Komodo, The Big Dragon, Can be seen here In Bali

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The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest living lizard, native to Indonesia. Growing up to 3 metres long and weighing around 70–90 kg, this powerful predator has sharp teeth, venomous bites, strong claws, and an excellent sense of smell. It hunts deer, wild pigs, and other animals. Found mainly in Komodo National Park, it is a remarkable living symbol of Indonesia’s ancient wildlife and is classified as an endangered species.

Komodo dragon walking through grass and foliage near a fallen log
A large monitor lizard moving through grass and shrubs beside a fallen tree
Close-up of a colorful monitor lizard resting among rocks beside a pond
A colorful monitor lizard resting on smooth rocks beside a shallow pond
Large monitor lizard resting on a sunlit rock surrounded by tropical foliage
Large orange and black monitor lizard resting on rocks in a leafy garden

Puspa Mekar Dancer

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Puspa Mekar is a traditional Balinese welcome dance originating from Peliatan, Ubud. Its name means “blooming flower”, symbolising beauty, grace and hospitality.Created for the Tirta Sari Gamelan Ensemble, the dance combines elegant Balinese movements with musical influences from traditional compositions.Through graceful gestures, expressive eyes and beautiful costumes, the dancers offer a warm welcome to their guests, reflecting the rich artistic heritage of Peliatan.

A smiling woman wearing traditional Balinese attire, adorned with a detailed gold crown and colorful makeup, set against a vibrant backdrop.
A smiling woman in traditional Balinese attire with intricate gold headdress and vibrant clothing, standing against a decorative backdrop.
A Balinese dancer wearing a traditional ornate headdress and colorful costume, standing in front of a decorative backdrop.
A woman wearing traditional Balinese attire, adorned with a gold floral headdress and intricate jewelry. She has colorful makeup and is smiling against a decorative background.
A woman in traditional Balinese attire, wearing a colorful, intricately designed headdress adorned with gold and flowers, smiling warmly at the camera.
A young woman dressed in colorful traditional attire holds a lantern, standing against an orange backdrop with intricate decor in the background.
A woman in traditional Balinese attire, featuring a pink and gold dress and an ornate headdress, poses elegantly in a richly decorated setting with cultural artifacts.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese costume, featuring vibrant pink and yellow attire with intricate gold accessories, posing in front of a rustic background.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire, featuring a pink and gold patterned dress, ornate jewelry, and a decorative headdress. She sits gracefully beside a carved statue and an antique cabinet.
A young woman in traditional Balinese dance attire, featuring a pink and gold dress with intricate patterns, a golden headdress adorned with leaves and jewels, and yellow sashes. She poses gracefully in an indoor setting with decorative furniture in the background.
A Balinese dancer gracefully poses in traditional attire, adorned with intricate golden and floral headpiece, set against a rustic backdrop with cultural decor.
A traditional dancer in vibrant pink and gold attire with elaborate accessories, posed gracefully against a textured wall with decorative items in the background.
A young woman in traditional Balinese dance attire, featuring a vibrant pink and gold dress, yellow sash, and ornate headdress, posing gracefully in an indoor setting with decorative elements in the background.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire with intricate golden accessories, seated on a wooden chair in front of ornate wood carvings.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire, featuring a colorful yellow and pink costume with intricate decorations and a large ornate headdress. She is seated gracefully on a wooden chair, with beautifully carved wooden panels in the background.
A woman dressed in vibrant traditional Balinese attire, featuring intricate gold accessories and an elaborate headdress, sitting gracefully in front of a decorative wooden background.
A young woman in traditional Balinese attire sits gracefully on a wooden chair, adorned with intricate golden accessories and a vibrant headdress. The background features beautifully carved wooden panels.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire, with intricate patterns and a golden headdress, seated on a wooden chair in front of ornate wooden wall decorations.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire, featuring a pink and gold batik dress and an ornate golden headdress, sitting elegantly on a wooden chair in front of intricately carved wooden panels.
A young woman in traditional Balinese attire with intricate gold accessories, seated gracefully on a wooden chair against a backdrop featuring ornate framed decorations.
A young woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire, featuring vibrant colors and intricate designs, poses gracefully in a window frame. She has elaborate hair accessories and jewelry, with a lush green background visible beyond.
A young woman dressed in traditional Indonesian attire, adorned with a golden crown and ornate jewelry, posing gracefully in a window with greenery in the background.
A young woman in traditional Balinese attire, featuring a vibrant dress with intricate patterns, seated gracefully in a window frame adorned with greenery. She wears an ornate headdress and jewelry, showcasing a cultural performance look.
A woman dressed in colorful traditional attire with a gold headdress poses gracefully in a doorway, surrounded by greenery.
A young woman wearing traditional Balinese clothing with intricate patterns, gold accessories, and a decorative headdress, standing beside a detailed wooden wall carving.
A young woman in colorful traditional Balinese attire poses beside an intricately carved wooden wall, showcasing her elaborate headdress and jewelry.
A young woman in vibrant traditional attire, featuring intricate patterns in pink and gold, with a decorative headdress adorned with flowers and jewels, standing beside an ornate wooden wall.
A young girl in traditional Balinese attire poses next to an ornate carved wooden door, smiling while showcasing intricate jewelry and headpiece.
A smiling woman in traditional Balinese attire, standing next to intricately carved wooden panels, showcasing her colorful costume and elaborate accessories.
A woman in traditional Balinese dress poses in front of an intricately carved wooden door, showcasing vibrant colors and elaborate decorations.
A young woman in traditional Balinese dance attire, featuring a colorful dress with intricate patterns, a decorative headpiece adorned with flowers and gold elements, and a smiling expression, poses in front of an ornate wooden backdrop.

