Batoor

Photography/Seeking Asylum

People in orange life jackets wading ashore through shallow water towards the jungle at Ujung Kulon, 2012.
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, 201210 of 19

Seeking Asylum

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, 2012. Frame 10 of 19.

In his words

In the end, the crew didn’t abandon us and got everyone to safety. We all made it to the coast of Ujung Kulon, a remote peninsula at the extreme western end of Java, our boat crashing onto the rocks. Here you can see people running into the jungle to avoid being captured by local police. I slipped into the water and destroyed my camera. Thankfully, my memory card survived.

ideas.ted.com, April 2015
Series
Seeking Asylum
Place
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean
Years
2012
Frame
10 of 19
Shown at
State Library Victoria 2024
Rights
© Barat Ali BatoorFirst published: The Global Mail, 2013

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Provenance

Where this file came from, and what has been done to it.

Recovered from
ideas.ted.com photo essay, 16 Apr 2015
Original file
The file as it was served
Plate
19 of 236
Reference
t09
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