The Sea of Prayer

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Children wait as Muslims pray during a special prayer to start Eid-al-Adha celebrations at Sunda Kelapa seaport in Jakarta. Indonesian Muslims were celebrating Eid-al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎ ‘Īdu l-’Aḍḥā) “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God, but instead was able to sacrifice a ram (by God’s command).Eid is also about spending time with family and friends, sacrifice, and thanksgiving for being able to afford food and housing. In traditional or agrarian settings, each family would sacrifice a domestic animal, such as a sheep, goat, cow, or camel, by slaughter (though some contemporary Muslims do not sacrifice an animal as part of their observance, it is still a very popular tradition, even in Muslim communities in Europe). The meat would then be divided into three equal parts to be distributed to others. The family eats one third, another third is given to other relatives, friends or neighbors, and the other third is given to the poor as a gift.(source:wiki)

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

"Photography is nothing—it's life that interests me", Henri Cartier-Bresson

The words that seem simple are have so big influence on me. Know Bresson further makes me interested in photojournalism. My love for the photography and then evolved into my love to capture the life. Not just make a 'beautiful' (in photographic) image but also has a deep meaning about life which is very interesting. And consciously or not Bresson always present in every photograph that I created. It's not about the style or photography techniques but about the message will be conveyed to the public. Create images that can speak more.

'Once you miss it, it is gone forever.’

