It has been a long time since our last posting on our blog. May be we are just getting to picky…
Finding moments in a small space where we live are getting more difficult after living for a long time at the same place. You are forced to take what is presented to you. May be we need to move on to another place? A journey or travel for a week or so and take photographs, was not in our mind since we believe, to capture the spirit of a place you have to live there for at least 6 months. This is not an option for us at this moment. So we have to live with what is deliverd to us.
Capturing moments of life in a city is not and has never been easy. A trained eye will scan the environment continuesly, only to find those moments. A precious one. One that you can take home with some happiness like a caveman after a long hunt…
Most of our time, we didn’t get any trouble with people as they didn’t notice getting photographed. There are few times, where we have been asked by people what we are doing. Once Sari been yelled by a man: “I will kill you!”. Well I go to this guy and talk. It was a guy famous for asking money from shop owners, just for a cup of coffee. He left us and was never seen again. Some can be satisfied by a calm explanation, sometimes we have to go for the hard conversation….but this don’t stop us for doing our work. For us they are moments we can’t buy and was given to us as a gift.
Most of you did already saw our work in social media, some reappears here and some are new…so please enjoy!
A tired Mickey Mouse on a man shoulder until it became adult…or may be never be…
Leiden 2012
An old gentleman we met during the cold winter 2012, taking photos with his roller on the frozen small rivers called grachten. A good idea if you have to walk and take your gear on frozen ice!
Leiden 2012
One in a year a marathon is held in Leiden somewhere in spring. As usual we take a walk to see people gathering on the street. With a glimpse Sari saw an old gentleman stepping out of the crowd and raise her rangefinder and took this shot. He should be better suited for that event…
Leiden 2012
On a walk from the Saturday market I saw this window and felt I have to take a shot of it. We don’t know what the real intention was, but we like the composition they made.
Leiden 2012
The shot below was made during our coverage of the student demonstration at the Hague 2011. I like the word ZEN that appears in front of the guy in yellow-blue jacket. A word that associate with meditation, concentration and voila a guy with a Leica Rangefinder that I noticed in a fraction of second made the combination…
The Hague 2011
A dog to be taken and the word “gratis” means for free…
Leiden 2012
Rolling ice for a hot summer…
Leiden 2011
Oh yes, we love this one. In a Sunday morning we saw children gathered in front of an erotic shop “beate uhse” famous in germany beate for life. In this case the interpretation can be several…
Leiden 2011
What we very often met here is that people taking their little dogs with a child stroller…strange…
Leiden 2012
Ah yes, people take a break and having a small talk and wait until the traffic light switch to green…and this in middle of the street. Typical dutch!
Leiden 2012
BTW about typical dutch or at least what we think they are like that, is the ability to make improvisation for temporary solutions. I dont know if I will see this in germany…
Leiden 2012
City transportation of the future, flexible, small and doesn’t need any parking area…
Sunbathing with a sunscreen….
Which one that takes the money?
….you don’t have to collect things from garbage, join the SP (Sociaal Partij) Nederland. Someone reach her/his hand with a picture of Roemer head of the party.
The picture below cartoonized the bad image of the sport world due the dopping scandal…
Leiden 2012
The gap between old and young…
Leiden 2012
In this student city, there are always funny and strange things to enjoy…
Leiden 2012
We appreciate everyone who visit our blog and also to those who left their impressions in our work. See you on our next post. Cheers!
A Push for a Moment 
December 1, 2012 at 4:48 pm |
excellent timing in all shots
December 8, 2012 at 7:12 am |
Many thanks Antonio for visiting
Have a nice day
December 1, 2012 at 5:14 pm |
Great work.Love your way to see Leiden !!
December 6, 2012 at 4:52 pm |
Thank you very much Isidoros!
December 1, 2012 at 6:04 pm |
I always loved your photos and the way you see the world. That open third eye is your heart…I keep saying it all the time. Our imagination is a poetry when it comes to share that vision of the world. Keep going Dear friends, share the way you see the world and never give up, even if situations are not always easy or the positive inspiration and message not rightly understood. What matters is that some of us, even if we are a few, still apreciate and smile thanks to you. You are Great love teachers to those who want to see simple life as truly beautiful. Keep faith . Huge hugs.XXX
December 9, 2012 at 11:16 am |
Dear Sandra, nice to see how you see our images and glad you like them too…..best regards, Sari & Jos
December 1, 2012 at 7:50 pm |
all fotos so fantastic, rare moments
December 6, 2012 at 4:53 pm |
Thank a lot mbak Tati. Succes for you too
December 1, 2012 at 8:04 pm |
Very original, love the tone and all capturing is so inspires me…
Thanks for sharing uncle Jos and auntie Sari..
