www.gtc.org.uk - The Guild of Television Camaramen global Magazine - Autumn 2006 ZERB

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Mount Merapi: the volcano shows its anger

Indonesian Earthquake
Demonstrating his usual knack of being in the ‘right place at the right time’ GTC member Laurie Gilbert was to find himself just a lava throw away from the epicentre of the recent Yogyakarta earthquake – and of course, as a true professional, he just happened to be turning over in HD at the time.

The Indonesian island of Java is populated by a deeply religious, spiritual people, none more so than Mbah Maridjan, the guardian of Mt Merapi, the legendary ‘Mountain of Fire’ — currently the most active volcano on planet Earth.

Brooding presence

A devout Muslim, Maridjan makes the pilgrimage to the local village mosque five times a day to pray for the safety and well being of his family, his friends and the millions of people who live in the volcano’s shadow. When he is not praying at the mosque, he is climbing his beloved mountain with broad bare feet that know every rocky path and eyes that recognise the subtle changes in the daily mood of this large and very dangerous mountain. More...

www.asiai.com.sg - Asia Images Magazine - September 2006

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The Indonesian Island of Java is located on the legendary ‘Ring Of Fire’,

The belt of volcanoes which encircle the Greater Pacific Region and Mt. Merapi a.k.a. ‘The Mountain of Fire’. As a team of HD cameramen and crew defied the harrowing dangers to document the possibility of an imminent eruption, they had no idea just how close they were…

By Laurie K. Gilbert s.o.c.

The ‘Mountain of Fire’ sits in the center of the island, only 27 kms from the 500,000 people who live in the city of Yogyakarta. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia, and on a global scale the eruptions are so frequent that scientists include it as one of only 16 designated as a Decade Volcano. More..