money does (not) matter
Mar 24, 2009 Reflection
i love taking photograph. recently, i always mention photography when someone asking about my interest, my activities or my hobbies. as a beginner (and amateur) photographer, never crossed in my mind to use my photos for commercial purposes *ok… to be honest.. sometimes.. hehe* .
so, when someone asks, i usually give them for free. in particular if it is used to support the local community, environment, charity, best friend’s business, or just for a personal gallery. it is an honor for me if my photographs are useful for the others.
today, a media company from germany, which has their office in the netherlands, has launched some of my photographs in their website. as a commercial company, their works mostly on the international commercial and in house documentaries production. when they asked, i was impressed with their vision on global development and sustainable co-operation between north-south issues. and i.. again.. feel honored to have my contribution to their actions.
what do you feel today?
Mar 22, 2009 Reflection
fiuh..
when i decided to write this post *wait.. no.. to be precise: when i decided to think about writing this*, at a sudden, i experienced a tired-but-happy feeling in my mind. yeah, for the last two months my life was only about traveling. started from berau, went back home to bogor, visiting my other half in bandung, and continued to my other ‘home’ in utrecht. many things have happened and many feelings have occurred.
first, the feeling of ah-i-forgot-that-i-have-another-life grabbed me when i packed all my things in my nice room in berau. having such an amazing experience for more than 3 months in berau made me ‘enjoying’ my life there. many things were involved, from the struggle of research to other people’s personal problems. it’s worth, anyway. and i left berau with lots of good memories about my ‘new family’ there. *i’ll visit you again. it’s a promise*.
