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American Photographer Preserves Cambodian Temple Remains

John McDermott, an American photographer, has been declared the “Ansel Adams of Angkor.” Stepping into the Sundaram Tagore Gallery.
American Photographer Preserves Cambodian Temple Remains
ANCIENT:(L)Photographer McDermott captured a twisted tree at the temple site Ta Prohm, which is part of the archeological site Angkor, in Cambodia.(R)TEMPLE MOUNTAIN: Bakong is an early temple mountain constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire in the 9th century. The photograph is taken in infrared to contrast the foliage of the trees to the stone ruins.Courtesy of Sundaram Tagore Galleries
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ANCIENT:(L)Photographer McDermott captured a twisted tree at the temple site Ta Prohm, which is part of the archeological site Angkor, in Cambodia.(R)TEMPLE MOUNTAIN: Bakong is an early temple mountain constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire in the 9th century. The photograph is taken in infrared to contrast the foliage of the trees to the stone ruins.(Courtesy of Sundaram Tagore Galleries)
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