Legong Dancer

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Legong Dance is one of Bali’s most beautiful and refined traditional dances. It is famous for its elegant movements, expressive eyes, intricate finger gestures, and richly decorated golden costumes. Legong developed within Bali’s royal courts, particularly during the 19th century. Traditionally, it was performed by young female dancers who underwent extensive training from an early age. The word Legong is often associated with graceful dance movements accompanied by the gamelan orchestra. The dance combines precise choreography with expressive storytelling. The dancers use a distinctive technique called seledet, moving their eyes sharply from side to side in rhythm with the music. Their facial expressions help communicate the story. Dancers wear elaborate golden headdresses, colourful costumes, decorative jewellery and often hold fans as part of their performance.

A woman in traditional Balinese costume, adorned with intricate gold and floral headpiece, holding a decorative fan, posed in front of wooden steps.
A young woman wearing a traditional costume with elaborate gold and floral headpiece, showcasing vibrant makeup and accessories.
A woman in traditional Balinese dress with a decorative gold headdress and floral accents, looking over her shoulder against a lush green background.
A woman wearing traditional Balinese attire, featuring a colorful floral headdress and decorative jewelry, holding a fan, set against a lush green background.
A Balinese dancer wearing a traditional costume adorned with intricate patterns and a golden headdress decorated with colorful flowers, posing gracefully outdoors.
A young woman in traditional Balinese attire with intricate gold headdress adorned with flowers, colorful makeup, and a vibrant dress, posing outdoors.
A woman dressed in traditional Balinese attire holding a decorative fan, partially obscured by green foliage.
A performer dressed in vibrant traditional attire holding a decorative fan, standing in a doorway adorned with intricate carvings and colorful decorations.
A Balinese dancer dressed in traditional costume, holding a fan, poses beside decorative stone statues, set against a backdrop of ornate wooden doors and lush greenery.
A young woman in traditional Balinese costume, adorned with vibrant flowers and intricate gold jewelry, smiles as she peeks through a beautifully decorated wooden door.
A woman in traditional Balinese costume, adorned with colorful flowers and intricate gold accessories, holding a decorated fan while seated against an ornate background.

