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PHOTOGRAPH BY: DAVYWG

PHOTOGRAPH BY: DAVYWG

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He never fully understood just how much he loved photography until he bought a good camera, A Canon 450D, and started taking it with him wherever he went. Since then, his love of photography grew and grew. He taught himself the skills picking up ideas and tips from his cousins, friends, YouTube and by searching the web. At the moment his primary focus is an interest in landscape photography whether it be rocks, waves, clouds, sun, sand, water, roads and even buildings; though he has always had a soft spot for Portrait photography to bring variety and renewed interest to his work. These days Davy uses a Canon 6DmkII and a drone (a DJI Mavic Pro for aerial photography) which he uses for capturing sunrises and sunsets. His dream destination in the endless quest to capture the ultimate phot...
A MOMENT IS ETERNAL: THE PHOTOGRAPHY ACCORDING OF KADEK PUJA ASTAWA

A MOMENT IS ETERNAL: THE PHOTOGRAPHY ACCORDING OF KADEK PUJA ASTAWA

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Born in Singaraja, Kadek Puja Astawa has always been captivated by the beauty and timelessness of still images and this fascination has lead him to immerse himself in the world of photography and to capture the precious moments he sees through his lens. Puja Astawa reminds us that photography allows us to go back and enjoy the precious moments that occur through our lives. Every detail of those precious moments can be captured and brought back to us, a glimpse in time with all its feeling and atmosphere. Puja Astawa considers himself an ‘all-rounder,’ a photographer who is both willing and able to adapt to the demands of many different types of photography, though he feels that human interest and landscape are his favourite...
A VALIANT BATTLE: PERANG PANDAN TENGANAN

A VALIANT BATTLE: PERANG PANDAN TENGANAN

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  Balinese people express their rich traditional culture in a myriad of fascinating ways, and Perang Pandan is one of the manliest of their annual traditional rituals. Also referred to locally as ‘mekare-kare’ or ‘megeret pandan’, Perang Pandan is a mass coming-of-age ritual dedicated to Indra, the Hindu god of war and sky. All the male villagers take part fighting each other in friendly duels, armed with a small rattan shield in one hand and a tied bunch of thorny ‘pandan’ leaves in the other. The women take part but only as spectators. Their role is to look exotically appealing draped in Balinese traditional costume and makeup, and to distract their foes while cheering on their friends, lovers and male family members fighting for t...
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PANDU ADNYANA

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PANDU ADNYANA

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Pandu Adnyana is a landscape photographer based in Bali. His passion in landscape photography began when he worked for a magazine and was amazed as he discovered the beauty of Bali.  He is self-taught and has learned most of his photography expertise from the internet. “As Balinese, I feel blessed that I was born on such a beautiful island with its wealth of culture and warm friendly people. In Bali there are abundant photographic opportunities, its mountains, valleys, lakes, rice fields, waterfalls and beaches offer endless landscape and nature possibilities and for life portraits and architectural images there is the wealth of Balinese culture.” Pandu was selected as one of the 25 best in Tropical Life’s Online Photographic Competition. Like all true artists Pandu expresses hi...
ARTISTIC AUTHENTICITY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GUS DHARMA

ARTISTIC AUTHENTICITY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GUS DHARMA

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Born and raised in Ubud, Ida Bagus Tri Dharma Dipta never intended photography to be his choice of career but, as his life unfolded, he discovered his passion and now founds himself in love with the joy of capturing special moments, interesting places and fascinating ambience through his lens.  We grow up wanting to become a lot of things but often it is not until we actually come of age that we discover our true potential and calling. This is what happened for Ida Bagus Tri Dharma Dipta, better known as Gus Dharma. After graduating from university with a degree in religious studies, he was on course to become a lecturer in the Hindu Religion before life set him on an entirely different path. In his teenage years Gus Dharma had watched his father painting and it was this that spa...
FEEL BEHIND THE LENSES OFAJI MAHARESHI

FEEL BEHIND THE LENSES OFAJI MAHARESHI

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With 15 years of experiences under his belt, photography has become a primary aspect of Aji Mahareshi’s life. It is something that he loves to do, and does for love. Born 1976 at Bukitinggi, West Sumatra, Aji Mahareshi is a prominent professional photographer who has completed many successful commercial projects. But deep down, photography is not just a moneymaking tool; it’s a way of life. Capturing moments and framing them artistically for the world to see has been a passion of Aji Mahareshi from the beginning. For him, the most important aspect of photography is ‘feel’, and it is ‘feel’ that he catches with all his subjects. Warm vibrancy radiates from all the photographs of Aji Mahareshi. Whether they be close-up expressions or candid moments, all have been taken with precise calcu...