Seeing Borobudur

Seeing Borobudur - Lalita Vistara Reliefs is Richard’s debut photography book published by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers. It marks his lifelong, continuing admiration for and dedication to seeing Borobudur.

Richard Se is a Singaporean photographer who has travelled the world in pursuit of his favourite subjects, which are buildings, places of interest and monuments. He captures them through the eyes of an architect and an artist.

Seeing Borobudur, a coffee table book, Richard turns his expert eye on the world’s largest Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. Dating back to the 9th century, the UNESCO World Heritage site features thousands of stunning relief panels and hundreds of statues set within incredible temple architecture. This book offers a unique perspective on these treasures, taking readers on an in-depth exploration of the temple and the different religious stories, myths and depictions of everyday life found in the panels, which are generally considered to be some of the most exquisite of the ancient Buddhist art world.