TITLE: The Thaipusam Warrior

This photo is a picture of an Indian Tamil man who was a devotee of Lord Muragam. He was piercing his body as part of Thaipusam celebration in Penang, Malaysia. Lord Murugam is one of the gods in Hindu belief.

AUTHOR: Robert Lie (Indonesia)

Robert Lie is an Indonesian travel photographer and writer. His award winning work has been published in regional magazines and at exhibitions across Indonesia, South Korea, UEA, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Iran, USA, Mexico, Italy , Vienna and Burma.

He was an invited speaker at the UEA's Contemporary Photography Festival 2018 and his latest work has been exhibited in Exposure Alberta's Photography Festival 2020 as International Selected Artist.

Some of his articles and photos being published in National Geographic Travel Indonesia & National Geographic Travel USA magazines. He published his photo story in Asian Geographic magazine and so on.

Winner of many international photo awards including Pangea Gold Siena Awards in Creative Landscape and Nature 2020, ND Awards, PX3, IPA, Monovision, Chromatic Awards, Monochrome, etc.