Photo is a unique language to deliver us dive into the social life. Photography with social reality can simply introduce us to the vast Indonesian. Furthermore, if we are trying to play through hermeneutics, in this book we can about the reality of exploitation of natural resources is not fair to the publics. Through photographs used in ways that most people who seemed to be a steady, monotonous and routine stuck on a product can be remedied publication. This photo book into a new bidder on human intellectual thirst.

This book takes the story of Sajingan Kecil, a small village in the district of Sambas, West Kalimantan. In the early chapters of the book photo, we presented a view of the village is so cool, beautiful and lovely. Its hospitality while greeting us through his photographs. On the other hand, the exploitation of natural resources and the forced transformation of the countryside as a result of exploitation has resulted in a chain that touches all walks of life who become social and environmental damage.

In this book we see the man in three groups based on his view of nature. The first group is characterized traditional subservience and surrender to nature. Second, groups of transformations, namely that seeks harmony with nature. Third, modern humans who desire to master nature. Transformation began to feel when we touch page 82. Sustainable Forest investors transformed into oil palm plantations. No doubt, the data showed that 40 percent of Sambas district used as others land use (APL) which is intended as a palm oil plantation. Murky River and also havoc this region makes scourge in seeing this picture can tell.

The critics of this photo book is a reader blinded between a professional photo with photo documentation produced by the usual a traveler, because now the technology of camera has features that are already qualified, but from this book a database system has been started. For example, the HuMa always documenting conflict data with Humawin can be interwoven with visual recordings through this picture book. If the modern era, people more love visual than textual now, then this picture book is suitable for you. ***

Book Title      : Meniti Perubahan (Crossing the Bridge of Change)

Photographer : Aditia Patria Warman

Editor              : Arbain Rambey

Story               : Widiyanto

Page                 : 131 pages

ISBN                : 978-602-8829-31-1

Publication Year   : 2012

Publisher           : Perkumpulan HuMa and Lembaga Gemawan

To get this book you can cantact Perkumpulan HuMa in:

Jalan Jati Agung No. 8, Jatipadang Pasar Minggu 12540

telp : (021) – 78845871

email: huma@huma.or.id