In early December 2019, the street photography community that I participated in carried out a joint hunting activity to a village in Bogor, West Java. The people who live in this place are very friendly, enthusiastic and happy with our presence. In this place, the residents’ houses are very tight so that access to sunlight that penetrates into the narrow passageways is very limited. I really like this kind of situation, to create mood and drama effects in a photo. As in this picture, when I was standing in front of a small shop selling food. In front of me was a small alley that is dark even though it was day time. In the middle of the small alley, there is a T-junction that is connected to another alley. Interestingly around the T-junction was very bright, this was caused by an open gap between the roof of the houses separated by the existence of a small alley, so that sunlight can penetrate it. At that moment my imagination immediately reacted that this place was interesting to be photographed when someone would pass the T-junction. I stood there for a while waiting for someone to come out of the small alley and then pass through a bright area of the T-junction and finally, my waiting was not in vain. A woman carrying a small basket of food passed through the T-junction. In addition to being fast and precise, a street photographer must also be able to visualize the object to be photographed.
West Bogor, Indonesia