Hengki Koentjoro is an Indonesian photographer born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on March 24, 1963. He is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, California, where he majored in video production and minored in the fine art of photography. Hengki returned to Indonesia to become a freelance videographer/editor, specializing in nature documentaries and corporate profiles, and now lives in Jakarta with his wife Lana and their three children. Hengki is a part time practitioner of the art of black and white photography, which he believes to be his true purpose in life’s journey of expression. "Studying Ansel Adams taught me the possibilities of improvising with B&W tonality. The Zone System– which shows us how to see B&W tonality in a more complete way with 9 shades of Grey between the blackest black and the whitest white– revolutionized the way we process photographs. This allows us to orchestrate photographs that convey stronger emotion. Michael Kenna is another master that has inspired me. His art of composition, his trademark of simplicity, is a reminder that less can be so much more." "A simple Kodak Pocket camera was the first camera to capture things around the house, mainly to document activiies among family members. The love of studying things aroud and the ability to freeze moment were the source of amazement and I never look back until the present day." I never intend to photograph certain things, it is better to let the surrounding nature dictates your expectation. Somewhere down the journey you will be rewarded, pay atention and embrace the moment when found. The best thing of photographing nature is she is always be there and rarely disapoint." "I love water specially the ocean because of the vast and the huge space. This sight over calmness and tranquility. No border as far as eye can see. A source of... From an interview by Nathan Wirth. (http://elhurgador.blogspot.nl/2013/12/hengki-koentjoro-fotografia.html) undefined

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