Thursday, 8 September 2016

week 5 - photographer Tara Sosrowardoyo

Photographer Tara Sosrowardoyo


* Tara is one of southeast Asia leading photographer.

* Tara started his career in photography in 1977 as a still photographer in the Indonesia film industry and a photojournalist at the now - defunct "Jakarta-Jakarta Magazine"

* After joining Getty Images in 1988, his works started to featured in many publications worldwide like The New York, Times, Time, GEO, Asiaweek, Newsweek.

* Tara has shot many protraits of influential figures in politics, business and the arts in southeast Asia.

*Tara is joint or sole contributor of images to many books like 7 days in Myanmar, Batik, Java Style and Over Makaysia.

*Lee Kwan Yew portrait which was taken on the Nov, 2004 was used for his obituary has been displayed worldwide and praiseworthy put the credit to the photographer Tara.

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