Jan Arabas

This beautiful Khmer girl was sitting in a doorway at the Bayon Temple in Siem Reap.

This young monk sits under a mural of the Buddha as he receives a ceremonial meal.

An extended family plant rice seedlings.

Kep is a beautiful seaside town.

Banteay Srei translates roughly as the temple of the woman.

This street in Phnom Penh specializes in electronics.

Three young children offer lotuses for sale.

A Cambodian shadow puppet performer works behind a screen backlit by a bonfire. His puppet is an intricately cut cowhide, mounted on a frame, that depicts a character from the Ream Ker -the Cambodian version of the Ramayana. An orchestra plays traditional music during the performance, and a singer performs the story.