless Buddha statue sits on the coils of the snake Naga in a gesture of meditation while the cobra shelters him from the rain with its hood. Sadly, in the 1970s Khmer Rouge soldiers looted temples and decapitated sculptures to seel on the black market.

A mother watches as her child collects bottles in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

A bashful child peers out from behind a column in Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Endless roots coil like serpents, reclaiming the temple of Ta Prohm near Siem Reap, Cambodia.

A stony face peeks through the thick roots that are consuming the temple of Ta Prohm near Siem Reap, Cambodia

I found reprieve from the hustle and bustle of Cambodia at Ta Prohm. Normally crawling with tourists, I stepped through the silent temple complex alone, reflecting on the manifestation of nature overpowering man-made forms occurring before my eyes.

The effects of Pol Pot's scourge on the people and land of Cambodia can be overwhelming. They say that every person living right now in Cambodia has at least one relative that was killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A well decorated recess houses a meditating Buddha clad in typical orange fabrics.

A naked child runs beside his mother near a temple in Angkor, Cambodia

Apsaras are youthful, elegant, supernatural female beings of the clouds and waters that are skilled in the art of dancing. They say the most skilled Apsara dancers are those who can bend their fingers backward to the greatest degree.

My fantastic guide through Angkor Wat, Cambodia

I crept through old dank passageways to find this gentle scene within the heart of a temple in Angkor, Cambodia

A gateway into Angkor Thom, the last and greatest capital city of the Khmer empire. This area is known for the Bayon style face-towers at each entrance.

The 216 enormous faces in the towers of Bayon have a sense of serenity

Even monks need sunglasses in Angkor, Cambodia

A family sells fesh made sugar palm candies in Angkor, Cambodia

This child pulled up to our boat in his long-tail and boarded us in search of coin.

Tonlé Sap is the largest lake in South East Asia. Floating villages are scattered throughout to harvest the fish that swim in these waters.