December 8, 2012 at 6:43 am |
Hi Andreas, thank you so much for always keep your time visiting our blog. You made good work and we see a progress in a different style too. Good work Andreas…
December 1, 2012 at 8:23 pm |
I agree with the comments of Sandra, very successful. Thank you very much for wonderful message of vision, love you always..!!
December 8, 2012 at 7:16 am |
Thank you so much Maria for your time to visiting our Blog..
December 1, 2012 at 9:58 pm |
Nice picture.
December 8, 2012 at 7:17 am |
Thank you so much Mbak Ning. Warm regards
December 2, 2012 at 12:25 am |
🙂 trimakasih untuk sering potonya, selalu mbmerikan gambaran n cerita yang berbeda, tonal warna yang nyaman dan moment yang selalu membuat tersenyum.. trims 🙂
December 8, 2012 at 7:19 am |
Hi Komang,
Terima kasih selalu memberikan semangat buat kami berdua. Keep your work too… Semangat!!!
December 2, 2012 at 7:02 am |
Jeli menangkap momen adalah keunggulan Jos dan Sari. Karya-karya Inalux tidak hanya menampilkan potret aktivitas manusia dan lokasi, ada ekspresi dalam image. Bravo Inalux
XXX
December 8, 2012 at 6:42 am |
Halo Diba, terima kasih ya untuk kesannya. Semoga kami tetap diberi rejeki momen yg menarik dikemudian hari..
December 2, 2012 at 8:26 am |
Sari and Jos, nice shots! Never thought you could get some rough times by doing your hobby.. But that’s what makes this world so bright and colourful, just like your pictures! Way to go!!
December 8, 2012 at 7:51 am |
Dear Emi and Baskoro, thank you for your visit! Yes we encounter rough times but thats part of the business I think. Thank you for your kind words. Cheers, Sari and Jos
December 2, 2012 at 9:04 am |
Bagus ya, Sari, terima kasih sudah menuntun pada Blog yang bagus ini.
December 8, 2012 at 7:24 am |
Terima kasih mbak Lianny , selalu memberikan dorongan dan semangat . Saya mengapresiasi karya mbak Lianny. Maju terus…
December 2, 2012 at 9:44 am |
things are different now..all are in color@..surprissed!..or this may to show the cheerful of the moments…anyway..nice blog..nice story.. as I told you the most difficult thing in having blog is to maintain the content..and you do it so well..by the way I am waiting your new story on your blog with many pictures from indonesia…lets do it..folks!
December 8, 2012 at 6:45 am |
Actually you should not be surprised Andi, if you look in our work in the past there are also color images we made. Yes maintain a work in those years are the most difficult thing, but we manage it. If we came back to our home country surely we will and hope we can capture it in a different light…
December 2, 2012 at 1:52 pm |
Love these street photographs, my friends! Great work! Cheers, Manfred Zeuch
December 8, 2012 at 6:46 am |
Dearest Manfred, thank you very much for your visit and impressions! Greetings, Sari and Jos
December 2, 2012 at 2:01 pm |
Selalu indah untuk dinikmati..sukses selalu
December 6, 2012 at 4:51 pm |
Terima kasih Pak Suhartono…
December 2, 2012 at 2:34 pm |
Dear Sari & Jos, Thanks for sharing your nice photos of social activities in Leiden … keep in touch by sharing photo collections, Tantyo & Anita
December 6, 2012 at 4:50 pm |
Dear Mr HarTantyo,
Many thanks for your visit and kind words! Sari & Jos
December 2, 2012 at 2:38 pm |
i like these – natural pictures…exellent moment..
December 8, 2012 at 7:25 am |
Hallo R. Kriswanta…
Thank you for your time to visit our blog.
December 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm |
The patience and the moment has giving special moments.
December 8, 2012 at 6:47 am |
True Carbalos Balza! Thank you!
December 2, 2012 at 3:13 pm |
I feel a precise approach, but still own the discrete street photography! I like …
December 8, 2012 at 6:49 am |
There are several type of street photography or what I call taking images of life on street. We choose the discreet one, like an observer…thank you!
