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Daily life for a young girl in a busy modern city is the theme of the
gallery by 28-year-old freelance photojournalist Donang Wahyu.
Indonesian-born Donang chose to record how 21-year-old Janice Aguilar spends
her time as a sales-clerk in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines and
one of the most populous areas in the world.
“Janice left her parents, her six little sisters and her hometown in search
of a better life in the big city,” says Donang of his subject. “Despite long
working hours and low salary, Janice is enthusiastic about her job as a sales
clerk. One day she hopes to open her own restaurant in her hometown, which is
about three hours’ drive away.”
Janice works in the SM Mall of Asia which is the largest shopping mall in the
Philippines and the third largest in the world. It is one of a number springing
up throughout Asia, packed with luxury goods that are often out of the financial
reach of the people who work there.
For his gallery, Donang used a Canon EOS 10D with available light.
“I always use simple equipment working on a photo story. Just a camera and one
lens, which is a Canon 17-35mm (f/2,8) without vertical grip. I like to get
close to my subject”
Donang was born in Solo, central Java and is now resident in Bekasi, in the
west of Java. Some of his images were featured in a book about the 2004 Tsunami
in Aceh called Ocean of Tears, published by Antara Galeri Foto Jurnalistik.
Now he is working on another book entitled Portrait of Commitment: Why people
become leaders in HIV/AIDS work. It concentrates on the many people from
all walks of life trying to tackle HIV/AIDS in Indonesia. 
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