In 1996, German scientist-turned-photographer Arjay Stevens started both a documentary and photographic-artistic project on the Reamker, the famous Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit’s Ramayana epic. This year, he published a 466-page photography book of mural paintings, temple carvings, shadow-puppet-play and traditional masked dance. The unique collection of photos and scripts retells the story of divinity and adventure by capturing the elements of this Indian-derived art form. Its 66-page-appendix, containing the original Khmer inscriptions of the murals of the Royal Palace’s silver pagoda, maybe presented for the first time in German, English and French translations. By doing so, Mr. Stevens contributes not only to a deeper understanding of the Khmer culture and mentality, but also delivers a milestone for German-Cambodian cultural relations.