13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Batik Painter
This photo is showing an old woman painting batik. Batik is a specific traditional pattern painted in a piece of cotton sheet, usually made for clothes. The old woman owns a batik traditional factory, located in Jambi, Indonesia. She has run her business since she was a girl. Now she has legated the batik factory to her daughter, and continues her lifetime hobby, painting batik that she loves so much.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2015 |
Photo Location: | Jambi, Indonesia |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
Copyright: | © Hendi Syarifuddin |
Awards
Photo of the Day: 10.14.15 |
Editor's Pick |