“Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.”
– Ansel Adams

Indonesia, the country where I was born, is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with more than thirty thousand of islands scattered making this country has the most sea transportation in the world.

Being the largest archipelagic country with a lot of sea transportation makes me interested in making a series of photos of ships that have been stranded or have become shipwrecks.

I tried to present a work of fine art photography, by using a long exposure photo technique to create a surreal feel that is full of mood.

long after you have forgotten everything.”
– Aaron Siskind

“Photography is the art of making memories tangible.”
– Destin Sparks

“A good snapshot keeps a moment that s gone from running away.”
– Eudora Welty

when they look at your pictures.”
– Don McCullin

they are made with the eye, heart, and head.”
-Henri Cartier-Bresson

the imagination you want to create with reality.”
– Scott Lorenzo

they have exhausted the possibilities.” 
– Dorothea Lange

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
– Dorothea Lange

“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.”
– George Eastman

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
– Diane Arbus

“If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.”
– Linda McCartney

“In my mind, I visualize how a particular… sight will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.”
– Ansel Adams