52 Portrait Project – 4/52

January 26, 2014 by [ayu]

Faces of Petra is the theme of this week’s portrait project. Even with the stunning view surrounding us when we were in Petra, the locals had their way to make their presence truly felt. I’m talking about the trading locals who filled the area in front of the Treasury, who were there in throngs, with their various items to sell and animals for hire. We’ve got a wide selection of items to buy from them; silver bracelets, necklaces, (claimed to […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014, forever faces • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, 52 Project 2014, Ayu's Jordan Adventure, Bedouin, Jordan, Petra, portrait, travel, travel photography

52 Portrait Project – 2/52

January 12, 2014 by [ayu]

This week I have a couple of portraits of some Jordanian handicraft workers I met last December. A day before Christmas  we took a tour to visit baptism site, Mount Nebo, and a mosaic town of Madaba. Just a few kilometres outside Madaba we stopped at the big Jordan River Foundation outlet that carries a huge collection of mosaic and other handicrafts. We were allowed to go to the back to see how the mosaic and other arts/handicraft objects were […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014, going places • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, Ayu's Jordan Adventure, handicrafts, Jordan, Jordan River Foundation, Jordanian handicraft, Jordanian women, people, Polaroid camera, Polaroid shots, travel

Kampong Glam part 2

November 22, 2013 by [ayu]

The next destination after I was done with visiting the Sultan Mosque was to check out Haji Lane. After passing the many textile shops who were already in business since 1950s, entering Haji Lane would take you to another time and place completely. The tiny streets were filled with arrays of hip shops, offering coolest stuff made by local designers and entrepreneurs; from clothes, shoes, accessories and cute knick knacks. The tiny colourful independent stores with eclectic designs reminded me […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Bussorah St, explore, graffiti, Haji Lane, singapore, travel, travel photography

Kampong Glam part 1

November 21, 2013 by [ayu]

My plan that day was to visit the major landmark in the area, the Sultan Mosque, and explore the surrounding area of Kampong Glam. It was another sensory overload kind of experience, that I never get tired of in Singapore. I got off my taxi one lane away from the mosque, and I passed many traditional business, selling carpets, textiles, and the widest selection of colourful cushion covers I’ve ever seen. Masjid Sultan (Sultan Mosque) on Muscat Street is one […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Kampong Glam, Masjid Sultan, mosque, mosque in Singapore, singapore, Sultan Mosque, travel, travel photography, travel photos

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

November 4, 2013 by [ayu]

We continued our roaming along the alleys of Chinatown in Singapore, then we stumbled upon this gorgeous building, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There is almost always an outer gate around temples such as this one, which blocks the inner square right in front of the temple from the street outside. There was a lot of things to absorb as soon as I passed through the gate; the predominantly red colours everywhere just hit you straight in the eyes, the […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, buddha tooth relic temple, Chinatown, Chinatown in Singapore, singapore, temple, travel, travel photography

chinatown – singapore

October 22, 2013 by [ayu]

Believe it or not, I have never set foot in Singapore’s Chinatown. Not once. I have been to Singapore many times before which was years and years ago. Especially when I still lived in Jakarta, it was even more often then. My young and shallow mind did not let my feet venture too far away from Orchard Street area and did not let myself to do things other than shopping. Now I’m  older (and a little bit wiser), I want […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ann Siang Hill, Ayu's Singapore Series, Chinatown, Mid-Autumn Festival, PS Cafe Singapore, singapore, travel

Day 174 #Project365

June 22, 2012 by [ayu]

Circular Quay, Sydney. I’ve never seen anyone having this much fun with seagulls like this guy did.

Categories: Learning Photography, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: candid, Project 365 - 2012, seagulls, sydney, travel, winter