Surabaya, East Java

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In East Java, a young Muslim Indonesian schoolgirl looks back at the traffic behind her as her friend sits sidesaddle on a bike they share on their way to school in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Photograph by Anthony Behar
Location: Surabaya, Indonesia

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