Bario Salt Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Mayda Pitan, a Kelabit coming through the acrid smoky atmosphere of a salt spring mill inside the kerangas forest about 6km from her village, Pa' Umur, a village about 2 hours walk from Bario town center. Bario salt is priced for its high mineral content beside the other fame produce of Bario, which is the fragrant Bario rice.

Bario is a Kelabit settlement in the Plains of Bah in the Kelabit Highland of the Tama Abu Range, is the most isolated community in Sarawak and Malaysia. Nestled on a plateau 1000m up the mountainous range, the easiest way in is the 45 minutes flight from Miri. The other way is a 4 days jungle trekking walk from Ba' Kalalan. You could also drive in to Bario from Miri but it involved a 12 to 14 hours dirt drive on 4WD vehicle.

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smarcell (14279) 2009-02-03 0:34

A very lively scene, with a perfect light.
I like the wide angle pov, which gets into the scene.
Regards Stefano

BennyV (4663) 2009-02-04 0:08

Hello Rabani,

This is a very powerful shot that hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, I feel. The pictures captures the uncomfortable working atmosphere, but the T-shirt seems to indicate this place - however isolated - does get tourist visitors. Very interesting shot. Powerful image. Thanks for uploading it.

Benny

coco (27820) 2009-06-11 23:30

And hi again, Rabani.

And again a wonderful scene where the light is simple perfect.

Thanks for sharing.