peek-a-buddha

an opened bell-shaped stupa with a cross-legged buddha statue sits among 71 other closed stupas on circular platforms surrounding the main dome of borobudur. magelang, central java february 2011.

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the cracks they are a-changin’

on the plains of bromo tengger semeru national park, taken from the sea of sand and looking towards the caldera rim of mt. bromo and the town of cemoro lawang. east java february 2012.

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child of krakatoa, west of java (2011)

hascamar, the the twin yamaha enduro 40 hp boat, poses in front of the erupting anak krakatau during a level 3 alert. photo was taken 3km away from the comfort of sertung island. sunda strait (between the islands of java and sumatra) january 2011.

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sewu

800m north of prambanan lies another temple complex which predates the former temple by a century. unlike prambanan, candi sewu is a buddhist temple and the second largest in central java after borobudur. the view from the entrace towards the stupa shaped roof temples, guarded by a pair of dvarapala (giant) statues. february 2011.

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