The muddy water

Found in west Sumatra, Indonesia, the traditional bull racing known as Pacu Jawi is a wet and wild ride, where the muddy water act as a connection between the bulls, the jockeys, and the spectators. The hardship work in muddy water wet rice fields is shaping people's hope to have a good rice harvesting season. In the bull racing, the facing off between the jockey, his bulls, and the mud represent the way to celebrate the overcoming of struggles in farmer's life.