Photo with Essay tagged with 'JAKARTA' (2/8)

The Man Was Assembling A Very Large Shutter

The Woman Was Behind The Food Stall, Surfing The Web, Waiting For Customers To Arrive

The Side Of The Stall Gave A Glimpse Into The Daily Life Of The Owner And His Family

It Was A Claustrophobic Alley Between Tall Walls

He Looked Cramped With His Legs Bent, But He Was Sleeping Peacefully With A Man's Soft Face

Even In Jakarta, It Seemed To Be Women's Work To Do The Laundry, And Women Near The Laundry Were Also Babysitting

It's A Cat's Prerogative To Have Free Access To Everywhere

There Were Pots And Pans Placed In The Cluttered Alley, As If It Were The Entrance To Someone's House

Nearby, Two Peddlers Were Unloading Their Wares

In Jakarta, Mobile Food Stalls Called Kaki Lima Are Often Seen Doing Business In Residential Areas

It Would Have Been Beautiful To See The Townscape With Its Dark And Light Tiled Roofs From Above, But There Were No Tall Buildings Around

I Saw A Man Playing Guitar In Jakarta, But I Did Not See Anyone Playing Gamelan

The Girl's Expression Didn't Particularly Change When She Looked At The Camera, But She Did Make A Firm Peace Sign

Waterways That Looked Like They Were Covered In Oil Ran Between The Houses

In A Jumbled Alley, The Man Was Doing An Inside Job Removing Stickers

Redevelopment That Wants To Organize The Cluttered Alleys Around The Station May Be Robbing The Local Community Of Its Vitality

Although Rice Is The Staple Food In Indonesia, It Is Not Unusual To See People Selling Bread

The Boys Playing On The Sofa Didn't Talk To Me, But They Kept Glancing At Me

I'm Almost Convinced That Islam Is One Of The Reasons Why There Are So Many Cats In Jakarta

I Think The Barbershop Business Has A History As Long As That Of Prostitution

Apparently There Is A System In Indonesia Called The Garbage Bank, Which Is Run By The Community

The Boy Had Placed The Pot Upside Down On The Ground And Was Banging It Rhythmically With A Stick-like Object

In Any Country, It Is The Relatively Poor Who Are The First To Suffer In The Event Of A Flood

Jakarta Is A Labyrinth Of Alleys And Lanes Where Cars Can't Enter

Men Seemed To Be Standing In The Alley, Waiting For Someone To Come From Across The Alley

Indonesian Sambal And Indian Sambar Are Two Very Different Things

Worshippers Lit Huge Incense Sticks With Giant Candles

The Bajaj Driver Parked His Vehicle On The Side Of The Road With Little Traffic And Took A Break

In Jakarta, Human-powered Vehicles Called Becak Are Not Allowed To Run Except In Residential Areas And Other Downtown Areas

Walking Around In Plain Sight, You Don't Get A Lot Of Stares In Jakarta, And You Don't Get Approached Very Often

Where The Flow Of People Stagnates, Becak Is Parked And People Hang Out

Indonesia, Like Japan, Drives On The Left

They Look Great When You Watch Them Dashing Past, But When You Get Up Close And Personal, They Look Dumb

Food Samples Are A Method Of Expression Invented In Japan, So When Food Is Placed In Stores Overseas, It Is Almost Always The Real Thing

The Man Peddling Bread In Jakarta Had A Suona In His Hand

Bicycle Cabs Vary From Country To Country

When You See A Number Of Bright Red Lanterns Hanging From The Street, You Know You Are In Chinatown

The Gate Of A Venerable Chinese Temple Called Jin De Yuan Was Also Painted In Colorful Shades

Small Birds Used For Bird Release Were Loaded Into Bird Cages And Delivered To The Chinese Temple

Unfortunately, Jin De Yuan, Which Has Been Rebuilt Many Times, Does Not Look Prestigious