My name is Tenny Schneider – aka – Makcik-, I was born and grew up in Sumatra, Indonesia. I started photography in 1995 in Switzerland and later on developed my skills and diversified my interests by attending workshops, seminars and sharing with my photographer colleagues in Indonesia and other countries. I was invited to Participated at Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) in Malaysia (2012
) as one of the speakers. I also invited and share my knowledge at a Travel and street Photography workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2015). I exhibited my work at many exhibitions: a duo exposition in the Gallery Monod (Paris, 5th-17th February 2018), in the Flux exhibition at Chelsea College of Arts (London, 11th-15th April 2018), a Solo exhibition in Paris City Hall, Paris (France, 14th-26th May 2018) and a collective exhibition in Gallery Gold, Calcutta, India (8th-10th January 2019) and in Berne, Switzerland (at Hotel Bellevue, Berne, 2018)
My photo trips led me to many places beyond Indonesia, including to Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, China/Tibet, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand and some European countries. I love to photograph people, have a particular interest for children and elderly people, and the traditional ways of local people from rural and remote villages.
�I am passionate about storytelling in imagery. Currently I live in Bratislava, Slovakia.
