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Photographing Bats
I learnt to photograph bats at night! In our plantation every night bats visit banana tree flowers to feed on nectar. Here some of bat photos, and how I managed to capture these photos. An exercise in patience and persev...
The Sakuddei is one of the many clans of the Mentawai tribe, living in the remote west of Siberut, in the rain forest covered valley of the river after which they named their clan. Sakuddei is one of the few Mentawai cla...
Tiwah: a Dayak's journey to Heaven - Central Kalimantan
In May 2016 I was very fortunate to be able to attend a traditional Dayak Tiwah ceremony, in the small village of Tumbang Manggu, far upstream along the Katingan River in Central Kalimantan. We were guests of one of the ...
My Mentawai Family – My Story – I visited the Mentawai tribe on Siberut Island for the first time in 1990, as an ordinary tourist in a small organized group tour. In the late 80s and early 90s West Sumatra wa...
A fantastic trip to an island that was on my wish-list for a very long time, but I never had time to visit. Flores is, as most Indonesian islands, incredibly diverse, in culture as well as scenery. From beautiful white s...
High up in the mountains of Northeast Bali, on the shore of lake Batur in the ancient Batur caldera lies Trunyan, one of three remaining traditional Bali Aga villages. The Bali Aga are the original Balinese and their cul...
Derived from the Balinese word kepung. Meaning ‘chase’, Makepung is a traditional Balinese water buffalo race, only held in Jembrana, in West Bali. “Lampit” is a traditional wooden plank that is pulled by a pair of water...
In October 2015 I was fortunate and privileged to be able to attend a royal funeral in the traditional East Sumba village of Praiyawang, 70 kilometer east of Waingapu, Sumba’s largest city. The island of Sumba, in easter...
The Balinese mountain village of Trunyan can be found at the foot of the Gunung Abang mountain, at a remote and isolated location on the eastern shore of Lake Batur. The people from Trunyan are often referred to as Bali ...
Baluran National Park in East Java, often called the little Africa of Java, is one of the oldest national parks in Indonesia and the area has been protected since 1928, initiated by a Dutch hunter. In 1937 it became a wi...
TAKSU is a unique Balinese concept meaning charisma, spiritual power and artistic inspiration needed to truly capture eyes, minds and hearts of the audience, both human and divine. Every artist in Bali strives for TAKSU....
Caci is a ritual whip fight and a major element of the Manggarai cultural identity in the western part of the island of Flores. Caci is played out by two men, with one in the role of aggressor and the other one in the ro...
The Ngada Regency in central Flores might be one of Indonesia’s poorest regions, but culturally it is certainly one of its richest. The green valleys of Ngada are dotted with traditional villages with unique megalithic s...
Sumba is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in eastern Indonesia. To the northwest of Sumba is the island of Sumbawa, to the northeast Flores and to the east is Timor. To the south, across part of the Indian Ocean, is Aust...
The ancient village of Tenganan Pegringsingan in East Bali is home to the Bali Aga, descendants of the original Balinese. The Bali Aga of Tenganan still follow their pre-Hindu rules and traditions and do not recognise ca...
I was very fortunate to be able to attend a very rare large purification ceremony, Karya Agung Panca Wali Krama, at the Pura Samuan Tiga temple in Bedulu, near Ubud. This ceremony was last held about 20 years ago and pre...
Less than 3 hours from bustling Jakarta lives a community isolated in time and space, as they’ve lived for hundreds of years. The Baduy, who call themselves Kanekes, are a traditional community living just a three hour d...
Gunung Bromo is an active volcano in the spectacular Bromo – Tengger – Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia. The 800 square kilometres park is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country and consi...
West Bali is famous for its thrilling water buffalo races, known as Makepung, introduced by Madurese migrants to celebrate the end of the rice harvest. The competitive races take place outside Negara in the regency of Je...
The Ju/'hoansi, often referred to as the !Kung San, are one of the indigenous San peoples of Southern Africa, residing primarily in northeastern Namibia and parts of Botswana and Angola. They are among the oldest continu...
The Himba are an indigenous semi-nomadic people residing primarily in Namibia’s arid Kunene Region, with some communities also found in southern Angola. With a population of approximately 50,000, the Himba are renowned f...
The Himba tribe of Namibia, living primarily in the arid Kunene Region, are renowned for their cultural traditions. The use of otjize is standing out as one of their most distinctive practices. Otjize is a paste made fro...
The Datoga are a semi-nomadic pastoralist tribe primarily residing in the Manyara Region near Lake Eyasi and the Ngorongoro Highlands in northern Tanzania. Numbering around 100,000 people, the Datoga are known for their ...
The Maasai are one of the most renowned and iconic indigenous tribes of East Africa, primarily living in the northern regions of Tanzania and southern Kenya. Known for their distinctive red attire, intricate beadwork, an...
The Hadzabe are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes in the world, living around the arid regions of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania. With an estimated population of around 1,200–1,500 people, the Hadzabe hav...
