This is my second time hiring Angkor Travel Photography. The first time was for a single day which resulted in wonderful photos. This time we scheduled an 18-day Vietnam and Cambodia trip with them. The pricing was very fair. And, the itinerary was excellent.

We met up with Alessandro in Hanoi to begin the trip. This is where we started to learn street photography. Being primarily a landscape photographer, this stretched me a bit. Alessandro was a great teacher and guide. He brought us to some very interesting places in old Hanoi where we took photos that are good enough for my wall.

We then did an overnight cruise on Halong Bay. This was beautiful and easy for me to photograph as it was mostly landscapes. After Halong Bay we traveled to Sapa. The town of Sapa was overcrowded with no reasonable roads to speak of. But we were there for the day hike though the rice fields. This was one of the highlights of our entire trip.

After Sapa we went to Bac Ha for the Sunday morning market. It is really the only reason to go there. Here we got to practice more street photography getting hints and guidance all the way through. This market is a photographer's paradise.

After a quick overnight back in Hanoi (a lot more street photos!) we visited Hot An for a few days. This UNESCO site was well worth the stop. With its early morning markets and evening excitement, it has everything you could want in a visit. Our photo tour was expanded to panning to produce movement and action to our photos.

After 10 days in Vietnam it was time to travel to Cambodia. All the transfers, airline reservations were taken care of. No hassles at all. Once in Siem Reap we were in Alessandro's wheelhouse. We traveled around effortlessly from temple to temple, capturing each temple's uniqueness. Check out some of the attached photos to see what I mean.

In the middle of our stay we visited Baattanbang for a couple of days where we photographed a family-run rice paper business, a family-run brick business, a bat cave, and wrapped up with a ride on the bamboo train (exhilarating). The photo opportunities were endless. At each spot Alessandro was able to give us hints and pointers to enable us to capture some fine photos.

We wrapped up our tour with a visit to a floating village. We were lucky that it was the rainy season which provided us the ability to boat in and around the area. Again, wonderful photos.

At each step of the way we were taken care of, never having to worry about a thing. And somehow he was able to tolerate us the entire time. I heartily recommend Angkor Travel Photography. They are professional with a personality. And, they are great photographers.

It was one of the best experience in Cambordia.
I applied for Unseen Cambodia and went around with Chris to Tonlé Sap lake.
He was very kind and taught me many techniques of the camera.
It was lucky to see the local life. the town was very colorful and very interesting places to shoot.

Without a doubt, the Hidden Angkor tour with Angkor Travel Photography is one of the best tours that I've ever taken. Regis was my guide for the full day tour, and his extensive knowledge of photography and the temples allowed me to see and photograph things that I am absolutely certain I would not have caught or appreciated without his guidance. Regis also demonstrated a near magical ability to avoid crowds and find hidden details in every location that we visited, which was invaluable at popular locations like Ta Prohm.

In addition to being a great guide, Regis is also an excellent photographer and teacher. I am an amateur with reasonable technical knowledge, and Regis tailored his guidance to my level, helping me to work on my composition and offering suggestions as we reviewed my shots throughout the day. He never rushed me, and we never tried to "force" a shot to work - if I wasn't feeling it, we moved on and focused on something else.

By the end of the day, I'd learned a lot, taken some of the best shots from my trip, and totally enjoyed the experience from beginning to end. If I ever make it back to Siem Reap, another tour with Angkor Travel Photography will probably be the first thing that I do (and possibly the second since the Beyond Angkor tour looks awesome).