Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine October 2014 | Page 28

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The Diver
I came across this interesting
character when I was doing a
live-aboard trip on a phinisi
schooner around the Raja Ampat
archipelago in West Papua.
This man was just emerging from
his jammed speedboat, stranded
on the pier of a small village called
Arborek. When I first saw him,
it seemed that he had jumped out
from an old movie. I asked him
for a quick portrait session, which
he kindly accepted right away.
He was initially nervous but I kept
talking him through what I was
doing and thinking until he was
at ease. The lowering sun on the
horizon helped me achieve the
reddish glow.
Saya bertemu pria menarik
ini ketika sedang berpesiar
dengan kapal pinisi di sekitar
Kepulauan Raja Ampat, Papua
Barat. Pria ini muncul begitu saja
dari perahu cepatnya yang
mogok, yang ditambatkannya di
dermaga sebuah desa kecil
bernama Arborek. Saya pun
mengajaknya berfoto sebentar
yang segera diterimanya dengan
senang hati. Awalnya dia tampak
gugup, tapi saya terus
mengajaknya bicara hingga
akhirnya dia pun lebih santai.
Matahari yang mulai terbenam di
cakrawala membantu saya
mendapatkan cahaya kemerahan
tersebut.