The Monk Portrait Series

Buddhist Monk Portraits

A series of images capturing Buddhist monks and novices in Myanmar and Cambodia. They are part of a larger series of images on Buddhist monks.

The portraits were taken at temples and monasteries around Siem Reap in Cambodia, including Koh Ker, Wat Damrei, Wat Thmei and Angkor Thom, and in the temples of Bagan in Myanmar. Many show monks and novices praying with candles and incense. Several are available as limited edition prints.

Buddhist monk praying with a candle at Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk temple, CambodiaYoung Buddhist novice in a red robe reading by candlelight in a temple near Bagan, MyanmarBuddhist novice with candles in rays of afternoon sun inside an abandoned temple near Bagan, MyanmarPortrait of a young Buddhist monk in an orange robe at Koh Ker, CambodiaYoung Buddhist monk in an orange robe against a stone temple wall at Koh Ker, CambodiaYoung Buddhist monk gazing up at the sky at the Koh Ker temples, CambodiaYoung Buddhist monk in an orange robe holding smoking incense sticks, Siem Reap, CambodiaYoung Buddhist monk in an orange robe holding incense sticks in the dark, Siem Reap, CambodiaPortrait of a Buddhist monk with incense smoke behind him, Siem Reap, CambodiaSmiling elderly Buddhist monk in an orange robe at Wat Damrei, Siem Reap, CambodiaElderly Buddhist monk in an orange robe smiling and looking up at Wat Thmei, Siem Reap, CambodiaYoung Buddhist monk in a red robe sitting on the grass near the Victory Gate of Angkor Thom, Cambodia