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Backyard Travels.

27/7/2014

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most of the times I carry a camera.

Most of the times I carry a camera with me.
This way if I see something that catches my eyes or something unusual for me, I photograph the scene. 
Also I do think that carrying a camera encourages me to look more intensely at the world around me. 
I have been living in the city of Solo (central Java) for almost a year now and I must admit that I am getting used to the surroundings and to the way of living of the Indonesians. 
As a Photographer « Getting Used» To My Immediate World Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing Because It Means I Will Stop Making Images While Paying Less Attention To My Environment .

« I often plan of traveling to far away places thinking I will make good images instead of just taking the time to make pictures in my own backyard ».


I was patiently waiting outside of the immigration office of the city of Solo in Central Java.
On the other side of the street a guard of a factory opened wide its doors to let a horse drawn carriage emerge. Without looking left or right the driver encouraged his horses to pull the heavy overloaded cart onto the busy street. 
No one but me seems to be amused or distracted by this unusual moment.
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I think it is a good idea to always carry a camera. You never know what can occur.
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Horses, motorcycles, cars & trucks. Be careful when you cross a street in Indonesia.

My « backyard » project : The lone becak* drivers of Solo city. 
* Bechak or Becak = cycle rickshaw
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I am beginning a new project that involves traveling, discovering and taking photographs.
I travel by bicycle in the small alleys and large streets of Solo, in search of becak drivers. 
Some sleeping in their vehicle others wide awake searching for clients.
This way I get to do some exercise while discovering my own backyard and meeting the solitary becak drivers of Solo.

Here is a short video of becak drivers at work. You will now understand why they fall asleep in their cramped vehicle.
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  • Intro
  • Manual workers
    • Ayung River divers. Bali
    • Boat lifters. Jimbaran.Bali
    • Volcanic stone breakers of mount Batur. Bali
    • Dock laborers
    • Onion fields_Sumabawa Island
    • Salt flats_Sumbawa Island
    • Transporting fish from ship to shore
    • Women workers
  • Photo series
    • Cockfighting in Bali
    • Impressions at a batik workshop
    • Pelni ship passengers
    • Pelni ship porters
    • Solitary bechak drivers of Solo
    • Sulfur Carriers of Ijen volcano
    • Sumba Island >
      • Merapu Priests_Sumba
      • Beach fight
      • Pasola_Sumba
      • People & Scenes_Sumba
    • Young Cuban Boxers
    • Wedding in Bali
  • Countries
    • Armenia
    • Algeria
    • Cameroon
    • Cuba
    • Havana cars / Pinhole
    • India
    • Indonesia >
      • Bali >
        • Portraits
        • Religious Ceremonies
        • Seaweed cultivation
        • Sights & Scenes
        • Temple Statues
      • Banda Archipelago >
        • Banda Neira
        • Run & Ai Islands
        • Seascapes
    • Lebanon >
      • Beirut. 1995. Post war.
      • Lebanese stories
    • United States of America >
      • Arizona
      • Coney Island
      • Manhattan
      • New York / ColorSplash Lomo
      • New Orleans
  • Adieu mes Aïeux
  • Seven year itch
    • The Biker and his bike
    • And We are off...
    • Lost in Java
    • Three different worlds
    • Romantic ferry travels
    • Sumba-Of horses and men
    • Flores on my mind
  • Java by train
  • Blog
  • Prints for sale
    • Bali-Indonesia Page 1
    • Bali-Indonesia Page 2
    • Banda Neira-Indonesia
    • Batik
    • Bechak drivers in Java
    • Bromo Volcano-Indonesia
    • Cockfighting-Bali
    • Ferries-Indonesia
    • Ijen Sulphur Volcano
    • Pasola-Sumba-Page 1
    • Pasola-Sumba-Page 2
    • Portraits- Indonésie- P 1
    • Portraits- Indonésie- P 2
    • Seaweed cultivation - Nusa Lembongan
    • Single Images- P 01
    • Single Images- P 02
  • Short stories
    • Short stories- Page 1
    • Short stories- Page 2
    • Short stories- Page 3
    • Short stories- Page 4
    • Short stories- Page 5
    • Short stories- Page 6
    • Short stories- Page 7
    • Short stories - Page 8
    • Short stories - Page 9