December 2, 2012 at 8:22 pm |
Great work…as always.
December 8, 2012 at 7:26 am |
Hello Agnese,
Thank you so much …
December 3, 2012 at 8:19 am |
I am always enjoying your photoshot Jos and Sari……
each photos are telling something about emotion, ambience and the situation.
well done Jos and Sari…..enjoy your time then.
sending you a hug.
December 8, 2012 at 6:52 am |
Hi Ali, thank you for the visit and comments. Hope to catch up you someday! Warm greetings from us in Leiden!
December 3, 2012 at 8:32 am |
Leica color always amazing. Shoot by an excellent photographer make excellent result 🙂
December 8, 2012 at 7:44 am |
Dear Agus, is there a particular Leica color? In the past there are Fuji Pro, Kodak colors. I think it is a matter how natural color are represented back in the image. More important for us is the mood, so color can be re-interpreted again…Thank you…
December 3, 2012 at 2:42 pm |
Excellent work, and nice view of Leiden´s streets.
December 8, 2012 at 6:54 am |
Thank you Charly!
December 3, 2012 at 4:07 pm |
Nice work, I also too find it challenging to take pics where I have lived for so long. New locations always inspire, whether there for a day or a week or a month! Cheers, Andy
December 8, 2012 at 6:56 am |
Thank you Andi. We also like your blog and the way you took photographs. New location can be inspiring but another style of image can be inspiring and challanging! Cheers Sari and Jos
December 4, 2012 at 7:16 am |
Beautiful work. It is very difficult to capture daily life in a photograph. Best regards!
December 8, 2012 at 6:57 am |
Thank you Tino! We also like your landscape work! Best regards…
December 4, 2012 at 7:25 am |
Very nice and inspiring work.
December 8, 2012 at 7:27 am |
Dear Lim,
Thank you for visiting and comment. Keep your work too
December 4, 2012 at 1:41 pm |
I like Jos and Sari photos because they are always natural and simple. Their specific character is always related to timing which delivers the message. Need vision and patience to make such photos. Congratulations for stunning works!
December 8, 2012 at 6:59 am |
Glad you like them Irfan! Surprissing that our work reflect the simplicity to you. It need long of walk for sure! Thank you again and greetings from Leiden…Sari and Jos
December 5, 2012 at 9:51 pm |
Dear Sari & Jos, Thanks for sharing your nice photos.Excellent work.
December 8, 2012 at 7:00 am |
Thank you Sebastian for your interest in our work! Cheers, Sari and Jos
December 6, 2012 at 11:56 am |
I always adores the.. what would you say? the “unthinkable angles” the two of you have, hehehe It must be very amusing, capturing the “it” moment.
So glad to hear from you again, mba Sari, mas Jos ^_^)y
keep spirit!
December 8, 2012 at 7:34 am |
Hello Pratiwi,
Thanks you so much for your support as always. Yes, we love the unexpected and therefor we have to react very quickly. The result is what we presented here. Warm regards, Sari & Jos
December 6, 2012 at 3:39 pm |
Very nice work!!
December 8, 2012 at 7:28 am |
Thank you Ozukaru… Have a nice day
December 6, 2012 at 6:08 pm |
Hi Sari & Jos, nice street photos, as you implied, it captures moments. Would love to see more faces and emotions captured by your rangefinder
December 8, 2012 at 7:03 am |
Hi James, thank you! As you already know, we made some photographs of people, but as you know it can be delicate if we publish it. This is the reason why we don’t publish people faces on our blog, but it doesn’t mean we didnt do that. It will be a private collection for our own private gallery ;-)….
December 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm |
Thanks a lot for the impressions! All the best and many greetings from Dresden! Peter
December 8, 2012 at 7:03 am |
Thank you Peter for your time and leaving your impression about our work! Greetings from Leiden!
December 7, 2012 at 2:34 pm |
You photos rapresent the simple life and the simple people of every day. I like them alot!
December 8, 2012 at 7:29 am |
Hi Nansy,
I’m glad hear form you and thank you…
December 7, 2012 at 5:49 pm |
Hey Sari and Jos, you guys have been away for so long. I totally agree about getting bored of your town. That’s the main reason why I came to China to look for a change. I am glad that I made the decision to do so.
Of course you can still get good shots in Holland. I actually love the egg cartons one a lot, but my favorite is the sunbathing kid in the stroller. The photos are way too small though. I wish I could see the last one in more detail to find out what was going on.