Badung Market

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Badung Market (Pasar Badung) is the largest and one of the most iconic traditional markets in Denpasar, Bali, located along the banks of the Badung River on Jalan Sulawesi. It serves as a bustling cultural and economic hub for locals and visitors alike. After undergoing a major modernization following a fire, the multi-story complex blends contemporary structural design with traditional Balinese architectural accents, featuring wide walkways and good ventilation.The market is a primary destination for fresh produce, tropical fruits, spices, daily groceries, textiles, traditional ceremonial items, and local handicrafts.

A person carrying a large load on their head walks up a set of stairs in a dimly lit indoor space.
An elderly woman sitting on the steps outside a building, reading a book, with a bag beside her and people visible in the background.
A young boy carrying a large woven basket on his head is walking up a staircase, while two women converse near a parked motorcycle at the bottom of the stairs.
A young child walking through a bustling market, carrying a large decorative basket on their head, surrounded by people and various market stalls.
A man standing in a busy market, surrounded by various bags of vegetables and produce on the ground, with a variety of fresh greens and other goods displayed on tables nearby.
A person carrying large woven baskets while walking through a market area with motorcycles parked nearby and a brick building in the background.

Brine-Boiled Fish or Salted-Boiled Fish

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Small fish—typically mackerel, tuna, or scad—are salted and packed tightly into woven bamboo baskets (besek) or cylindrical containers (crokok) before being boiled or steamed in large vats.The combination of heavy salting and boiling acts as a natural preservation method, extending the fish’s shelf life while giving it a distinct salty, savory flavor.In Indonesian culinary terminology, the process itself is called pemindangan, and the resulting product is known as Ikan Pindang

A person wearing a headscarf is bending over a crate, sorting fish at a market. Nearby, there are woven baskets and sacks stacked beside them.
An elderly woman sitting on the ground, sorting through bowls of ingredients in a vibrant food stall with smoky surroundings.
A person bent over a crate of fish in a market, surrounded by baskets and sacks of goods, in a black and white photo.
A black and white image of a market scene featuring a vendor cleaning fish at a stall, surrounded by baskets and other market goods.
A person dressed in a grey hoodie and cap is crouching down, sorting through fresh fish laid out on the ground covered with burlap sacks. The scene is captured in black and white.
A black and white image of a market scene featuring three individuals sorting and preparing fish amidst woven baskets and plastic bags, with sacks stacked in the background.
A woman sorting fish at a local market, surrounded by baskets and containers filled with seafood and other goods.
Three individuals preparing fish in a market setting, surrounded by woven baskets and containers filled with fish. The scene is in black and white.
A collection of woven baskets filled with salted fish, displayed on a market surface, captured in black and white.
Two people sorting seafood in a market, with woven baskets stacked in the background.
A black and white image showing several wrapped food items placed on a stone surface in front of two large cooking pots, with steam rising in the background.
A fish market scene in black and white, featuring two workers sorting and preparing fish among woven baskets filled with seafood.
A person sitting at a market, working on arranging woven baskets. The scene is captured in black and white, showcasing the various sizes of baskets stacked and scattered around, with a bowl of rice or grains nearby.
A black and white image of a bustling market scene featuring baskets filled with fresh fish, arranged in large bowls and surrounded by woven baskets and containers.

Wet Rice Cultivation

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Wet-rice cultivation means growing rice in fields that are deliberately flooded or kept very wet during much of the growing period. In Bali, these are the familiar green terraced rice fields. Wet rice cultivation (paddy agriculture) is an agricultural system where rice is grown in flooded fields (paddies or sawah). Standing water suppresses weeds, regulates soil temperature, and supplies continuous nutrients, allowing the same land to remain fertile for centuries without degradation. The process of doing the wet rice cultivation are Seedling Nursery, Field Preparation, Transplanting, Water Management and Harvesting & Threshing. After need to dry before processing in rice mill.

