A theatrical dancer on a pristine limestone mountain in East Java: Mohammad Nur Nasikin’s best phone picture
The photographer hopes his image of a father and son practising a traditional Indonesian artform will go some way towards preserving it Early this summer…
The Guardian reports that the photographer hopes his image of a father and son practising a traditional Indonesian artform will go some way towards preserving it Early this summer, in a pristine, limestone mountain range in the East Java province of Indonesia, Mohammad Nur Nasikin met with the father and son pictured here.
His aim was to capture a character from a treasured Indonesian theatrical dance and art form called Reog Ponorogo.
This lifestyle story centres on Indonesia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mohammad Nur Nasikin, East Java and Indonesian.
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