Wolfgang's photos
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Portrait of a Bali girl
I Gusti Agung Ayu Adii Widiadnyani dressed to join the Kuningan festival hold on early morning in the small village Sembung. Adii, as I call her with her short name, was dancing in many different masks as the goddess Vishnu, as the Bidadari flower girl, a… -
Young model in the marigold field
A young Korean tourist guest got captured for a memory photo in the middle of a blooming marigold field. The Bali marigold fields near Klungkung might just be one of the most unique and unexpected landscapes on the island. -
Young girl Legong dancing
Gek Shanti, a young schoolgirl dancing the Legong at the Puputan place in Denpasar. The anniversary of Puputan is remembered each year with ceremonies held across Bali at the various places where Puputan occurred. Gek Shanti, a schoolgirl in the upper cla… -
Titi Banda Statue in Denpasar
For a few months now Denpasar has had a great, monumental symbol, the Titi Banda statue. The construction of this statue was an innovation in embellishing the cityscape of Denpasar. The statue tells stories from the Ramayana epic, namely the story of Rama… -
Barong dance in Desa Sembung
The picture captured today shows a young boy named I Made Atos Purnama dancing in the Barong mask in front of the home I live on Bali. Barong is probably the most well known dance. It is also another story telling dance, narrating the fight between good a… -
Mayun praying at Kuningan
The youngest son of Ni Kadek Mayang praying inside the private temple in Desa Sembung this morning. The holiday Kuningan is to be celebrated today on Bali. Kuningan day, that marks the end of the Galungan holiday, is celebrated every 210 days, ten days af… -
Muslim girls and women on Bali
At the Pantai Pandawa beach goups of muslims came from Java to enter the island Bali. Bali it now has Muslims constituted about 15 per cent of the permanent population. In some parts like the western side of Bali, the percentage is much higher. -
The daily pray inside the private temple
The Balinese consider magic as true and the power of spirits and much of their religion is grounded in this belief. As in Hinduism, Balinese religion is a quest for balance between the forces of good and evil. My photo shows my host and close friend Ni Ka… -
Roofing in Tenganan
Some Bali Aga workers are roofing the house in Tenganan one of the last origine Bali Aga villages. They built houses with floors above the level of the surrounding ground and used alang (the tough broad leaved grass used as thatch) to roof their houses. -
Penataran Temple in Penglipuran
Penglipuran Village is one of the traditional villages that located in Bangli Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia. Penglipuran village is famous as one of the tourist destinations in Bali because of its society who still preserve their traditional culture i… -
Four beauties in Penglipuran
Cute Balinese girls represent themselves on the street inside the Open Air Museum Penglipuran nearby Kintamani middle of the island Bali. The girls invited me to join the round walk in the beautiful highland village. -
Pura Tanah Lot
Pura Tanah Lot epitomizes the romantic island of Bali. Tanah Lot means "Land in The Sea", a perfectly fit name for its unique offshore settings. The silhouette of Pura Tanah Lot is one of the most popular iconic features of Bali. The temple was built to w… -
Outrigger boats at Desa Bunutan
My starting point for amazing dive tours nearby Amed hiring the boat for 38 US$ eight hours. -
Komang and Komang
Hi, my name is Komang from Bali, and my name is Komang too. Two girls playing in the water at the beach of Jemeluk. Both names are Komang. This name is traditionally given to the third-born child in Balinese families -
Gamelan player at the saron barung
The gamelan music is the typical music on Bali and sounds mostly at the evening on most places in Balinese villages. The gamelan predates the Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in its earliest records and thus represents an indigenous art for… -
Anom in the mask of Celuluk
Celuluk is one of the characters in the Calonarang dance drama based on the story of the 11th century King Erlangga, who was born in Bali, and became one of the greatest kings of Java. Colonarang is the widow witch who becomes Rangda. The powerful drama i…-38 -
Dancing lesson in Pemuteran
Dancing school twice a week. The girls learning Balinese dancing from young age taught by the dancing teacher. Balinese dance is beautiful and unique, and is closely connected to religious rituals. Dancers use all parts of their body, including their face… -
Young model for portrait picture
Well its a portrait photoshoot for the sweet girl Adii. It’s a wonderful experience for me to stay here, just like me in Bali. I couldn’t be more thankful to have such worry free and non-panicky client too like Balinese people like much to be photographe…
