Photo Essay: Views from Interior Bali

Travel photographer Alex Blauhorn reports from his home of a moment: a Indonesian island of Bali.

Indonesia is shaped by more than 17,000 islands Bali is one of them, though opposite from a rest. This is a Hindu island in a Muslim country. Its enlightenment as well as approach of hold up have been unique, with seemingly each action marked by a series of ceremonies as well as offerings to a divine.

Popular impressions of crowded beaches full of bintang-drinking tourists can be correct in places, though have been easily lost away from a coast. Here, a immature generosity of rice paddies takes over. The central locale of Ubud is where many artists as well as woodcarvers live, as well as where I shot many of a following images.

Jatiluwih

1. Panoramic view of a Jatiluwih rice paddies, a Unesco-protected site.

Temple bathing

2. A young girl bathing in holy H2O during a Tirta Empul temple.

Rice farmers, Bali

3. Balinese farmers planting rice in one of a many paddies of a islands interior.

Balinese mask

4. Portrait of a mask used in a normal Balinese dance.

Payangan sunset

5. Sunset seen from Payangan.

Balinese farmer

6. Balinese rancher plowing a paddies in a normal way.

Jungle scene

7. Sun rays light up a dam in a middle of a jungle.

Ulun Danu temple

8. The church of Ulun Danu during Bedugul.

Lake Batur, Bali

9. Kids fishing in Lake Batur.

Kuningan festival dance

10. A normal dancer performs during a Kuningan festival.

Parade

11. The ceremonial procession is a usual sight in Bali.

Purification

12. A family bathes during Tirta Empul.

Religious offerings, Bali

13. Three women present offerings during a religious ceremony.

Father as well as son

14. A father enjoys a Balinese ceremony with his son.

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