Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine February 2020

Contributors contributors 16 52 MASTERCLASS People and Places Bali Indonesia 6 56 LIFESTYLE Interview Jakarta Indonesia 68 TRAVEL Tokyo London UK 78 TRAVEL Ambon Flores Indonesia TRAVEL Lake Toba Jakarta Indonesia Sandy Wijaya Yani Lauwoie Mark Parren Taylor Valentino Luis Fatris MF Sandy Wijaya began his career in 2001 as a self-taught photographer. Since 2011, Sandy has been a member of the Amateur Photo Association in Bandung, Indonesia’s oldest photography club. Apart from working as a photographer, Sandy also mentors through Mahacaraka. His other works can been seen on his website sandywijaya. com and on his Instagram page @sandywijaya. With 15 years’ experience working in the magazine publishing industry (GADIS, Cita Cinta, Femina), Yani Lauwoie has written on a wide variety of topics. However, travel writing is where her real passion lies, allowing her to combine her love of words with her desire to explore the world. She has just launched a travel book Explore, Enjoy & Repeat (Catatan Perjalanan dari 20 Negara). Mark Parren Taylor is a UK-based culture and travel reporter. His work is published throughout the world, and though his assignments can send him anywhere, he prefers East and Southeast Asia. “The speed of change is astonishing,” he says, “and at the same time there’s a satisfying balance between the new and the traditional.” mptphoto.com Valentino Luis was born and raised in Maumere, Flores. He later completed his studies at Udayana University in Denpasar, in 2012, having decided to become a full-time traveller. His love of the mountains and the people in the remote areas of Flores inspired him to establish Shoes for Flores and Flores Rural Library, while he continues to write. After studying countless literary essays at Andalas University, Fatris MF started travelling and documenting his journeys in writing. He has had many of his works published, one of them being his first book, Merobek Sumatra, in 2015. He is currently compiling a book and documentary titled The Banda Journal (thebandajournal.org). Read more about him at fatrism.com. Sandy Wijaya memulai karier fotografinya pada tahun 2001 secara autodidak. Sejak tahun 2011, Sandy bergabung dengan Perhimpunan Amatir Foto (PAF) Bandung, klub foto tertua di Indonesia. Selain sebagai fotografer, Sandy aktif sebagai mentor fotografi lewat Mahacaraka. Karya-karya lainnya dapat dilihat di sandywijaya.com dan Instagram @sandywijaya. Telah bekerja selama 15 tahun di industri media (GADIS, Cita Cinta, Femina), Yani Lauwoie telah menulis berbagai topik namun perjalanan adalah topik yang paling diminatinya. Dengan menulis kisah perjalanan, dia bisa menggabungkan dua hal favoritnya, yaitu menulis dan jalan-jalan. Dia baru saja merilis buku perjalanan yang berjudul Explore, Enjoy & Repeat (Catatan Perjalanan dari 20 Negara). Mark Parren Taylor adalah reporter budaya dan wisata yang berbasis di London. Tulisannya telah dipublikasikan di seluruh dunia. Meskipun punya kesempatan menjelajahi berbagai negara, Taylor lebih memilih Asia Timur dan Asia Tenggara. “Kemajuan di negara-negara ini pesat sekali, tetapi keseimbangan aspek modernitas dan tradisional tetap terjaga,” ujarnya. mptphoto.com Lahir dan tumbuh di Maumere, Flores, Valentino Luis menyelesaikan studi di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. Sejak 2012 ia memutuskan untuk menjadi full-time traveller. Kecintaannya kepada pegunungan dan masyarakat pedalaman Flores mendorongnya mendirikan gerakan Shoes for Flores dan Flores Rural Library, sambil tetap aktif menulis. Setelah menekuni banyak teks sastra di Universitas Andalas, Fatris MF mulai bepergian dan menulis catatan tentang perjalanan. Banyak karyanya yang sudah dipublikasikan, antara lain buku pertamanya Merobek Sumatra pada 2015. Ia juga tengah menyusun buku dan dokumenter The Banda Journal (www. thebandajournal.org). Temui Fatris lebih lanjut di www.fatrism.com.

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