▁Mal aya ▁and ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Sum atra , ▁expl oring ▁the ▁villages ▁and ▁photograph ing ▁the ▁native ▁pe op les ▁and ▁their ▁activities . ▁ ▁After ▁visit ing ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁India ▁from ▁October ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁document ▁the ▁destruction ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁recent ▁cy clone , ▁Thom son ▁sold ▁his ▁Singapore ▁studio ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁S iam . ▁After ▁arrival ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Thom son ▁under to ok ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁S iam ▁and ▁other ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁and ▁government . ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Henri ▁Mou hot ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁cities ▁of ▁Ang kor ▁in ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁j ung le , ▁Thom son ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁major ▁phot ographic ▁exped itions . ▁He ▁set ▁off ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁with ▁his ▁transl ator ▁H . ▁G . ▁Kennedy , ▁a ▁British ▁Cons ular ▁official ▁in ▁Bang k ok , ▁who ▁saved ▁Thom son ' s ▁life ▁when ▁he ▁contract ed ▁j ung le ▁fe ver ▁en ▁route . ▁The ▁pair ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁at ▁Ang kor , ▁where ▁Thom son ▁extens ively ▁documented ▁the ▁vast ▁site , ▁producing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁photograph s ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site . ▁ ▁Thom son ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Ph