Bali, Raja Ampat and Indonesia
Seaweed farming, terraced rice fields, Raja Ampat archipelago and fishing ports — rushes available for licensing
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country and largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands, offers from the air a diversity of landscapes and cultures unmatched in Southeast Asia. Our collection covers three distinct areas — Bali, the Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua, and the fishing ports of the north coast of Java.
Seaweed farming in Bali — In the shallow waters off the south of the island, dozens of small producers cultivate seaweed on ropes strung between stakes, forming from the air a grid of coloured lines against a turquoise backdrop — an abstract geometry of unexpected beauty. Seaweed farming is an important economic activity for Balinese coastal communities, offering a sustainable alternative to intensive fishing.
The terraced rice fields — The interior of Bali and its rice fields, terraced over centuries, offer from the air a landscape of geometric perfection — steps of intense green following the contours of the volcanic hillsides, fed by a traditional irrigation system, the subak, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The coastline and black sand beaches — The island's intense volcanism has deposited a deep black sand on its shores, contrasting with the turquoise waters and colourful fishing boats. Our footage shows the loading of rice onto boats on these black sand beaches — an ancestral agricultural and maritime activity seen from the air.
Raja Ampat, West Papua — At the other end of the Indonesian archipelago, the Raja Ampat archipelago and its Pulau Wayag islands offer one of the most spectacular maritime landscapes in the world : hundreds of karst islets covered in tropical vegetation rising from an intensely blue and green sea, sheltering the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet.
Java's fishing ports — On the north coast of Java, our footage documents the night unloading of large fishing boats in small coastal ports, filmed on the ground and by drone. Under the glare of floodlights, dozens of fishermen form human chains to unload their crates of fish in a frenetic activity that contrasts sharply with the silence of the night — see also our dedicated article on ports of the world and our fishing collection.
Bali aerial pictures
