I just love the water, always have. So, when I had the day off from work this week, I decided to zip north to the Sunda Kelapa harbor in Jakarta again. You run into the most interesting people, all of whom have lived A LOT in a short amount of time. This boatman (photo at the top of this particular blog entry) was only too happy to pose for a photograph, and his eyes glowed like he had just won the lottery when he looked at the the camera's LCD to see himself, possibly for the first time in years, if ever! I am planning to visit him again soon with a printed portrait of him in hand and hope to learn more about him and the amazing stories I am sure he can tell.
And here (below) is another fellow I met during my morning walkabout at Sunda Kelapa harbor in north Jakarta. This chap is a day laborer, although he seemed to be without work for the morning. Like another gentleman I met that morning at Sunda Kelapa, this fellow really wanted to sit for a photo and he loved looking at himself on the LCD. Let's see what he thinks of himself on print when I run by there again in a few weeks with paper copies of for some of the more interesting folks I met there.
