Colorful contraptions like this patrol the streets of Jakarta, hoping to attract the wide-eyed children who are drawn to it with awe. As the driver pedals, the ‘vehicles’ rhythmically bounce up and down in tune with the birthday techno music pumping out of the bike’s roof. Street life is never dull in Jakarta. Cipulir, JakartaRead more
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Crossroads
No metaphor required. Somewhere outside of Jakarta.Read more
Windseeker
Kite flying is a very popular hobby for Indonesians – fun, cheap, and easy to play anywhere. The past few weeks have been extraordinarily windy in Jakarta – and the skies become magnets for these high flying daredevils. Cipulir, Jakarta Canon 5D || 24-105L || @96mm || f/4 || 1/500 || iso400Read more
The rice walk
I’ve done this many times, but last summer I managed to fall into quite a deep pit of mud. Let me tell you – it’s not fun. Half a mile from home, your sandals full of muck; muck that’s not just dirt if you manage to catch a whiff, with the locals laughing it up. I had a choice – save my camera but take a dive in the muck, or risk my camera falling but saving myself. Those ofRead more