All posts filed under: Street photography

Tranquility

Black and White / Street photography / urban

It can happen: to find tranquility in the streets of Jakarta. A couple fo weeks ago I was without my bicycle. Left the office at 6pm in the middle fo the rush hour. Waited for 30 minutes to get a taxi in vain.  I decided to walk. With my antismog mask on I headed towards Senopati. Walked along the tree-lined streets of the embassy areas. Got  close to Kebayoran in Jl. Aditiawarman. Few more blocks. I walked […]

Walking in the streets of Mataram, Lombok

Black and White / people / Street photography / urban

I flew to Lombok this week to participate in a workshop where we met local government officials and researchers to discuss the impact on local policy making of a citizen journalism initiative called Kampung Media. The provincial capital is Mataram. A nice little city. Not too large, not too small. Where it is pleasant to walk around as I did at the end of the first day there. The atmosphere is a bit lay back. The […]

Taman Ismain Marzuki, Jakarta

Street photography / urban

Pusat Kesenian Jakarta Taman Ismail Marzuki or popularly known as Taman Ismail Marzuki (abbreviated “TIM”) is an art and cultural center located in Cikini,Central Jakarta. Also within this complex stood Jakarta Art Institute and Jakarta Planetarium. TIM has six modern theatres for performing arts, exhibition hall, gallery, archive building, and cinema. The cultural center was named after Ismail Marzuki, one of Indonesian most influential composer (Source: Wikipedia)