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The towering stone temples of Prambanan beneath a blue sky

Indonesia · Central Java · 2023 & 2024

Yogyakarta & Prambanan

Stone temples, city streets and shared tables — photographs from two visits to Yogyakarta.

Prambanan · 2023

The journal

In 2023, the camera followed the stone towers and carved details of Prambanan, then returned to the streets and markets of Yogyakarta.

The 2024 photographs bring another walk among the temples, meals with friends, a stop at Klangon, and an evening at the House of Raminten.

First visit · 2023

Stone and city

Prambanan from a distance and up close, with Yogyakarta before and after the temple visit.

Travelers beneath the Yogyakarta International Airport sign — Arrival at Yogyakarta International Airport

Prambanan temples silhouetted beneath the afternoon sun — The first view of Prambanan

Illustrated mural of Yogyakarta street life — Scenes of Yogyakarta

Close view of the towering stone temples at Prambanan — The central temple

Sculpted figures along the Prambanan temple wall — Figures in stone

Stone relief of figures and a chariot on a temple wall — A carved story

Three travelers standing before the Prambanan temple complex — Together at Prambanan

Clothing stalls and shoppers in a Yogyakarta market — At the market

Two travelers posing in front of a Prambanan temple — At the temple steps

Ken standing in front of Prambanan temple — Looking up at Prambanan

Group portrait of travelers at Prambanan — A moment together

Prambanan temple viewed between carved stone structures — Between the stones

Carved stone corner of a Prambanan temple viewed from below — Stonework above

Ornate stone carvings and roof of a Prambanan temple — Details of the temple

Decorated gateway to Kampung Ketandan in Yogyakarta — Kampung Ketandan

Return visit · 2024

Back in Yogyakarta

Another day at Prambanan, followed by the smaller moments around the city.

Decorative gilded carriage on display at Yogyakarta airport — At the airport

Travel companions dining together in Yogyakarta — An evening meal

Traveler standing on the steps in front of a Prambanan temple — Back at Prambanan

Visitors walking toward the central temples at Prambanan — Across the grounds

Plaque marking the 27 May 2006 earthquake at Prambanan — A place of remembrance

Prambanan towers beneath a blue sky — Temple towers

Friends gathered around a lunch table in Yogyakarta — Lunch together

Two travelers posing by the Klangon hillside sign — At Klangon

Information sign for Bukit Klangon near Mount Merapi — Bukit Klangon

Signs and portraits displayed inside the House of Raminten — Inside the House of Raminten

Framed photographs on the wall of the House of Raminten — A wall of memories

Traditional carriages displayed at the House of Raminten — Carriages on display

Green direction sign inside the House of Raminten — A sign along the way

Two companions seated outside the House of Raminten — Together at Raminten

Two companions smiling over bottles of Bintang at a table — A toast together

Indonesian seafood and vegetable dishes shared at dinner — Dinner on the table

Ken facing the tall central Prambanan temple — The temple courtyard

Traveler waving from the steps of a carved temple entrance — The stone entrance

Traveler smiling beside the stone steps at Prambanan — On the steps

Framed portraits and sculpture at the House of Raminten — Portraits and art

Indonesian dishes spread across a dinner table — Another shared meal

Companions standing outside the House of Raminten at night — Outside Raminten