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2013, Nature , 2nd prize singles , Ali Lutfi
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A long-tailed macaque, wearing patchwork clothing and a doll’s head, performs in Solo, Central Java.

Mimin

05 December 2012

Solo, Indonesia

A long-tailed macaque, wearing patchwork clothing and a doll’s head, performs in Solo, Central Java. The monkeys are generally purchased at an animal market and trained to carry out such activities as walking on stilts, riding bicycles, or simply begging.

Once a popular children’s entertainment in villages, performing monkeys are increasingly becoming a feature of life in the city, where their minders use them to earn money from waiting motorists at traffic intersections. A monkey can bring in around €4 a day. 

Macaques are not endangered, but concerns have been raised about the welfare of performing animals, particularly as numbers in cities increase.

Un macaque à longue queue, vêtu de patchwork et d’une tête de poupée, fait l’artiste à Solo, Java central. Achetés en général aux marchés aux animaux, les singes sont entraînés à marcher sur des échasses, faire du vélo ou simplement mendier. La présence en ville des singes artistes, autrefois un spectacle pour enfants, augmente.

Leurs gardiens les utilisent pour gagner de l’argent auprès des automobilistes immobilisés aux carrefours. Un singe rapporte environ 4 euros par jour. Les macaques ne sont pas menacés mais on s’inquiète du bien-être des animaux artistes, surtout du fait de leur nombre croissant dans les villes.

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Solo, Indonesia

Technical information

Shutter speed: 10/10000 sec
ISO: 400
F-Stop: 4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Camera: Nikon D300

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Ali Lutfi

Ali Lutfi
Nationality:
Indonesia
Website:
alilutfi77.blogspot.com
About:
Ali Lutfi was born in Boyolali, Indonesia, in 1976. He started his career in 1998 as a photojournalist and photo editor for a local newspaper in Surakarta. He started freelancing in 2007 and in 2009 he began contributing for the English-language newspaper, Jakarta Globe, covering Surakarta and the Central Java province.
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