I like pictures of jumping people. And it seems they feel the same :-)

Belitung is one of the main islands of the province Bangka-Belitung in
Indonesia. I have never seen so beautiful beaches like there. Once you are
there, you wish to stay forever. A square meter of land will cost you just
2 Euro ;-)

Enjoy the moment!

I like the colour blue - as you can see in this picture. I shot it last winter in my little studio. Before we had been outside in the freezing cold and my model was struggling a lot with the low temperature. But that's not the reason for her blue face :-)

I really like cats. And because many others do as well, here are some of my pictures of these special little ones.

 The picture of the cat sitting on the burned waste was also taken in Sunter, a part of Jakarta in the North. It seems to be in black and white but it isn't.

 I took the picture of the lonely young kitten on a market in Indonesia. All marketeers were laughing about me when I had to lie on the ground to take this photograph.

I met Amri on a kind of dumpsite. It is located in Sunter, a part of Jakarta in the North. Amri is 39 years old with 3 children still going to school.

 He picked for 800 Rubiah per kilogram (around 0.06 Euro) metal out of unloaded waste.

 The picture is analog, shot on Fujifilm Sensia slide film.

Ryan - a friend of mine in Jakarta - is the lead singer of the still unfamous pop band "The Trave". They got a new member and were in need of group pictures. I was lucky to get the job :-)

 Our first location was a junk yard. All these old cars made a great background. The second spot was Taman Mini. An amusement park which showcase Indonesias culture in all its variety: from original houses to all kind of transport means.

 Most of the time, I used two white shoot-through umbrella reflectors with SB-800 flashes. Nikons Creative Lighting System (CLS) makes it so easy to trigger or adjust them cableless.

A bit older pic but still one of my favourits.

 I shot this photo in Kota, the oldest part of Jakarta in 2004. I did a practical training at this time. The children were below a motorway which explains the nice highlights in their hair.

 I didn't use flash and the kids thought I had not taken the photo for real. But with flash the result was not as natural as you can see here.

After a couple of years I was able to visit Jakarta again. It was pure fun.

 Walking around, meeting and asking interesting people for a portrait is such a great experience.

 More pictures are coming.