#east java
Sometimes I find myself in places where pramuka (like scout leaders) booth leaders vie for the most attention at a “Celebrating East Java” event in Surabaya. How they snuck a reaaaaaaallly long python into a fancy shopping mall is beyond me.
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Celebrating the birth of the beautiful being that is Paige Gable.
(photo shout out to D. Paulk)
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My neighbors Silvie and Dwi take a break from poking local trees for their Javanese cherries, or keres.
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Have you ever thought about asking your neighbor if you could borrow their portable rice processing machine to decorate for a parade? You know, the deafeningly loud machine that makes you question whether any of your efforts towards minimizing your carbon footprint improving the ozone ever meant anything as it spews toxins into the fresh village air.
These guys didn’t think twice: a peek inside of a rice de-shelling processer converted into a parade float.
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Last spring I did a cross-cultural presentation at a nearby middle school. One thing led to another, and I found myself hanging out with a group of the students later that afternoon. The kids were all into photography, and a few even owned SLRs (clearly not from the village!).
A boy named Helmi asked to borrow my USB. After getting home later, I saw he had loaded it with pictures from a photo shoot he and his friends had done in and around the City a few weeks earlier. I don’t know where to start with analysis here. But with modern cuts on traditional clothes, urban backdrops in a rural environment, and western posing, it’s safe to say these kids are explorers.
D.Paulk, ID5
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Class is canceled for a day as students host elections to choose the their new President. During candidates’ speeches, six students have already done their best to rap, dance, and sing their way into the hearts of their peers. However, there can only be one, and these girls have crowded around the registration tables to cast their ballots.
(PCV - ID5 Daniel Paulk)
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Colorful Inquisition. It’s the curious and yet enthralling looks like this, absolutely uninhibited, that make my times as a volunteer Indonesia absolutely rewarding and occasionally frustrating (because sometimes 200+ people at one time will stare at me like this, that’s no fun). Mostly rewarding, though. Especially when I have my camera.
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I didn’t bother to take the time to focus this shot. These boys were mere bystanders during a village parade turned camera hogs. Maybe it’s not fair that I’m comparing the boys to hogs? Regardless, there’s something very whimsical and charming about this off-balanced candid that I appreciate.
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One of my favorite pictures because it encapsulates the sense of adventure and wonder I feel living here. This is one of my Pecinta Alam students looking out over Ijen Crater in Bondowoso, East Java.
(photo by PCV Nicole Ethier - ID5)
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As foul and pungent smells of a nearby fish market permeated the air, this calm man happily sold reflexology sandals.
Arab Quarters in Surabaya, East Java
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On day two of my school’s scouting trip, students woke at dawn and gathered in their class formations. However, not everyone made it into line. I found these guys huddling under their sarongs—think part sleeping bag, formalwear, and towel—pretending to still be asleep.
(photo by PCV Daniel Paulk - ID5)
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A group of girls celebrate at a Ramadan parade in Ngawi regency, East Java, Indonesia.
(photo by PCV Daniel Paulk - ID5)
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Top Shot: A Thousand Waterfalls
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“I’m back in Manila after an epic six-day road trip around East Java,” writes Your Shot photographer Sherwin Magsino. “Sharing one of my favorite shots from the trip, the stunning Tumpak Sewu, which means ‘a thousand waterfalls.’ I sometimes get asked about my favorite place I’ve been to. This would have to be right up there on my list!” Photograph by Sherwin Magsino
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