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A firedancer at Tanjung Lesung Resort, about 4 hours from Jakarta.

This is a sign in Penang, Malaysia. Must have been there at least 20-30 years by the looks of it

Batik, the fabric made from wax-resist dyeing, is popular in Indonesia. There are two ways of making batik, one through dipping copper stamps like the ones seen here in wax and then stamping the design onto cotton or silk cloth or, a more expensive method of applying the wax by hand, at which it is called Batik Tulis. Photos taken at Pekalongan one of the centres of Batik making since the last century.

This guy’s a regular feature at a few of the tourist areas of Siem Reap, Cambodia

Saw this in one of the temples of Siem Reap and thought that the can of drink with a straw provided an ironic yet poignant commentary of Buddhism among the ruins in Cambodia

Liquid sunset

In the Flores each day brings a sunset of immeasurable and heartbreaking beauty.
This is my favourite photo of sunset in those islands on the eastern part of Indonesia.
Our boat’s engine had failed and we were adrift when this fisherman came along and towed us to safety.
I love how the sunlight paints the sea a liquid gold, which is echoed in the sky and clouds above, while the fisherman and his boat adds perspective to the composition

Future heartbreaker?

You wonder how many hearts this girl who lives on Rinca Island will break when she grows up. The villagers there share the island uncomfortably with Komodo Dragons

Rumah Adat, Flores

Children play outside a communal house in a village outside labuan Bajo in the Flores, Indonesia

Eggs, noodles, tofu are some of the ingredients this vendor put into his bowls of bakmie at the Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia, quay as a ferry from a surrounding island docks.

Two lovers watch the sunset together at Pekalongan, Central Java. At that age they probably think that they will have endless sunsets to watch but when they get older they’ll wonder how many sunsets are there left for them to enjoy.