Thanks for letting me know about this update and hopefully your next one will come sooner.
December 8, 2012 at 7:48 am |
Dear Araakii, we also read that a dutch pro photographer told, that it is difficult to do street shots in the Netherlands. To them it is more easier to do this in New York City. We proof that it is not true! In the Netherlands you can find interesting things, if your mind and eyes are trained to see such things. The rest are just psycology..Hope to see you in our next posting! Thank you for your visit….
December 10, 2012 at 3:27 am |
Thanks so much for sharing the impressions you did catch when out in the streets. And thanks also for your experiences you made when taking pictures of people.
Keep on the good work! 🙂
December 10, 2012 at 4:15 am |
Dear Helmut, may be you got the same experience like us when photographing people abroad in India or Indonesia. It would be easy if we start a small talk with the subject and ask permission to take a photograph of her or him, but that is not what we want. In our opinion it is not more a candid situation, an as is situation. It is more a should be what we want to situation. Therefore the risk is getting “captured” and being asked. As you might already know, that taking pictures of people in western europe is a delicate business since you came from germany, and less in countries such as our home country Indonesia. In those countries people like to be photographed, but than we get smile faces which we don’t like. Thank you again for leaving an impression and time to visit our blog.
Regards,
Sari and Jos
December 11, 2012 at 1:26 pm |
Hi Sari and Jos, Very nice post. As always, your bike photos will always remain my favorite theme. But, the guy on the ice with camera was a close runner up this time.
December 16, 2012 at 7:19 am |
Hi Steve! Nice to see you here :)…..thank you for your kind words!!
best regards,
Sari and Jos
December 11, 2012 at 9:52 pm |
Hi Sari and Jos, Wonderful photos!!! Best wishes, Raymond
December 16, 2012 at 7:20 am |
Dear Ray, thank you for leaving an impression 🙂
best regards,
Sari and Jos
December 16, 2012 at 10:27 am |
hi, mbak Sari,
nce post and wonderful photos…I enjoy it although I’ve never been there…thanks for sharing…:)
December 17, 2012 at 8:30 am |
Dear Mbak Nunung,
Nice to see you here and thank you for your time. Succes for you too..
December 22, 2012 at 6:17 pm |
Excelentes fotografías amigos… Ambarum Sari & Jos Runarka, vuestra pasión por la fotografía se transmite en estas imágenes, es un placer visual, no cambies nunca, un fuerte abrazo.
Tomás Badía
December 22, 2012 at 6:54 pm |
Muchas gracias Tomas por su tiempo para dejar una huella en nuestro post. Claro que no van a cambiar nuestro punto de vista que tenemos ahora. Un cordial saludo desde Leiden, Sari y Jos
February 6, 2013 at 9:03 pm |
Dear Jos and Sari,
Again I’m very impressed with your images. This last post has a different character than previous posts -to me. It must be the colours I think. A bit less romantic, a bit more “real life”. Photo’s like yours can only be made when your are continuously prepared to make the shot. You both have an excellent eye and incredible timing. I think e.g. that the man stepping out of the marathon has his foot exactly at the right position, and the city transportation woman is exactly right with the middle of her head at the vertical line in the wall, which then again is exactly in the centre of the frame. I think it has been very well prepared, but for the woman it clearly is a surprise that a picture is taken. Very fine street photography!
February 8, 2013 at 3:11 pm |
Dear Jaap,
thank you for your interest in our blog! Sometimes you have to change to see the difference in your self. Step out a bit from your own shadow to see different things, try different style.
Warm regards from Sari!
Jos
May 11, 2015 at 5:55 am |
Fotographer Human Interest tentu saja berbeda dengan mereka yang lebih suka mengabadikan Landscape dan model di studio. Kalian membutuhkan energi dan kesabaran extra dalam menemukan object dan fragment yang tepat…. tentu saja beberapa kejadian yang tidak diharapkan bisa saja terjadi.
Dan kami hanya tinggal duduk2 disini menikmati hasil karya indah ini….ditemani secangkir kopi
May 11, 2015 at 7:18 am |
Dear Acha, setiap disiplin fotografi memiliki keunikan dan kesabaran sendiri. Begitu pula dengan resiko yang dihadapi. Ketepatan momen pada saat membidik tidak jauh berbeda. Kami senang mba Acha dapat menikmati foto kami sambil minum secangkir kopi. Salam, Sari dan Jos