This is it : Batik !

My Scholarship entry - This is It : Batik !

Indonesia | Sunday, January 13, 2013 | flickr photos

My name is Salahuddin or you can call me Ivo. I am from Indonesia, a big and beautiful country. I am majoring Computer Engineering at Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya. I have bad memorizing on the people name, but I always remember their kindness and try my best to return their favor.

My first picture taken with my first camera, point and shoot Fuji Instant Camera. I was around 10 years old when I took photos of my family, my friends, and people around. Gradually it becomes my habit to capture everything around me. Their smile, laugh, and emotion urge me to place into my viewfinder. I have been a shy kid until I knew photography.

A picture can give new perspective. That is what I want to do, give different point of view to see a problem that happens in our daily life. From a picture too, a society can transform to be better and also educate its people.

I have to be the winner as I am Indonesian and living in one of the city that not too be heard. In my society, it still rare to find a photography discussion which is free and open for public. If I am the winner, I will bring my experience in picture and ask them to represent in their view.