North East fringe of Komodo National Park, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Komodo Dragon
Komodo National Park is the last sanctuary for the endemic Komodo dragon, native only to Indonesia. Largest of all lizards, it can reach a fearsome ten feet (three meters) in length.
Horse Cart (Delman) on Parangtritis Beach, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia.
Mosque at LhokNa, Aceh Besar, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra, Indonesia
Baiturrahman mosque, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Prambanan Temple, Between Sleman, Yogyakarta and Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia
Buffalo, Gayo highlands, West coast of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Farmer & his dogs near Lake Maninjau, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Island near West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tau Tau Effigies Guarding A Cliffside Graveyard, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Traditional Houses, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Funeral Procession, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Beach, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Mount Krakatau, Krakatau National Park, Sunda Straits, Lampung, Sumatra, Banten, Java, Indonesia.
Hornbill, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sumatran Tiger, Taman Safari, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Baliem Valley, Wamena, Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesia.
Baliem River, South Gap Area, Wamena, Jayawijaya-Yahukimo, Papua, Indonesia.
Dani Tribesmen of Hetigima village during a war with neighbouring Kurima village, Southern Baliem Valley, Wamena, Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesia.
Rumah Gadang (Minang House), West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Jam Gadang (Gadang Clock), Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia.Minangkabau traditional wedding of Payakumbuh
Weaving Ikat, traditional cloth, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Minang girl by a window, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia.
Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia.
Fishing boats near Jimbaran Beach, Badung, Bali, Indonesia.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple was damaged in an earthquake and buried for centuries under volcanic ash. Excavations began in the early 20th century.
Rice Paddies
Rice paddies cover terraces built into an Indonesian hillside. Farmers on Java are surrounded by more than 30 volcanoes, which provide the rich volcanic ash that allows them to harvest three crops of rice in a season—unlike farmers on neighboring Borneo, who have only one volcano.
Orangutans
Orangutans are native only to Indonesia and Malaysia. The endangered great apes have lost much of their habitat to deforestation
Nusa Dua Temple, Bali
Indonesian women take part in a procession to Nusa Dua temple in southern Bali, carrying offerings atop their heads. Southern Bali is also known for its beaches and five-star hotels.
Coral Reef, Sulawesi
Scuba divers explore a coral reef off Manado Tua Island. The island nations of the tropical western Pacific cradle the richest coral life on the planet. The development of reefs owes much to oceanic volcanoes such as Manado Tua, near the northeastern tip of Sulawesi. The submerged slopes of the volcanoes give corals a toehold on which to grow.
Pura Ulun Danu Temple, Bali
The water temple of Pura Ulun Danu on Lake Bratan in Bali serves the faithful in the mountainous area near Bedugul.
Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo
Some Indonesians believe that belching volcanoes such as Mount Semeru (in background) and Mount Bromo (in foreground) are portals to a subterranean world that has shaped not only Indonesia’s landscape but also its beliefs and culture. A long exposure time captured stars in this photo—and the brief balanced light from both a fading moon and a brightening eastern sky.