Sunrise over terraced rice fields with palm trees in the foreground, featuring Mount Agung in the background under a colorful sky.
Panoramic view of terraced rice fields with a vibrant sunset and distant mountains in the background.
A scenic view of terraced rice fields in Bali, Indonesia, with a prominent mountain silhouette in the background during sunset.
A scenic view of terraced rice fields at sunset, with the sun setting behind the hills and clouds in the background.
Sunset over lush green rice terraces with palm trees in the foreground and distant mountains in the background.
Sunset over terraced rice fields surrounded by lush palm trees and greenery.
A scenic view of lush rice terraces in Bali, surrounded by palm trees, with golden sunlight illuminating the landscape.
Scenic view of terraced rice fields with distant mountains under a clear blue sky.
Lush green rice terraces with palm trees against a clear blue sky and distant mountains.
A scenic view of terraced rice fields under a cloudy sky, with mountains in the background and lush greenery.
A scenic view of terraced rice fields during sunset, with lush green vegetation and a distant mountain in the background.
A scenic view of terraced rice fields with lush green plants and palm trees, set against a misty horizon at sunrise.
Lush green rice terraces with a wooden shelter and tropical vegetation against a backdrop of mountains and clouds.
Scenic view of terraced rice fields with lush greenery and palm trees, framed by mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
A scenic view of lush green rice terraces with a backdrop of mountains and a cloudy sky.
Scenic view of mountains in the background surrounded by lush greenery and colorful plants in the foreground, under a partly cloudy sky.
Lush green rice terraces in Bali, Indonesia, with palm trees and traditional huts under a cloudy sky.
Lush green rice terraces under a cloudy sky at sunrise, with a few small huts scattered among the fields.
A lush green rice terrace landscape with a mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.
Lush green terraced rice fields under a cloudy sky with distant mountains in the background.
Lush green rice terraces in Bali with a backdrop of mountains and palm trees, featuring a person tending to the fields.
Lush green rice terraces with palm trees in a mountainous landscape at sunrise.
Lush green rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia, with palm trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
A picturesque view of terraced rice fields in the early morning light, with lush green vegetation and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Sport Photography

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Sport photography is the art of capturing the speed, skill, emotion, and excitement of athletic competition through photographs. The Balinese photographers who photograph people/runners around Bali and sell the photos through FotoYu, I would describe their work more specifically as event sports photography OR sports lifestyle photography, what do you think?

Agung Volcano

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Mount Agung (Gunung Agung) is Bali’s highest and most sacred volcano, rising 3,031 meters above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano with a dramatic history of eruptions, most notably in 1963, which devastated villages and killed over 1,500 people. Today, it remains closely monitored, with exclusion zones enforced during unrest.

Balinese House Compound

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A Balinese house compound (pekarangan) is a walled family space made up of multiple pavilions, a temple, and communal areas, all arranged according to sacred directional principles (Asta Kosala Kosali) that reflect harmony between humans, nature, and the divine. It is not a single house but a carefully planned microcosm of Balinese cosmology. High walls enclose the compound, ensuring privacy and separating sacred family life from the outside world. The main gate often features carved designs symbolizing protection. It supports multi-generational living, with shared spaces for ceremonies and private pavilions for family members.

Mandala Suci Wenara Wana (Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary)

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The Ubud Monkey Sanctuary (Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary) is a 12.5-hectare sacred temple forest in Ubud, home to around 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaques. Visitors should treat it as both a cultural site and wildlife habitat, not just a tourist attraction. It has 12.5 hectares of dense forest with temples and stone paths. There are 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

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Tirtaempul “Holy Spring” Temple

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Tirta Empul Temple is one of Bali’s most sacred water temples, famous for its holy spring where Balinese Hindus perform purification rituals. Located in Gianyar, it dates back to 962 during the Warmadewa dynasty. Natural springs feeding 30 purification spouts used for the melukat ritual (spiritual cleansing). Legend says the god Indra created the spring to heal his poisoned army, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.

Ketupat

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Old Lady makes KETUPAT. Ketupat is a traditional Indonesian and Malay dish made of rice packed inside a woven palm leaf pouch, then boiled until firm. The weaving creates a diamond-shaped casing, and once cooked, the rice inside becomes compact and slightly chewy.