Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine May 2014

12 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 26 84 104 130 144 Masterclass: Rural Photography Flavours: New Delhi Travel: Beijing Travel: Nias Travel: Amsterdam Taufik Sudjatnika Adele Chong Christopher DeWolf Samantha Brown Alex Robertson Textor Taufik Sudjatnika is a civil servant whose hobbies go hand in hand: travelling and photography. He has a special appreciation for the simple things in life, and admires Indonesian rural life through his camera lens. An avid traveller, his favourite spots in Indonesia are Bali and Kalimantan for their unique cultures and photogenic landscapes. Next on his 'to visit' list is Irian Jaya and India. A journalist by trade and a global nomad at heart, Adele has called cities such as Montreal, London, Rotterdam and Berlin home in the last decade. Currently based out of Kuala Lumpur, she is facing her greatest travel adventure yet: rediscovering her Malaysian roots one day at a time. When not penning stories about architecture, culture and travel, Adele spends her downtime searching for the perfect Americano. Christopher DeWolf is a Canadian journalist based in Hong Kong. He has written about urbanism, architecture, design, art and culture for many international publications, including theWall Street Journal, TIME, The Guardian and Surface Asia. His favourite pastime is wandering around and exploring cities – the grimier and more colourful the better – and he’s always hungry for good food. Journalist Samantha Brown left Australia for adventure in 1997, and since then has lived and reported from Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia while travelling across much of the region as well. She’s a co-founder and editor of Travelfish. org, an online guide to Southeast Asia. If she could only drink one cocktail on a tropical island ever again, it would be an Americano. Alex Robertson Textor lives in London, where he writes about travel. Twice an SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award winner as editor of Travel by Handstand, he has written for myriad best-selling magazines, such as New York Times, National Geographic Traveler and ELLE Singapore. He is currently researching a book about places along the edges of Europe. Taufik Sudjatnika seorang pegawai negeri dengan hobi yang saling melengkapi: travelling dan fotografi. Dia sangat menghargai hal-hal kecil dalam kehidupan, dan mengagumi kehidupan alam pedesaan yang diabadikannya lewat lensa kameranya. Sebagai pelancong sejati, tempattempat favoritnya adalah Bali dan Kalimantan. Tempat berikutnya yang ingin dijelajahinya adalah Irian Jaya dan India. Tangerang, Indonesia Sebagai jurnalis berjiwa petualang, dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir ini Adele sudah menganggap Montreal, London, Rotterdam dan Berlin sebagai rumah keduanya. Adele saat ini bermukim di Kuala Lumpur demi petualangan terbesarnya, menjelajahi negara tempat leluhurnya berasal. Saat tak menulis tentang arsitektur, budaya dan perjalanan, Adele biasa menghabiskan waktunya berburu segelas Americano yang sempurna. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Christopher DeWolf adalah jurnalis berdarah Kanada yang bermukim di Hong Kong. Dia banyak menulis tentang urbanisme, arsitektur, desain, seni dan budaya bagi publikasi internasional seperti Wall Street Journal, TIME, The Guardian dan Surface Asia. Hobinya berjalan-jalan dan menjelajah sudut kota yang ramai serta berburu makanan lezat. Hong Kong Samantha telah berkelana meninggalkan Australia sejak tahun 1997, dan sejak saat itu jurnalis ini tinggal dan menulis dari Thailand, Kamboja dan Indonesia. Samantha juga merupakan co-founder sekaligus editor Travelfish. org, sebuah panduan online di Asia Tenggara. Bila berkesempatan menikmati minuman di pulau tropis, maka Americano akan menjadi pilihannya. Bali, Indonesia Alex Robertson Textor adalah seorang travel writer yang tinggal di London. Alex dua kali meraih penghargaan SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism sebagai editor Travel by Handstand dan telah banyak menulis bagi majalah seperti New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, dan ELLE Singapore. Kini Alex sedang membuat buku mengenai sejumlah destinasi di Eropa. London, UK Tangerang, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hong Kong Bali, Indonesia London, UK

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