An Offering of Light

The moment was nearly silent—only the breath of sunset and the hush of stone.

In the great western gallery of Angkor Wat, the sacred narrative unfolds: noble women approach a seated princess with gifts, while the men who carry her palanquin wait in timeless stillness. The carvings, though worn by centuries, catch the sun with grace—each gesture glowing as though kindled from within.

As the final light shimmered through the colonnade, I set the tripod and dissolved into stillness. I knew the image had to carry not only form, but the presence of that golden hush. Through long exposure and the intimacy of medium format black-and-white film, I allowed the light to etch itself into the emulsion—to remember what I could not describe.

In the studio, I shaped the image slowly through classical chiaroscuro, coaxing depth from shadow. And when it was ready, I hand-toned the final print in gold, not to add brilliance, but to return what had been given.

This is a hand-toned archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, in a strictly limited edition of 25 + 2 AP.

A gesture of reverence, preserved in light.

Click here to enter the hush behind the offering.