Dressing for The Part

Anton, a traditional costume maker, works on a costume for traditional performances in the Purawaisata area in Yogyakarta. The costumes are sold to various regions in Indonesia as well as exported to countries such as Canada and the Netherlands at a negotiated price.

Amazing Art

Master carver and luthier, Wayan Tuges, works on Balinese virtuoso Balawan’s double neck guitar.

It Feels Good

New Blueberry owner, guitarist Paul Huisman tries out his “new baby”, a Grand Concert Blueberry handmade in Bali, with luthier and master carver, Wayan Tuges, listening for true tone.

The A to Z of Jazz

Jason Mraz (with guitar) and his band play at the festival last year.

Attracting the Others

Grammy award singer Peabo Bryson performs at the 2009 Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta. Besides jazz artists, top pop singers were also invited to perform at the music show.

Give Me Your Hand

A construction worker rescues a woman in the Des Moines River, Iowa, in this July 1, 2009 handout photo. The Des Moines Register photographer, Mary Chind, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize as announced in New York.

Damage

A girl identified as a 14-year-old child trafficking victim (righ) meets the press with Magdalena Sitorus the Indonesian Commission for the Protection of Children. The girl, from Banjarnegara, Centra Java, reported physical and mental suffering from abuse by her employers’ family in West Aceh.

Finally Recognized

Dira J. Sugandi, a Bandung-based jazz chanteuse who shot to fame last year after performing with American Grammy winning pop singer Jason Mraz, takes the stage by storm with Dwiki Dharmawan (left) and Barry Likumahuwa (right) in the background.

Still Struggling

Members of Miss Tjitjih theater group perform ‘Rising from the Grave’. The group puts on at least two performances a month.

Light Participation

Fish traders at Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta kept their lights on during the Earth Hour campaign, on evening when people were supposed to turn off their lights, although many were unaware of this. Many night workers had to keep their lights on between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Favorite Stamp

A visitor takes a picture of US President Barack Obama, which was made from stamps displayed at an international philately exhibition in Jakarta.

Carnage

An image from lifenews.ru shows a damaged subway coach after a bomb explosion at the Lubyanka metro station in Moscow. Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people and injured another 38 on two Moscow metro trains during the rush hour, official said.