Sitting on a powder keg #8 - Limited Edition of 20 Print

Plants covered by volcanic ash near Bromo volcano.Cemoro Lawang village. Indonesia Photo from my story "Sitting on a Powder Keg" that received Honorable Mention from National Press Photographers Association (USA) in The Best of Photojournalism competition 2012 Sitting on a powder keg This story about people that live too close to Volcano Bromo. This story about love to own land. Volcano Bromo is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. According to legend, Tengger people are the direct descendants of the Majapahit Empire and live there since 15th century. For the Tengger (local people) Mount Bromo (Brahma) is believed to be a holy mountain. People here get used to adjust their lives to constant threat of eruption as Bromo is an active volcano. It’s like sitting on a powder keg, breathing ashes which tastes like a blood, so salty and ferociously ferriferous. It is really challenging to bear in mind that every new day can be the last one in your life. But so few of them would agree to leave their homes if the Giant woke up. Please see more works at