1. Circumnavigation of Sumatra

Belewan and Batak (Karo) people

Belewan,Sumatra, Batak people (includes the Toba, Karo, Simalungun, Angkola or Mandailing ethnic groups), Traditional Batak Karo village of Lingga near Brastagi (also called Berastagi), old Batak traditional houses ~250 year old, Batak welcoming ceremony, Batak women and children, Batak elders, Batak funeral feast, chewing betel nut, Batak men and youths, portraits of the Karo Batak people, boys on water buffalo
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Note the small pair of eyes peeking from between the two girls
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Batak-girls-in-the-window,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra
Note the small pair of eyes peeking from between the two girls

  • Batak-woman-blowing-on-cooking-fire-in-traditional-longhouse,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra<br />
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The Karo Batak longhouses are large buildings without partitions that accommodate 4 families, each with their own cooking fire.  They are completely dark inside and challenging for photography without flash.  Critiques welcome.
  • Batak-woman-sitting-by-cooking-fire-in-traditional-longhouse,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra<br />
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The Karo Batak longhouses are large buildings without partitions that accommodate 4 families, each with their own cooking fire.  They are completely dark inside and challenging for photography without flash (and the shadows you get).  Critiques welcome.
  • Portrait-of-two-Batak-women,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra
  • Batak-elder,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra
  • Batak-boys-with-the-family-water-buffalo-1,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra
  • Batak-boys-with-the-family-water-buffalo-2,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra
  • Batak-girls-in-the-window,-Lingga-Brastagi,-North-Sumatra<br />
Note the small pair of eyes peeking from between the two girls
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