The ocean can be a lonely place in Indonesia.
Believe it or not, people from very remote islands often don´t have any other choice to get to a bigger (supply)-island, than to embark on such a homecarved dinghi, the weathergods have to …
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An ordinary working scene in Kupang, Indonesia.
Why ordinary? People in Indonesia can even smile while working, because they are happy to have a job. The leaves are pandanus leaves, a very important resource for all kind of braided goods …
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Portrait of a porter in Kupang, Indonesia.
He’s carried a lot throughout his life, and still comes to his workplace in Kupang harbour every day.
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A dog chilling on a beach in Timor, Indonesia.
Friendly, skinny and hungry but with a sharp eye to spot any edible thing at the beach, the dogs in Indonesia are not spoiled and in many parts of the archipelago are eaten …
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Portrait of two smoking men in Timor, Indonesia.
Smoking is very common with Indonesian male youth and sort of showing “Hey I can afford a Marlboro!” People smoke everywhere and we sometimes wonder that not more petrol stations blow up :)
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A dinghy is still something special for the kids in Timor, Indonesia.
If somebody with a sail boat arrives on such a remote island in Indonesia, and finally gets ashore by dinghy, the local kids are always curious to check it out.
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Portrait of a dirty boy in Timor, Indonesia.
Kids in underdeveloped countries have to master all the children diseases often without a doctor nearby, only in great emergencies the parents will travel the sometimes enduring way to a clinic.
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