Museum MACAN's Aaron Seeto for Mabuhay

Commissioned by Mabuhay, the inflight magazine of Philippine Airlines, I made portrait of Aaron Seeto, the director of Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara).  

Museum MACAN is the first institution of its kind in Indonesia which provides significant and growing collection of modern and contemporary art from Indonesia and around the world toward the public. The Museum has an active program of exhibitions and events in a 4,000 square meter facility including onsite education and conservation spaces.

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Christoph Schulz's Portrait for NEON

I made portrait of Christoph Schulz for Neon at the beginning of last October. The image was published on November issue of the magazine. 

Christoph, who founded Care Elite, is a promoter of greener life and plastic-free products. When I met him for the portrait session at the beach in Lombok, he was just finished initiating a beach cleaning excursion involving local population and tourists alike.

Visit his website to know him more.

Client: NEON Magazin
Assigning Editor: Frauke Schnoor

Indonesian Hajj Scam Reportage for The Wall Street Journal

Recent work for The Wall Street Journal on First Travel scam, one of the biggest frauds in Indonesia’s history: $63 millions from nearly 60,000 victims.

Asmana, the streetside noodle seller portrayed on the cover, saved her earnings to pay a trip to Mecca. The agency took her money without booking her trip. 

Portrait of Asmanah and her husband in their rented boarding house.

Written by Anita Rachman.

Read the full story and see more photographs here.

Azerbaijan in 8 Days

Last spring, I finally got my chance visiting Azerbaijan during a travel assignment for DestinAsian Indonesia. Although the work revolved around the capital of Baku, I managed to venture out a bit to Xinaliq, one of the highest village in the Caucasus. It's great that after three years, I kickstarted myself to write again. The feature, which was published last month, can be read here (in Indonesian only). Below are some photos from the trip:

Moments in Between: Central Europe

Some random images from the recent two-weeks trip around Central Europe for DestinAsian Indonesia.

Refugee Crisis in the Balkans on Marie Claire Indonesia, January 2016

Photographs from my detour around Croatia and Serbia to cover the European refugee crisis in the Balkans are published by Marie Claire Indonesia, January 2016 edition. With an insightful write-ups by Nina Hidayat.

Taiwan Beyond Taipei: Taichung

Sometimes, you just have to arrive back in a place to see what you're missing. Last June, I visited Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan, assigned by Destinasian Indonesia. I have been to Taiwan two years ago exploring the area around Taipei for a different magazine. But I had no interest (and time) to go beyond that. And then Taichung came as a pleasant surprise. 

Let's make it really short, here are some photographs from the trip.

An eccentric biker in Taichung.

Taichung's food feast.

Lanshu Chen, the Asia's Best Female Chef 2014.

Taichung city view from a skyscraper.

Taichung's youth.

Xaio long bao served in a roadside restaurant.

Liz Silva enjoying beef satay.

This is how the publication turned out in Destinasian Indonesia September-October 2014 Issue.