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An Asian palm civet lying dead on the street at Tebet area, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 14th 2009. Asian palm civet is among the mammal species that inhabits the urban environment of Jakarta. They are nocturnal and often seen or heard on the roofs of houses. They eat primarily fruits and will eat smaller mammals or insects as well. In urban environment a civet may die of natural causes such as diseases, but may also risk from anthropogenic related death such as electrochution from wires, hit by vehicles or hunted. The individual civet depicted here shows no signs of damaged body. This may very well be nature's cycle of life surviving and being played out in urban setting. Seekor musang luwak tergeletak mati di jalanan Tebet, Jakarta, Indonesia (14/5). Musang luwak adalah salah satu spesies hewan mamalia yang hidup di pemukiman Jakarta. Mereka aktif di malam hari dan sering didengar atau dilihat di genteng-genteng rumah. Mereka utamanya memakan buah-buahan, dan bisa memakan hewan mamali...

To sustain security in areas of Jakarta, especially in rich neighborhood, often citizens build gates at the entrance streets to their neighborhood, even though this means closing the public streets illegally. Since March 2009, the issue of tearing down gates have been voiced by the Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo, and now the realization is in its initial progress. There are no novel solutions offered to replace the gates in terms of security apparatus. Usually, the gates are closed on late night hours, but this particular gate at Tebet Timur Dalam 3A, South Jakarta street is closed even at 7.30 pm on Sunday (18 May) . For me, it tells about how people relate to their belongings and to other people. How people find security in their riches to a point that they could build "a small prison" to confine their home like that. It is more than about social gap. They themselves are trapped. Portal Menahan Pencuri Untuk meningkatkan keamanan permukiman, terutama permukiman mewah, seringka...

Around the pedestrian bridge, the traffic of vehicle flows lazily, the pulse of urban life beats. This public facility is a spot that provides a point of view of every activities below it with unique angle and context. High enough to see the connections between objects and people, but low enough to see the drama they play. In the end, the bridge doesn't only connect one spot to another, but also one human to the others, and also the urban moments, the pulse of urban life. This is an initial phase of a long term project. {see full set of pictures here} TAGS: transjakarta, street, vendor, cars, hawker, busway, sudirman, downtown, poverty

These are picturesI captured (22 in total) from the Fotografer.net street shooting session in Jakarta on Jakarta, June 2008. This was the time I first got hooked on street photography. I mean, there is a universe of fascinating compositions and moments out there. Photographer just has figure out how to capture them, and for me, I need to decide also which are the most important ones to tell. As for Jakarta, the obiquitous theme I think is the issue of poverty. This theme is rarely invisible in photo series of Jakarta streets. 01. Istiqlal. 02. Of concept and reality. 03. Urban landscape. 04. River scavenger. 05. Where I sleep. 06. Peace. 07. Riverside. 08. Sun reflections. 09. Pattern reflections. 10. Where I sleep 2. 11. I'm coming home. 12. Lazy Sunday morning. 13. River scavenger. 14. Free as a bird. 15. Daymare. 16. My schizophreny. 17. A slice of reality. 18. Monkey band. 19. The moment that defines a monkey. 20. Home sweet home. 21. Where to, development? 22. Ministry of Ind...

These are from Kota Tua (Old Town), the famous shooting spot for photographers. Ucrit (a fictional name) was playing with his brother there. I'm not sure what they were playing. Most probably it was plastic bottle attached to a thread, having fun with it by dragging it around. That is the fun part of childhood, I think. You can play with even the simplest things. There are no judgement, no prejudices. Ucrit's fun moments was so pleasing to witness that I put down my camera and just enjoyed the moment. Watching them laugh and play. The pictures are what is left of those moments. Fatahillah Park, Kota, Jakarta, 2008, Canon PS S2 IS. TAG: fun, child, play, boy, panning

Hello! Welcome to NUSA photo Blog! This blog will contain photos created by NUSA photo which are not classified in any photo essays or are photo series but not featured in NUSA photo main website. This blog is a complementary site to NUSA photo site (which is not officially launched yet). At the moment, NUSA photo is me, Nugroho Budianggoro. Next several blog posts will be photos from my previous shoots, that may have been published in my other personal websites. Do enjoy this site! Nugi - - - Halo! Selamat datang di blog NUSA photo! Blog ini akan berisi foto yang dibuat NUSA photo yang belum dimasukkan dalam foto esai apapun atau seri foto tapi yang tidak dimasukkan di situs utama NUSA photo. Blog ini adalah pelengkap situs utama NUSA photo (yang belum resmi diluncurkan). Saat ini, NUSA photo adalah saya, Nugroho Budianggoro. Beberapa artikel selanjutnya adalah foto-foto dari pemotretan saya di masa lalu, yang mungkin sudah dipasang di situs pribadi saya lainnya. Selamat menikmati sit...