Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine September 2016 | Page 12

10 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 20 58 68 84 132 Masterclass Fashion Handcrafted Travel: Guilin GA Kids James Balog Robby Agus Jakarta, Indonesia Olha Romaniuk Singapore Brian Johnston Hendri Nguriana For 35 years, awar dwinning photographer James Balog has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of the most important issues of our era: climate change. Founder of the Earth Vision Institute, Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey team feature in the Emmy-awardwinning documentary Chasing Ice. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. www.jamesbalog.com 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 complete projects for a number of high-profile clients based in Indonesia and abroad. His next creative goal is to begin exploring the world of travel photography. Olha Romaniuk is a Singapore-based senior exhibit designer, with clients ranging from local art galleries to international museums, and is a writer for a number of travel, design and architectural magazines, such as Dwell and Surface Asia. Olha considers herself to be an avid traveller and is a self-proclaimed foodie who spends much of her vacation time exploring countries and cuisines all over the world. Born in Nigeria of Irish parents, Brian was destined to become a travel writer; he has lived in Switzerland, the UK and China, and now calls Sydney home. The author of three travel books, he also contributes to leading newspapers and travel magazines. He has twice won the prestigious Australian Travel Writer of the Year award. 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. Selama 35 tahun, fotografer peraih penghargaan, James Balog, telah menciptakan dasar konseptual dan artistik baru pada salah satu isu paling penting saat ini, yakni perubahan iklim. Balog, pendiri Earth Vision Institute, dan timnya Extreme Ice Survey ditampilkan dalam film dokumenter pemenang penghargaan Emmy, Chasing Ice. Karyanya telah dipamerkan di museum dan galeri di seluruh dunia. Robby Agus memulai kariernya di dunia fashion photography. Dia pun mengasah kemampuannya dengan bekerja di fotografi komersial. Selama 10 tahun terakhir, Robby telah bekerja untuk sejumlah klien elite, baik di Indonesia maupun mancanegara. Target kreatif berikutnya yaitu mulai menjelajahi dunia travel photography. Olha Romaniuk adalah desainer senior yang bermukim di Singapura, dengan klien mulai dari galeri seni lokal hingga museum internasional, juga penulis untuk beberapa majalah perjalanan, desain dan arsitektur seperti Dwell dan Surface Asia. Olha menyebut dirinya seorang petualang sejati, pencinta kuliner, dan menghabiskan banyak waktu luangnya untuk menjelajahi negaranegara dan kuliner di seluruh dunia. Lahir di Nigeria dari orangtua asal Irlandia, Brian ditakdirkan untuk menjadi seorang travel writer. Dia pernah tinggal di Swiss, Inggris serta China, dan kini menetap di Sydney. Dia juga telah menulis tiga buku perjalanan, serta menjadi kontributor surat kabar serta majalah perjalanan terkemuka. Selain itu, dia juga telah dua kali meraih “Australian Travel Writer of the Year”. 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. Boulder, Colorado, USA Sydney, Australia Jakarta, Indonesia