Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Disasters, Triumphs and Everyday Life: 2009 Through the Lenses of Jakarta Globe Photographers

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Disasters, Triumphs and Everyday Life: 2009 Through the Lenses of Jakarta Globe Photographers

The Jakarta Globe

Christians prayed and cried in front of a Mary statue still standing among the ruins of a Padang Catholic church damaged by the 7.6 earthquake that rocked the region in October. (JG Photo/Safir Makki)

The Jakarta Globe's staff photographers are always on the frontline of the news and in the past year they have covered everything from disasters and sporting triumphs to everyday life in the capital.

Jurnasyanto Sukarno, Afriadi Hikmal, Yudhi Sukma Wijaya and Safir Makki have picked some of their favorite images of the year for this online gallery.

View the gallery here

Meet the photographers

Safir Makki

Jakarta Globe photographer Safir Makki sees his photos as a way of informing the public about injustice in society. His photos, often shot from unusual angles, tell human stories of struggle and sacrifice, hope and charity.

Safir studied at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta. He was a finalist this year in the prestigous Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna journalism awards in two categories for best news photographs, business and the economy, and law.

Yudhi Sukma Wijaya

My name is Yudhi Sukma Wijaya. During the past year, I have worked as a photographer for the Jakarta Globe, using my images to help tell the story of a myriad of political, social, cultural, economic and legal events. Each of my photos presented its own challenges and obstacles, from dealing with government or corporate bureaucracy to obtain a single shot, to waiting for hours to capture one perfect moment.

This year, two of my photos won Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna awards, one for best political news photograph and another for best arts and culture photograph. I hope the year ahead brings more opportunities for me to capture important images for Globe readers, and to immortalize the stories of our time for future generations.

Jurnasyanto Sukarno

As a photojournalist, each day is different, and I always have to prepare for the worst. I may be at a political event, full of rules and bureaucracy, and suddenly a natural disaster calls me elsewhere. The most important aspect of my job is timing — I have to get to the field in time, otherwise I’ll miss the news. I can’t do much from behind a desk.

During my year with the Jakarta Globe, I’ve covered major events, like the presidential election, the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton bombings, the Situ Gintung dam disaster, the terrorist raid in Tangerang and the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos.

Afriadi Hikmal

There is always something worth photographing, even a moment of rage or loss is a fragment of human life. Capturing each fragment in pictures will tell a story — and the best story-telling technique is to tell things honestly and objectively.

This year, Afriadi Hikmal has won many awards for his work, including second place in the Photo Essay category of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand Photojournalism Contest, for his story about children with cerebral palsy. He also came first in the Nature category of a National Geographic Indonesia contest, and won first prize for photography in a competition focusing on reporting labor issues, organized by The Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia.