Wolfgang's photos

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, in which he defeated the "Titi Banda Bridge" in the middle of the world with the help of a group of monkeys to get to his beloved Sita. The colored lighting is not an exaggeration, the blue glow seems almost kitsch for the western opinion.

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 and evil. Its a character in the mythology of Bali. He is the king of the good spirits and enemy of Rangda. The boy shows his face underneath the pigs mask to see the steps in the darkness along the street.

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 after Galungan.

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 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 Kadek Mayang Sari, her son Gunggus Wijaya, her nephew I Gusti Agung Wiraditya and her sister in law I Gusti Agung Ayu Swasti who gives the holy water with a flower bloom to every bodies head.

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.

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 in their daily lives. The architecture of buildings and land processing still follows the concept of Tri Hita Karana, the philosophy of Balinese society regarding the balance of relations between God, humans and their environment. Penglipuran Village succeeded in building tourism that benefited all of their communities without losing their culture and traditions. In 1995, Penglipuran Village also received a Kalpataru award from the Indonesian Government for its efforts to protect the Bamboo Forest in their local ecosystem.

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 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 worship Bhatara Segara, or the god of the sea.

My starting point for amazing dive tours nearby Amed hiring the boat for 38 US$ eight hours.

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

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 form. The men playing the saron, an instrument played in every gamelan orchestra. In a pelog scale, the bars often read 1-2-3-5-6-7 across (the number four is not used because of its relation to death.

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 is always played at night in the village I was invited in Sukawati-Gianyar.

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 faces and eyes. Hand gestures are very important.

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 photographed. I often get the feeling that cannot stop shooting pictures.

Twin sister of my acquaintance Mayang is living in Switzerland but missing much her home in Bali. The photo was taken during a trip in her old home to Taman Beji Giriya a tropical paradise on earth where ancient traditions are woven.

Before the parade of Mepeed, where women are carrying the Gebogan offerings to the village temple. Gek Suzan was begging me to shoot this portrait capture. Married women like Gek Suzan do their hair in a style called sanggul,

Gunggus and Wira standing for the photoshot. The kids wear white shirts, batik or songket kamben with an overlay called the saput. It comes with a decorative border and is usually white or patterned, a sash and a traditional headdress called the Udeng.