Indonesia; the Sequel

This November I had the opportunity to travel to Indonesia for a short-term work assignment.  A beautiful country filled with very kind and extremely polite people.  During the trip I happened to encounter a man I had photographed two years previously and was thankful to have brought my camera again.

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From March of 2008 to March of 2009 I lived and worked in Jakarta, Indonesia.  My job took me to a number of different islands and cities in that awesome country.   I took hundreds of photos and brought back many wonderful memories.  

Charter Boat Captain - Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia

Andy and Anggie - Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia

Port Life - Sunda Kelapa Harbor, Jakarta, Indonesia

In early 2009, I was working in Semarang, Indonesia, and stopped for lunch at a KFC there (very popular fast food chain there).  At the entrance to the restaurant was an older gentleman selling peanut clusters and I knew the moment I saw him that I wanted to get his photo.  Fortunately, most people in Indonesia love to have their picture taken.  As we left the KFC  I purchased a bag of his peanut clusters and asked, through my language assistant, if I could take his photo.  He agreed and I quickly snapped a photo.

2009

Fast forward about two years.  

I loved living in Indonesia.  The country is interesting and beautiful, and the people very welcoming.  I had longed to go back ever since I left in 2009.  I had the pleasure to do just that this November.  Once again, I found myself eating  lunch at the same KFC (just about every day for 8 days straight) because it was very close to where we were working and the traffic is terrible.   On our first visit to the KFC I immediately wondered about the old gentleman and looked for him, but, to my disappointment, he was not there.  On about the 4^th day that we had lunch there we pulled into the parking lot and to my delight, there he was!  As we left (again, through my language assistant) I told him that I had taken his photo 2 years ago and asked him if I could do so again.  He agreed with a big smile. 

This time, I took a bit more time, had my language assistant hold a reflector to add a bit of fill light to the dark side of his face (camera left) and took a series of five images.  My favorite:

2011