![]() “After that, I asked them if I could come to their home. He said: ‘We are 17 little people and we do a boxing show to entertain tourists in Kuta.’ They do the show at a bar, and then I went to the show and watched the whole thing. And one of them who apparently was the manager, explained to me. Then I approached them, I asked what they did. ![]() They were all sitting, the 17 of them, in the pickup truck, on the way to work. I was in traffic and they passed by in a pickup truck. Moving on to the execution of the project, Ted shares: “It started in 2017. Look, they are here and I want to give them the attention with showing this kind of work.” “With the Little People community, it’s putting them on pedestal. I photographed him in black and white, so you don’t look at an orangutan anymore, you just look at a person,” Ted points out. And that’s what I find interesting: going to someone’s house, photograph them over there, take portraits, to give it more meaning. And as I said, I use my camera to go into their world. When I’m curious about a subject, I go deeper into the subject. “For example, with Dennis, it was an orangutan, with High Dogciety, I tried to give the dogs character, make them bigger than they are. I tried to find a subject that is a little bit different than what you normally see,” says Ted. “I always like to photograph a bit out of the ordinary. They have made a family together, they have home together and take care of one another. But here, in Bali, they are more creative. In the Netherlands, for example, a little person lives alone and has a normal job. ![]() “They have 17 little people living in one house. It reflects from his works covering various communities in Indonesia, and now the little people. For Ted, uniqueness is what he finds beautiful. I find it interesting to see where and how they live in this world,” Ted expresses. And with my camera, I can go look into their world. Where did the idea for the book come from? “I guess I’m always interested in people that look different. Ted captures the juxtaposition of their daily life with their professional personas. The series captures intimate portraits of the little people community in Bali. Now, Ted is preparing for the publish of his newest work, the aforementioned Aristocrats. His work continued, and Ted held a couple of exhibitions in Jakarta in 2019, namely High Dogciety, a series of portrait of dogs, at Edwin’s Gallery in Kemang, and Jak-cats, for cats, at De Kuntskring in Menteng. It was always my dream to make a book of my own work, telling stories with photograph,” Ted expresses. “I got it printed and published, that was a milestone for me. Titled Dennis, the book consists a series of photographs of a rescued orangutan named – of course – Dennis. He then published his first photography book in 2018 which, Ted claims, is his biggest milestone. I like to be working on my own project, choosing my own subject,” Ted states. ![]() “When I work for myself, I can choose my own project and I can photograph what I find interesting. And that’s when he followed his heart and dreams and started working on his own photography project. But it only lasted a year before Ted and his wife decided to move back to the Netherlands after their son was born.Ī year later, Ted and his family decided to move to Bali. ![]() “I taught a group of students and made them work on projects. The internship lasted only a couple of months, after which Ted got an offer to teach at LaSalle College Jakarta. “During the day I was working, and in the evening, I went to school,” Ted recalls.Īfter finishing his studies, Ted went to Jakarta and did an internship in a media group as photographer for a number of magazines. At that time, Ted was still working for his family’s printing company. Then in 2009, Ted went to a vocational photography school in Amsterdam and specialized in portrait and documentary photography. So, I took photography more seriously when I was 24 or 25 years old, and went to a photography school.” She was the one who encouraged me to do more with it. “I always did it as a hobby, until I met my wife. “It started as a hobby when I was around 18 or 19 years old,” Ted begins. Then he takes us through his world of photography. Prestige met Ted at Arma Museum & Resort in Ubud, where he showcases and poses with a huge framed photo from his upcoming work, Aristocrats. For several years, Ted has lived in Bali and photographed the world around him. Te d van der Hulst is a photographer from the Netherlands who tells stories through photography and gives meaning to the lives that he captures. Photographer extraordinaire Ted van der Hulst talks about showcasing reality – including uncomfortable ones – through his photography. ![]()
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