Toraja roosters
The Toraja region of South Sulawesi is deservedly famous for its buffalo – but Torajans are also proud of their roosters. Brightly coloured, lean and athletic, and (dare I say it) looking rather cocky as they strut around. Here’s a…
Jokar Photography
John Boyd Macdonald
Jokar Photography
John Boyd Macdonald
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Buffalo fighting in Toraja
Water buffalo generally give the appearance of being placid – slow dull gentle giants. Bovine, even. 500+ kilos of docility. But when they fight, they reveal quite a different dimension. There’s a loud clashing of heads, a locking of horns,…
Toraja men (and boys) with their buffaloes
Toraja men (and boys) with their buffaloes. Torajans greatly value their buffalo, and will pay high (indeed, quite extravagant) sums for a prestigious albino animal with particular auspicious markings.
Toraja trucks
Mass transit system, Toraja style. Compact trucks like this are the almost ubiquitous means of moving large groups of people (and buffaloes, rocks, timber or whatever) around in Toraja, South Sulawesi. And in fact they are really the only feasible…
36 Views of Kalimantan (Part 3)
More from the series 36 Views of Kalimantan – Random photos 2014-17. Hope you like some of them! 36 Views of Kalimantan is published here in three parts. Click on these links to view Part 1 or Part 2. …
36 Views of Kalimantan (Part 2)
More from the series 36 Views of Kalimantan – Random photos 2014-17. Hope you like some of them! 36 Views of Kalimantan is published here in three parts. Click on these links to view Part 1 or Part 3. …
36 Views of Kalimantan (Part 1)
Here’s a somewhat random selection of my photos of Kalimantan, taken from 2014 – 2017. Loosely (very loosely indeed!) inspired by Hokusai’s landscape prints from 1830-32. In fact, his main inspiration, apart from the title, was that he was already…
Flying dragon (Draco volans)
There are some pretty remarkable creatures here in Kalimantan. Take this little lizard. Only 20cm long – including tail – he (it’s a male) has at least three amazing attributes: 1. That spectacular flap of yellow skin on his neck…