hindi zahra

Hindi Zahra photo session for EMI music. she is very beautiful and talented.
photographer: Marie Taillefer. Styling and creation: Borre Akkersdijk. more about her session here. and her live video here.

balinese old image

Philip Hanson Hiss, from his Bali book. published 194, London

Balinese girl and boy print, circa 1920

Balinese Girls-unknown data. more here

Balinese Princess-unknown data

balinese princess-unknown data

male Balinese tiger was shot and killed. published in Indonesian newspaper
50 years ago, and it was totally extinct in 1935. this photo circa 1925.
Balinese Tiger never been captured alive, in photos or video, or be seen in a zoo. :(

Kecak Dance. circa 1930

cock fighting in Bali. illustrated Bali Tourism. 1914

Anak Agung Ketut Karangasem or Gusti Ngurah Ketut Karangasem, Prince of Selaparang.
died in Cakranegara fight Dutch in 1894, during Lombok's war.

today is the silence day or Nyepi for Balinese Hindu. i go to Bali when i was a kid. i was amazed by their culture, art, and places.
there's still a lot of old pictures featuring Bali and its tourism..since when first discovered in 1597, Western eyes are open by its tropical eden and culture. here you can read the history of the first discovery Bali island in Dutch perspective. in here, you can find a lot of Bali image from time to time. in here, a few but interesting Balinese photos. 

ashlie chavez, you are not alone, unique, or dying.

 Ashlie Chavez is a photographer for hire. she has a BFA in creative analogue photography and does collaborative work with her twin sister, Amber. her series of photography is like a beautiful diary-with poetic title. 


-puti