Book & The Arts

Photo : Omar Taraki NiodeAre you a photography lovers? If yes, just come to Antara Journalistic Photo Gallery (GFJA). Because there is currently held an exhibition titled Omar's Visual Journey from the October 5 to 13 by Omar Taraki Niode.

For those lovers of photography, the name of Omar Taraki Niode did seem strange to the ear. 

Omar Taraki Niode was born in Washington D.C on 1 April 1984. He finished his elementary school in Al-Azhar Kemang Jakarta Indonesia. He graduated from Ojai Valley Middle School, California in 1998; and from Robert Louis Stevenson High School, Pebble Beach California, in 2002.

Photo : Omar Taraki NiodeJust like most young men, he often traveled abroad during school holidays. India is one of countries he ever visited. With US$ 600 and simple supplies he traveled to the country of Mahatma Gandhi, alone.

Well, photos displayed in the exhibition are the results of his journey to India. At least 30 photos are displayed in exhibition. Uniquely, those photos were taken by pocket camera.

Photo : Omar Taraki Niode"Actually, the exhibition aims to encourage that anyone could be a photographer, although he uses a simple camera," Oscar Motuloh Head of Museums said.

Photo : Omar Taraki NiodeIn this exhibition, the gallery also deliberately combined the edit photos with the images with the writings of Omar in his diary. "This iwas deliberately done to strengthen the photos," Oscar said.

According to Oscar, the photo works of Omar is very good and worthy to be exhibited, this is because he was photographed with his "heart", so what is portrayed in this exhibition is a true depiction of India.

Photo : Omar Taraki NiodeOscar continued, photos in this exhibition are lifting the lives of Indian society and its natural beauty. Look at photos arid land and the goats on the edge of the monument of Taj Mahal. Or cab interior reflects a number of shining reflections in Kolkata region. Everything looks so natural and candid.

But unfortunately, the photographer Omar Taraki Niode could not attend the exhibition, because he passed away at young age (25 years), in early 2009. "This exhibition is, in fact also to commemorate the deceased,"Oscar said.