Friday, 8th August 2008
Rice Raining
by Danu Primanto
Farmers harvesting rice in Godean, Yogyakarta (30/05/2008). Starting dry season in June 2008, Indonesian needs almost 2,5-3 billions tons of rice. The rice price in the global market slowly rise up into $ 500/ton. Although it seems rise up every weeks, Indonesian goverment led the policy to release it on $ 400/tons. Some big flood in US, Africa and Asia were destroyed famrland and made made seriously food crisis in the world.
Equipment: nikon D40, nikkor 18-70mm
Danu Primanto
Primanto, 28, comes from a worker family in East Java, Indonesia and studied architecture at the Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University. He is a freelance photojournalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker, drawing his inspiration from the relationship between social and visual issues. He is currently working with several NGOs in Java to document the region's rebuilding in the wake of 2006's devastating earthquake.
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Rice Raining by Danu Primanto was photo of the day on Friday, 8th August 2008. It is tagged Farmers, People. You can leave a comment below.
17 Comments
Eileen
I like this photo for different reasons. But number one is that as a farm worker myself, I see it as very universal. We all need to farm and we all need to eat. Good show. EZ
Eileen
I like this photo for different reasons. But number one is that as a farm worker myself, I see it as very universal. We all need to farm and we all need to eat. Amazing, good job. EZ
G.
great concept, nice…
don’t forget traktir2nya, hehe
realimage
THX for sharing.
always connected rice raining with weddings…
Malta Photography
This image has a message and it transmits it very well. It has no special coloring no special effects just plain and simple but straight to the point.
Paul Dass
Excellent action picture, and good information connected with it. Nikon D40 is one of the best camera I have ever come across.
Janell
Great Shot
Renee
Different but neat!
yasmin
very interesting composure!
Pauline Jones
This picture is designed to make you think about how fragile our food system on this earth is. In the countries of plenty it is hard to imagine not being able to afford to eat.
Marie Dunphy Harding
The joy of a good harvest! Thanks for the info.
su
As well as a nice image, it also have the social message to it, making it a powerful shot.
Rajib Singha
It’s a familiar sight in the Indian sub continent. It somewhat rekindles a kind of homely feeling within me to make me remember how close is our global bond. Thanks.
mike
Interesting picture. I never seen a rice farm.
Su
Nice information, even more relevant 2 years later,
renee
neat shot indeed.
Deborah Flowers
I love this poignant image and completely agree w/ Su regarding current relevancy