by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
My Bali Timelapse Quadrilogy is a set of 4 different timelapse videos, using different techniques of slicing (TimeSlice), blending (BlendScape) and mirroring (MirrorScape) my images. I just love how I can take the same photo realistic scene and capture a different...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Bali, the island of dreams, with its incredible culture, people, and landscape. Who wouldn’t want to spend a while visiting this gorgeous and fascinating tropical green island, right? I was so fortunate to be in Bali during the lockdown, of all places. It messed up my...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Eyes of the Garuda is the last video project I got to work on with my beloved Mavic Pro. A word of thanks to my drone. Thank you so much for all your amazing footage and the good times we had. You have been one of my best buddies during my travels throughout Southeast...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
The Bali monsoon season is known for wind, rather than crazy storms or much rain. During the Covid lockdown we had the wettest, longest monsoon season in many years, lasting for most of a year. Weeks would pass barely showing the sun. Tough times to shoot and many...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
When I was in Bali during the lockdown, I spent a full year driving around the island shooting my videos and this Mt Agung & Batur timelapse & drone movie. Mt Agung at 3031m can be seen from most of the island, decorating the view and forming a lovely backdrop...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Nusa Penida, southeast of Bali (Indonesia) is an incredible island with mad rock formations and cliffs. There are beautiful views and beaches all around, but it sure takes a bit of effort getting down there and back up! I got to spend 12 very rainy days here during...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
I’ve been to every corner in Bali and if I’d have to name my top 3 favorite rice fields in Bali, it would be Jatiluwi, Tegallalang (but escape the crowds by coming at sunrise) and the beautiful, rather unknown Berina rice terraces. As to be expected from...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog
It’s been a while. Summer of 2020 to be exact, when I last posted my Myanmar photo and video project and I was already in Bali during lockdown. The world’s been a crazy place since exactly 2 years ago, thanks to Covid. Now, with the Ukraine attack, it’s just getting...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Bali and the Nusa islands seen from the sky Capturing Bali by drone while flying my Mavic Pro over Bali’s landscape and the Nusa islands: Nusa Penida, – Ceningan and Lembongan. The Nusa islands were lovely, I really enjoyed exploring those, in particual...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog
Best trip ever: Bali, Gilis, Lombok, Komodo & Flores When people ask me for travel inspiration, I often start telling them about my 6 week trip to Indonesia, the best trip ever. Or at least, one of! I traveled from Bali all the way to Flores and back and saw some...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Bali timelapse movie My Bali timelapse ‘Island of Gods’ is a movie of one of my favorite islands. As cliché as Bali might sound (everyone’s visiting Bali these days) it is an island like no other, with gorgeous nature and wonderful landscape, kind people, great food...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Guides
Visiting the island of Gods, a true little paradise Welcome to my travel guide to Bali, one of my favorite places on the planet. As cliche as Bal might sound, it truly is and remains one of the most fun, friendly and beautiful places on earth. This little island...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Mt Bromo by drone, volcanos from the sky. Mt Bromo by drone, shot at Java, Indonesia. ‘Bromo’ (just 1 of the volcanos in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park) had been my nr 1 bucketlist destination for years. I was so excited to be here....
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Mt Bromo TimeScape: Bromo like you’ve never seen before! Since I started doing timelapses I always tried to think of ways to turn a timelapse scene into a single image. My visit to Mt Bromo seemed the right time and place to finally work on these ideas....
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Videos
Mt Bromo timelapse – Bromo shot from day to night. Mt Bromo timelapse, a movie about one of worlds’ most impressive locations. In this country with most volcanos in the world, none is as scenic and popular as Mt Bromo. It is visited by hundreds...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog
Look: Latest images, drone, and timelapse videos of Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia that is feared to erupt anytime soon. We are currently in Bali, capturing the volcano while on the verge of exploding as well as to observe the atmosphere of the towns surrounding it....
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Guides
Everything you need to know about visiting the seriously-off-the-beaten-track Banda islands in Maluku. In the very south of Maluku lie the remote and hard-to-reach amazing spice islands: the Banda islands. In this country with more than 15.000 islands, this little...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Guides
Everything you need to know about visiting the Kei islands in Maluku. Tucked away in the east of Maluku lie the pristine and authentic Kei islands. The beaches at Kei islands are known to have some of the whitest, softest sand in the world. The sand is soft as powder...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Blog Favourites
Mt Bromo TimeScapes: The Birth of the TimeScapes Project For the kickoff of my ongoing TimeScapes project I went to one of the most incredible locations on earth, Mt Bromo volcano at Indonesia. During a full month I shot day and night to capture the footage for...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog
Mt Bromo time lapse: Bromo like you have never seen before! Ever since I first saw a photo of Mt Bromo, years ago, it has been at the top of my bucket list. Finally the time had arrived to visit it during my Indonesia trip. And I didn’t just come to take a few photos....
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Travel Blog, Travel Blog Favourites, Travel Guides
Everything you need to know about visiting Mt Bromo. In this country with most volcanos in the world, none is as popular and scenic as the stunning Mt Bromo. For good reason hundreds of visitors, mostly Indonesian, come here every day to witness the beauty of it. The...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Photography Tips, Travel Blog, Travel Blog Favourites
Mt Bromo Photography Guide from a madman who spent a month shooting it! Learn the ins and outs of shooting at Mt Bromo to make the most of your photos at this stunning location. Having spend over a month here shooting almost every day, I have learned a lot about the...
by Martien Janssen | Asia, Indonesia, Photography Tips, Travel Blog
Balinese Legong dance, watching it and shooting it The ancient traditional Balinese dances are truly captivating. The costumes, the intense and expressive style of dancing, the stories behind them, they are truly amazing. One should not leave Bali without at...
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