It's five o'clock in the morning. Nobody sleeps in the fort. There
are those who stands guard. Portable radios on. They are arriving.
Old people and children know that today is not a day like any
other. Today they are coming to destroy their homes. Today
someone will come to harm. Bad for the heart and too bad for the
soul. These people live under siege for too long. They are calm,
but beneath the skin I can feel their nervousness. Their eyes tell
me everything, we do not need to speak. We hug and we salute
and then everyone is ready to do its duty. My is to document. Take
pictures. But I can not be impartial. I am one of them, I feel like a
citizen of Pom Mahakan. We wait. They come.
I'm a photographer and journalist now based in Asia. From my home base I can follows the -asian- region's main social and environmental issues day by day. Nowadays, my work is focused on the poorest people life, working conditions and daily struggles.
Usually I shot with my small 35mm lens. I chose this lens because it forces me to get in touch with the people I photograph. Always thinking of the words of Robert Capa: "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough".
Awards Monochrome Photography Awards 2016. International Black & White Photo Contest.
5 Honorable Mentions in People for my picts
PIRATES IN THE INDONESIAN SUNDA ISLANDS, FAREWELL TO THE KING and THAI DREAM.
International Photography Awards 2016. Honorable Mention in
-Culture PIRATES IN THE INDONESIAN SUNDA ISLANDS
International Photography Awards 2016. 2 Honorable Mention in
-People portrait IN THE FIELDS WITH BUFFALO.
-Culture IN THE FIELDS WITH BUFFALO.
