The Little Book of Indonesia: Little Travel Books by Julian Bound, #8

By Julian Bound

THE LITTLE BOOK OF INDONESIA by JULIAN BOUND

 

From National Geographic photography contributor Julian Bound, a photographic journey through Indonesia.

 

A collection of award winning photographs of Indonesia. From Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Malang's streets to the volcanic landscapes of Mount Bromo and Ijen volcano, where sulphur miners clamber up 800 metre stone trails carrying 90 kilograms of brimstone across their shoulders in homemade baskets, all mined beside the world's largest sulphuric acid lake at Ijen's base. A unique insight to Indonesia and including a selection of portraiture work of the Indonesian people.

 

Ideal as a gift for those who have already visited Indonesia or for those yet to explore the country.

 

The Little Book of Indonesia - part of a series of books which include: Little Books on Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, Bhutan, Cambodia, India and Japan.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in England, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. With photographic work featured on the BBC news, his photographs have been published in National Geographic, New Scientist and the international press. His work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, with time spent studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

 

Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015 he documented the disaster for eighteen months whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

 

All photographs by Julian Bound.

©JulianBound2020

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julian Bound
• Release date: Oct 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393688211

Julian Bound

Born in the UK, Julian Bound is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India’s Himalaya region. His photography work includes documenting the child soldiers of the Burmese Karen National Liberation Army, the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo, Egypt, and the Thailand political uprisings of 2009 and 2014 in Bangkok. With portraiture of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Julian has photographed the Tibetan refugee camps of Nepal and India. His other projects include the road working gypsies of India, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the rail track slums of Jakarta and the sulphur miners at work in the active volcanoes of Eastern Java, Indonesia. Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, he documented the disaster whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations. Julian has published  photography books of settings across the world, including portraiture work, and city guides, and has also published several poetry books, including ‘Haiku, a Journey Through the Deepest Emotions’, Julian is also the author of  the novels ‘The Geisha and the Monk’, ‘Subway of Light’ and ‘Life’s Heart Eternal’.

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