95 responses

Aditi Y said (22 Mar 2010):
Awesome!
Leila Bartholet gave props (22 Mar 2010):
nice capture
francesco scipioni gave props (22 Mar 2010):
what a shot!!! I'm speechless.Yes for sure!!
Brendan Smith gave props (22 Mar 2010):
Nice shot, well composed.
Ahmad Zamroni gave props (22 Mar 2010):
Thanks so much
Russ Wills gave props (22 Mar 2010):
Incredible shot! Got my vote.
Sean Blake said (22 Mar 2010):
Fantastic in every way!
Nick Blair said (22 Mar 2010):
Amazing
Daniel Mueller said (22 Mar 2010):
It took a few seconds to take in the full breath of what the picture holds. Amazing shot of an interesting cultural event. Thank you for sharing.
Matko Cvitković gave props (23 Mar 2010):
great capture, voted
Michael Edelstein said (23 Mar 2010):
exceptional, really
Leslie Eagle gave props (23 Mar 2010):
Fabulous! Really amazing shot! voted
Elena Pakhomova gave props (23 Mar 2010):
I like it! Vote
marcos minuchin gave props (24 Mar 2010):
great shot. it gets my vote
Danny Monster gave props (25 Mar 2010):
beyond perfect,great eye,voted
Camil Seisanu gave props (25 Mar 2010):
F A B U L O U S ! ! ! V+++
Steve Baker gave props (26 Mar 2010):
Fantastic shot - great!
Ryan Doco Connors (Deleted) said (27 Mar 2010):
AMAZING!!!
Hector Ortiz gave props (27 Mar 2010):
yes .....
HyThem said (27 Mar 2010):
WOW
dennis nejtek said (27 Mar 2010):
i love the motion and stillness in the same shot. very cool indeed.
Dominique Musorrafiti gave props (27 Mar 2010):
like in a dream ... voted !!
nick lo gave props (27 Mar 2010):
this is an incredible image!!!
John Keating gave props (27 Mar 2010):
Wonderful shot! Got my vote!
Karen Menyhart gave props (27 Mar 2010):
gorgeous shot! voted
josh callaway said (28 Mar 2010):
looks like a dreamscape.so good!
Phoenix Rose gave props (28 Mar 2010):
stunning
Megan Green gave props (29 Mar 2010):
Mesmerizing photography. Very well done.
Mervyn Dublin gave props (29 Mar 2010):
Excellent shot!
Eric Dorr said (29 Mar 2010):
Nice effect!
Anna Schmidt said (29 Mar 2010):
I am speechless! What a beautiful image!
Leanne Silva gave props (29 Mar 2010):
Very creative and interesting!
Alexis - Now on Flickr gave props (29 Mar 2010):
Absolutely, my vote
Carol Arntsen Masiak gave props (30 Mar 2010):
just an amazing photo and entry - my vote!
daus adrian gave props (30 Mar 2010):
waaah kerenn bro.. :) vote lah..
Marco Martinez gave props (30 Mar 2010):
What a powerful photograph. Very well thought-out and brilliantly executed. It truly is amazing.
Catherine Hadler gave props (30 Mar 2010):
truly outstanding, I wish I could vote twice
Karen Foto Fiddler (Deleted) gave props (30 Mar 2010):
Fabulous! Vote!
Carlos Vila gave props (30 Mar 2010):
amazing shot
Christopher Ekfeldt gave props (31 Mar 2010):
Great shot! I really like the movement and the childresn faces. Fits like glove in B/W as well.
Debraj Bhattacharya gave props (1 Apr 2010):
wow...voted...
eena reyes gave props (2 Apr 2010):
This photo is amazing. good job
Chelsea Rising gave props (4 Apr 2010):
incredible.
Baylee Sharp (Deleted) gave props (5 Apr 2010):
this is a really great picture.
Cary Silverman gave props (6 Apr 2010):
great photo!!
Patrick Power (Deleted) said (6 Apr 2010):
Very, very cool.
Raeid ALlehyani gave props (6 Apr 2010):
WOW I love it.. :)
Mother Wolf gave props (7 Apr 2010):
Fluid, poetic, wonderful.
Arthur Fujii said (7 Apr 2010):
Excellent! Impressive!
Julien Maury gave props (7 Apr 2010):
hey hey good for the bressons theme.!! This is a really nice following master's path.!!
jontelle naquin gave props (7 Apr 2010):
amazing!
Mica Mulloy (Deleted) gave props (7 Apr 2010):
Great capture!
Candace Wosminity gave props (7 Apr 2010):
Best i have seen!!
Eye Trigger gave props (8 Apr 2010):
what a marvelous capture! very very nice! i'd like to share on my facebook page, if it doesn't bother you
B Crowder gave props (8 Apr 2010):
You win. Great shot! Enjoy New York.
matthew english gave props (8 Apr 2010):
yoyoyo
Penny Nannini gave props (8 Apr 2010):
stunning!
Al Gieryna gave props (8 Apr 2010):
Awesome image!!
Zerina Phillip gave props (8 Apr 2010):
Beautiful. So much love in this photo. Thank you for sharing. Awesome theme entry.
Buqing Fabien Xu gave props (8 Apr 2010):
Amazing picture!
Vasken Spiru gave props (9 Apr 2010):
Beautiful tribute to H.C. Bresson! You can check my version: http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/2389620
linda woods gave props (9 Apr 2010):
THis is simply the best of the best of the best. GIves me goosebumps.
eyal leave said (10 Apr 2010):
this is a beautiful shot!
Camila Pedraza gave props (10 Apr 2010):
sacred.
Leslie Hunziker gave props (10 Apr 2010):
fantastic!
*Tim Needles gave props (11 Apr 2010):
Terrific!
denise jasura gave props (11 Apr 2010):
Pretty amazing shot!
Blue Dot Studio said (12 Apr 2010):
This is very cool. Nice!
Blue Dot Studio gave props (12 Apr 2010):
great focus on subjects
Partha Sarathi Bose said (13 Apr 2010):
Oh this is exceptionally good shot... probably the BEST in this theme so far. It's incredible that one gets the subject so sharp in this kind of candid photography at this shutterspeed.
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (13 Apr 2010):
wonderful shot! Well done.
Vladan Djordjevic gave props (13 Apr 2010):
I really love this photo. Terrific moment and comp, great contrast, lighting and poses.
gopal sagar gave props (13 Apr 2010):
too good!
Ahmad Zamroni said (14 Apr 2010):
Thanks so much my friends, so glad hearing that from you all, really appreciate it. Will go to your amazing work soon. Thanks again | roni
TARING KELINCI gave props (14 Apr 2010):
bagus
Imre Mäger gave props (14 Apr 2010):
This speaks a lot. I like the wavyness of the photo.
Reggie Mateo gave props (14 Apr 2010):
Beautiful work. The slow shutter was a great choice.
Kirsten Palmer said (17 Apr 2010):
This is a really tight capture. Great job!
Chua Siew Peng(cherlyn) said (18 Apr 2010):
The motion blue here is very well used to create the " waves of sea" effect. Well done
Christopher Dael gave props (18 Apr 2010):
Absolutely wonderful!
noor eva said (19 Apr 2010):
waw keren nih, trus ga ikut sholat ? apa pake remote?............
Christian Herrity gave props (19 Apr 2010):
Love this
David Procter gave props (20 Apr 2010):
Fine.
JG McCue gave props (22 Apr 2010):
Wow!
Joshua Son (Deleted) gave props (24 Apr 2010):
Wow Nice!
Saman Deilamani gave props (3 May 2010):
beautiful...great work.
Lynne Bernay-Roman said (5 May 2010):
Brilliant photo. Very moving
Bhrahu P. Padmodiwiryo gave props (5 May 2010):
mengesankan!
Lynne Bernay-Roman gave props (5 May 2010):
wowed me with this magnificent photo
Tim Williams said (6 May 2010):
Henri would be impressed.
Anthony Amorteguy gave props (10 May 2010):
Great movement.
Francesco Sisso gave props (20 Aug 2010):
extraordinary
Bianca Stewart (Deleted) gave props (31 Dec 2010):
Breathtaking.
Faisal Huda gave props (4 Aug 2011):
Beyond my capacity to comment..... so extraordinarily splendid...
Tim E gave props (13 Nov 2011):
i favorited this photo long ago, but it never fails to evoke the same appreciation every time i see it.