I took this series of photographs in Indonesia, while travelling from Jakarta, crossing Java and ending up in Bali. While travelling, I met many interesting people. I felt drawn to capture their uniqueness. Sometimes only getting a brief moment to get their attention and look for approval to take my photo. In that split second focusing on their eyes as they met my camera.
I didn’t get to talk to most of them. I didn’t get to find out anything unique about their lives. We didn’t share the same language, our cultures and life conditions were profoundly different. I was so genuinely interested in the people there. They were so kind, so honest and so different than the ones I normally photograph. I found it challenging but deeply rewarding.
They have not spoken a word to you, yet I believe the images tell so much about them. They are uniquely human not vastly different from you or I.
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Rice paddy worker, Ubud
Veg seller at the market, Ubud
ritual at Pura Tirta Empul- Water Temple
Happy kid in Malang
A stranger that gave us directions
Ticket master at the office at Badut Temple
at the ticket office
A beautiful human I met in one of the temples
Cavalier at The Black Sand Desert near Bromo, active vulcano
Kid on the way back from school
Kids in school uniforms
Ojek driver, somewhere in Java
Old lady at the fish market, Jakarta
A stranger, Jakarta
Two friends, slams, Jakarta
Coffee Break
Kid, Jakarta slums
Old, almost blind man met in Jakarta port
Young guy in Jakarta
He took us to slums on his boat
We waited for the same train in Yogyacarta. I offered him a cigarette so I could take a photo of him. He nodded with approval, took my cigarette and gave my one of his.
One of the most interesting faces I photographed while travelling in Indonesia. We was a gate keeper in one of many temples we visited. So much wisdom and kindness in those eyes.
