Foreboding
An exploration of the intersection between human activity and nature in Indonesia.
The world’s fourth largest statue of Jesus
is located in the world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia.
Standing 50 metres high, towering over the jungle landscape, it sits a shot drive outside Manado in North Sulawesi.
Yesus Kase Berkat, Manado, Indonesia.
Food for thought
Not all rice is grown in paddies
Tropical tourism
Manado is also famous for its crystal clear waters and reefs.
The ocean around Bunaken Island is world-renowned for its diving and snorkelling sights. The Bunaken National Marine Park has one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the region, with over 70% of known fish species in the Indo-Western Pacific, more genera of coral than Hawaii and home to 7 of 8 great clam species.
It’s also a shining example of how locals (about 20,000 people live in the national park) co-exist with tourists, national park administration, and government to protect this jewel.
A brilliant green lake
that smells of rotten eggs.
Danau Linow in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, displays brilliant colours due to the changing chemical composition of the volcanic lake.
The colour of the lake a various times range from deep red to bright green to navy blue.
Linow comes from the Minahasa word meaning meeting place.
Danau Linow, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
Closer to home
“How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky.”
