Author: olaf

KINTAMANI IS A REGION SITUATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF LAKE BATUR, A CALDERA FORMED BY BALI’S SACRED MT. BATUR. FAMED FOR ITS COOLER HIGHLAND WEATHER AND FORESTED TOPOGRAPHICAL SCENERY, KINTAMANI IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BALI AGA PEOPLE – THE ORIGINAL BALINESE INHABITANTS DATING BACK TO PREHISTORIC TIMES. As well as the regions historical importance to Bali the area has its own unique mini environment. Kintamani lays some 1,000 metres above sea level and is over shadowed by Mt. Batur at almost 1,500 metres. Visitors can be enjoying refreshments while over looking the blue waters of lake Batur when in late afternoon the cooler air causes fog to blanket the whole area, reducing visibility to just a few feet. It is here that morning visitors to Pinggan village gather to witness the changing c...

HAENYEO WOMEN THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER JOSE JEULAND ART – TRAVEL - PHOTOGRAPHY. THESE THREE WORDS HAVE THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION OF HOW BEAUTY IS PORTRAYED BUT AMIDST THESE DIFFERENCES, THERE IS SOMETHING IN COMMON HERE – THE IMMERSION AND APPRECIATION OF LIFE.  As a travel photographer, I am always fascinated by different cultures and intrigued by what it means to lead a ‘local life’. As a professional triathlete, I am always motivated to push through boundaries, and to constantly scale new heights in this unconventional and adventurous career path. I constantly try to bring these two passions together and find a delicate balance between them – finding interesting places to photograph when I am attending races and challenging places to train when I am travelling for p...