Mengad Photography

17/09/2025

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09/09/2025

“OTTO”

🎨👨‍🎨 On Jalan Malioboro in Yogyakarta, I met an eccentric street artist dressed head to toe in black. With long hair flowing, he looked part rock star, part Otto the bus driver from The Simpsons—a character who seemed to step straight out of pop culture and into Jogja’s vibrant street life. 📸

📍 Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

09/09/2025

“SAD PUPPY”

🐶💙 In Labuan Bajo, a puppy sits with a blue ribbon tied gently around its neck, gazing straight into my lens. Its eyes carry a quiet sadness, a fragile innocence that lingers long after the shutter closed. A tender portrait of vulnerability, caught in a fleeting moment. 📸

📍 Location: Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

09/09/2025

🚲🛒 In the old town of Shaoxing, a man rides a blue bicycle towing a trolley, crossing paths with a cart moving the other way. A fleeting encounter in a narrow lane, where everyday rhythms overlap for a brief moment before parting again. Ordinary, yet quietly cinematic. 📸

📍 Location: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

31/08/2025

“BAPAK BAEPACK”

🟩👔 In the heart of Jakarta, a bapak whose lime green polo blends seamlessly with the painted wall at his side. Hat on, f***y pack slung across his chest, dress pants and leather slippers completing the look—he’s the very definition of everyday style and quiet charisma. A portrait of a true Jakarta character. 📸

📍 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

31/08/2025

"REJEKI INDONESIA"

🚬⛵ At the old port of Jakarta, where time lingers among wooden ships weathered by decades at sea, a sailor meets my lens with a steady gaze. Cigarette balanced between his lips, he stands on a vessel that seems held together as much by character as by wood and rope. A fleeting portrait of resilience, carved from salt, smoke, and survival. 📸

📍 Location: Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta, Indonesia

31/08/2025

“FRESH MEAT FOR SALE”

🥩🔪 In the wet market of Shek Kip Mei, an old butcher stands beneath hooks heavy with raw cuts, their weight eclipsing his own frail frame. Bare-chested beneath a worn apron, his presence feels unsettling: part tradesman, part executioner. The air is thick, the scene both ordinary and eerie, a raw glimpse into survival and ritual. 📸

📍 Location: Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong

30/08/2025

“SEA OF CLOUDS”

☁️🌊 A rare spectacle over Victoria Harbour, where clouds drifted low across the water, wrapping the Central skyline in a dreamlike veil. The Star Ferry cut through the mist, appearing almost suspended between sky and sea—a fleeting moment where Hong Kong felt otherworldly. 📸✨

📍 Location: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

30/08/2025

“IN THE SPOTLIGHT”

🌌✨ A self-portrait in the heart of Sơn Đoòng, the largest cave in the world. I stood beneath the collapsed roof where the earth opened up, letting in a beam of light that pierced the darkness. A fleeting moment where nature turned the cave into a cathedral, and I found myself framed by its brilliance. 📸

📍 Location: Phong Nha, Vietnam

29/08/2025

“DONORA ’48”

🌅🌫️ Saigon on the last day before Tết. A hazy sunrise veiled in smog, the dense city is softened by pollution yet alive with movement. The air carried the weight of one last push of hard work before a week-long pause, a collective breath of rest and renewal. No edits, just the raw truth of a city in transition. 📸

📍 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

10/05/2025

“PRISMA”

🌼👧 A joyful moment captured with a little girl in colourful Hmong clothes, radiating warmth in a spectrum of analogous tones, predominantly vibrant orange. She’s surrounded by her friends, taking a break from picking flowers, and smiles back at me, embodying the spirit of childhood and friendship. 📸✨

📍 Location: Ha Giang, Vietnam