Tag: Yoppy Pieter

‘Eastern Comma’ by Yoppy Pieter This story about mass urban migration in Indonesia explores feelings of longing, belonging and nostalgia through personal memories. via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/eastern-comma-by-yoppy-pieter-c13fdbbce562 This story about mass urban migration in Indonesia explores feelings of longing, belonging and nostalgia through personal memories.

A glimpse inside the world’s largest matrilineal society The Minangkabau culture is known for elaborate horned houses and fascinating customs, but its way of life is being threatened by urbanization. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/07/06/a-glimpse-inside-the-worlds-largest-matrilineal-society/ “The [urbanization] phenomenon is slowly destroying the identity of the Minangkabau,” photographer Yoppy Pieter said. He spent seven weeks in a…