Brilliant Colors in Cambodia

I apologize for not having this post up earlier. It's been a challenge to get an Internet connection at WPPI 2010 so I am posting this one from my iPhone. Thank goodness for technology.

Here is an image of a floating house on Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Not all the houses had this much color so I couldn't help but take a picture.

Which is your favorite? ~ Picture of the Week

These are two of my very favorite images from our trip to Cambodia. I love how the sunlight seeps through the canopy and creates diagonal lines of light on the little girl. I also love how her reaction changes in an instant. At the sight of the camera she was super shy, but when her friends made her giggle and laugh; that's when I saw her.

It's easy for me to decide which image I like best, but I am more curious to know which of these images you like better. It would be great to know which is your favorite and why. Make a little comment below.

Just Another Day at the Office~Picture of the Week

This picture -- metaphorically speaking -- is what it's like to start a business. It's pretty scary some days. Fear and doubt are the biggest black holes that can consume you. They eat at your ambitions and your attitude. They foster bad self-esteem and are outright unproductive.

It's tough to admit, but I've been in the black hole once or twice. However, I've always made it out. Largely because failure is not in my dictionary. And secondly, because the journey has been one of the best things I have done since marrying my husband.

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Bangkok, Thailand

Even after a major protest and the grounding of all flights, we packed our bags and flew to Bangkok. For Brian and I it was an easy decision.

What is the point of living if we don't take any risks?

Roberston Quay, Singapore

I have to admit I hit a wall trying to find an image that I could post for this week's picture and then I asked myself, "Why? Why is it so hard to find just one image?"

Because I am trying too hard to find the perfect image. It might not be a remote destination or a fancy place, but the bridge in this picture reminds me of the people I met while I lived in Singapore. It also happens to be in Singapore.

The people I met added color to my day. Made me smile when I saw their faces. Made me eat well. And best of all they made me feel at home in a foreign place.

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Cambodia's Hidden Temple

Cambodia's temples blew me away. Just the sight of them made it hard for me to fathom when they were first built and what life was like at that time.

The picture below is a temple off the beaten track and it was our favorite temple in Cambodia by far. If you go to this temple, chances are that you will be one of few tourists amidst its mountains of ancient stone.

It's tough for me to say this because I am a photographer, but this picture doesn't provide justice for this temple's archaic existence. It is simply amazing and is something you need to see with your own eyes.

So if you have plans to see Cambodia I will be more than happy to let you in on my little secret. Ask and you shall receive.

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