Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine January 2015 | Page 12

10 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 24 70 96 122 144 Masterclass: High-speed Fashion Nagoya Archipelago: Sibolga GA Kids Salahudin Damar Jaya Robby Agus Rob Goss Suwandi Chandra Hendri Nguriana A graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Salahudin Damar Jaya has been teaching himself photography since junior high school. He has developed a passion for sharing his knowledge and teaching the art. A highly technical photographer, he is deeply fascinated by creating and assembling his own custom photography rigs and continuously develops and tweaks them to take images that are more stunning with every iteration. Robby Agus began his career in the world of fashion photography. As he honed his skills he began to work in commercial photography as well. Over the past ten years, Robby has completed projects for a number of high-profile clients including Garuda Indonesia, Harley Davidson, Bank Mandiri and Bank Indonesia. His next creative step is exploring the world of travel photography. Rob Goss is a British writer who has been based in Tokyo for the past 15 years. During that time Rob has travelled to almost every part of Japan, from rugged Hokkaido in the far north to subtropical Okinawa in the south, in the process authoring several travel books on Japan for Tuttle Publishing and writing for, amongst others, Time and National Geographic Traveler. A self-taught photographer and software developer by trade, Suwandi Chandra’s interest in photography blossomed while working in the USA in 2007. He is now based in Medan, but his love of nature, still-life and architectural objects continues to fuel his worldwide travels. www.suwandichandra.com Illustrator Hendri Nguriana has loved drawing since elementary school. Creating illustrations is his favourite way of expressing the ideas, fantasies and abstract concepts in his mind. He takes inspiration mostly from his favourite movies and video games and from his travels. Salahudin Damar Jaya, lulusan Institut Teknologi Bandung, sudah mempelajari fotografi secara autodidak sejak SMP. Berbagi ilmu dan mengajarkan seni adalah hal yang disukainya. Sebagai fotografer yang menguasai teknik foto, dia gemar merakit perangkat fotografinya sendiri, dan tak henti memodifikasinya agar dapat mengambil gambar-gambar yang lebih memukau. Robby Agus mengawali kariernya di dunia fotografi fesyen, dan dengan berjalannya waktu ia mulai merambah ke dunia fotografi komersial. Selama lebih dari sepuluh tahun terakhir, Robby Agus sudah bekerja sama dengan beberapa klien ternama antara lain Garuda Indonesia, Harley Davidson, Bank Mandiri, Bank Indonesia, dan sebagainya. Untuk saat ini Robby Agus sedang mengeksplorasi fotografi travel. Rob Goss adalah penulis berkebangsaan Inggris yang telah tinggal selama 15 tahun di Tokyo. Dalam kurun waktu tersebut, Rob berkesempatan menjelajahi segala sudut di Jepang, mulai dari Hokkaido di bagian ujung utara hingga Okinawa di bagian selatan. Tulisannya mengenai wisata di Jepang diterbitkan oleh Tuttle Publishing. Dia juga menulis untuk Time dan National Geographic Traveler. Minat Suwandi Chandra, fotografer autodidak sekaligus konsultan software developer, mulai berkembang saat bekerja di AS tahun 2007. Walau kini Suwandi bermukim di Medan, kecintaannya terhadap alam, objek hidup dan bangunan arsitektur terus membuatnya melancong ke berbagai belahan dunia. www.suwandichandra.com Ilustrator Hendri Nguriana, lahir dan besar di Jakarta, sudah suka menggambar sejak di bangku sekolah dasar. Menggambar ilustrasi, baginya, merupakan sarana mengekspresikan ide, khayalan, serta konsep yang ada di benaknya. Inspirasi dan ide untuk karya-karyanya kebanyakan didapatnya dari film, video game, dan hobi melancongnya. Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Tokyo, Japan Medan, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia