After many disappointments resulting in her early travel photographs ending up in the bin, Indra Swari W decided that she needed to do something to improve her camera skills. After finishing her post graduates studies in the UK in 2001, she started to read photography magazines and books and within a couple of months bought a SLR Canon EOS3 and a 100mm macro lens. She learnt fast and one of her first shots of a small wild flower was published in a UK photography magazine, further fueling her appetite to read and learn more about photography and particularly macro photography.
In 2003, Indra decided to venture further and combine her love for travelling, photography and diving. Equipped with a compact Nikon Coolpix and underwater housing, she took her first leap into underwater photography. Just as expected, even underwater her eyes drawn to the macro world. Finally in 2006 she gathered up her courage to bring a DSLR underwater and since then she has never dived without her camera in hand.
Her pictures have developed further with the experience and knowledge that she has gained over the years. Working with animals in their natural habitat has given her a great challenge and at the same time great satisfaction through the results she gets. Passion, patience and dedication is her trademark and this can be seen from her work. Her ability to convey the emotion of these tiny creatures sets her work apart from others.
Her passion and enthusiasm for finding and photographing new creatures and their behaviour remains undiminished, she continues to be driven by the many opportunities she has yet to experience around the worlds oceans.
Now based in Singapore, Indra travels frequently back to her native Indonesia to experience what she considers to be some of the best diving in the world.
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