After seeing places like this, it’s easy to feel as if it were only a dream or a vision of perfection, like a mirage in the desert of our minds. Pura Ulun Danu: A Hindu temple, built in the crater of a Balinese volcano – the lake formed within the crater as well, Lake Braten, BaliRead more
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Heat of the Moment
From a distance, most people assume these wonderful dancers manage to maintain their intensity without breaking a sweat. A zoom lens tells another side of the story. (view the larger size in flickr by clicking on the image) Christmas night, Ubud, Bali By the way – this was my girl’s dance instructor (she took lessons for 2 hours a day / 2 weeks) – and this dance was performed for 40 minutes straight – unbelievable endurance! Canon 350D – 70-200mmRead more
Of Beauty and Footsteps
My latest creation. What do you think? Balinese dancer – Ubud, Bali These are the times when it’s a bit frustrating trying to maintain a blog/photoblog without using a separate site for the photos. Many of the images are much more striking if viewed as a larger size. I’m thinking about printing this one quite large – maybe 2 meters… Think it’d look good on my yellow wall. By the way – if you happen to live in Indonesia, nextRead more
Good to be Home?
Oddly enough, this was one of the first times I’ve returned to Jakarta without dreading it. Usually, as our plane breaks through the blanket of pollution protecting The Big Durian, it just puts a somber mood in the air to see the sun’s clarity disappear into a smog of acrid brown. This time, however, it was good to be ‘home’. Three weeks in Bali was wonderful – perfectly relaxing, and yet, three weeks of living out of a suitcase doesRead more
Atomic Oil Painting
My remaining hours in Bali were spent watching this atomic jewel smear the sky. Candi Dasa, East Bali.Read more
Photography Bliss!
We hit a jackpot of vibrant colors today in the hills of Tampaksiring, north of Ubud. 500 photos later, I’m exhausted but very pleased with the resulting shots. We stopped at the water temple (forgot the formal name) and the ceremony taking place was phenomenal – hundreds of participants, dancing and each taking part in their own way. It looks like it’ll be weeks or maybe months before I wade through the thousands of images taken on this trip! OurRead more