Year: 2011

Jocelin & Budi

February 2, 2011 Weddings

Jocelin met Budi among those cold cities of Hamburg, Munich or Berlin. I never met Budi before and I was kind of expecting a ‘cold’ German personality. But I was glad that he wasn’t like how I pictured him. He’s a warm person. Jocelin is an old friend, a unique one. Most notably one who doesn’t like to put make up on her face or dress up too much. She talks freely and straight to her point and she’s like this even before she lived in Germany. Their wedding party was the most ideal wedding party I had in mind for a long time. A small and intimate wedding, where you can enjoy the company of your close family and friends. Since they both lived in Europe for more than 8 years, I felt the European architecture of Gran Mahakam Hotel was the perfect choice. Here’s their happiest moments. Cheerss !!

Indra & Karen

January 8, 2011 Pre-Wedding Portrait

30 November 2010, I arrived at the airport with my fiance at 6 AM, we were pretty relaxed since we still had two and a half hours before departure. One hour before departure, Indra & Karen haven’t made it to the airport because of the re-route and the traffic. They finally arrived half hour before the departure. I knew it was too late for them, so we took off and they had to catch the next flight. When we finally met at the Singapore airport and checked into the hotel about 3 PM, the rain started to fall and it was quite long until the rain stopped. Sometimes we just have to accept when things didn’t go as we planned. I knew everything was going to be fine even with the rain. We just had to take it as a gift from God. If you watch the first picture and the last four pictures on this post, you can see how the rain made the difference on the street, it made a reflection and added another feeling to the pictures. It’s actually been a long time since me and Karen knew each other. We went into the same elementary school, but never really got close until 6 months ago. Karen has a very good career and she earned it. She works hard every day and she probably worked harder than me to make this photo shoot happened. Indra is very composed, he doesn’t talk too much. but working with him was very much an enjoyable experience. It’s a shame I can’t be there on your wedding, so here’s my congratulation. Hope this will be the first and the last for both of you!

Brisbane 14 October 2010

January 4, 2011 Travel

Brisbane, 14 October 2010 was a good day to remember. June 2003, I left Brisbane and I wondered when I’d returned. I left friends and missed so many things about this little city. I was told that the city have been improved in many ways, in which there are more people live and work in Brisbane, the city has more traffic jam, etc. I’ve been promising my fiance that one day I would take her to the cities I used to live, Brisbane and London. And after 7 years, I finally had the opportunity to return. It was a special and nostalgic feeling. I showed my fiance the University I used to go, the flat I used to stay, my favorite’s place to eat, and some other spots on the city. I couldn’t really describe the feeling. This series of black and white photographs were taken during lunch hour around Brisbane downtown. Some people know how I love doing travel photography. That day was beyond a joy.