2014 - 2019
Los Angeles, California, United States; Tokyo, Japan; East Java, Indonesia; Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam; Phuket, Thailand; Málaga, Andalusia, Spain; Beersheba, Southern District, Israel; Bali, Indonesia; Russia
Traffic controller in Nha-Trang city center. This small passage is 1km long and connects a local highway (to the left) and a major tourist street (to the right) with the poor local district in between. Locals living here need to be aware of the train passing through every 30 minutes.
I took a specific route through some Asian countries to show raw life close to major resort cities, underlining the adaptation process locals have undergone as a result of the widespread invasion of tourism in the region.
Mount Ijen, Indonesia, 2016. It has been more than 64 years since Mount Ijen last erupted, but the volcano is still very much alive, and it is being mined by some of the toughest men in the world. One trail unites tourists, miners and guides, who were often mine workers in the past. Part of “The Toughest Job” project.