Through the photographs from the road, we invite riders to tell that journey again from their own point of view, together with @bentangjawa. None of this is an obligation. It is here so that each story stays personal while still belonging to the same visual journal.
Do
1. Keep the cover clean
The first slide carries no text, title, added logo, sticker, frame or graphic element. Let the photograph open the story by itself — that is what holds the journal together when every rider’s entry sits side by side.
The Bentang Jawa watermark already on the photograph is ours, not an addition. Leave it where it is. This rule is about what you place on top.
2. Tell your own story
Use the caption to tell it from your own perspective. It might be:
- the moment you remember most
- a difficulty or a setback on the road
- something you learned about yourself
- people you met along the way
- the moment you nearly gave up
- your reason to keep moving
- a small thing that turned out to matter a great deal
- how Bentang Jawa felt once it was over
You are free to tell it however you see it.
3. Use the photographs to build the story
If you use a carousel, use as many photographs as the story needs.
4. Keep the photographs natural
Use the highest-resolution files Bentang Jawa provided.
Cropping is allowed as long as it does not remove the main context of the photograph — and not to crop out the Bentang Jawa watermark.
Light editing for exposure or framing is fine, but keep the original character of the photograph.
5. Give context
Give enough context that someone else can understand the moment you are sharing.
6. Invite @bentangjawa as a Collaborator
Once your post is ready:
- Tag @bentangjawa
- Use #BentangJawa2026
- Invite @bentangjawa as a Collaborator
Don’t
1. Don’t turn the cover into a poster
Avoid adding: quotes, headlines, cap-number graphics, sponsor logos, your own watermark, or a design template.
2. Don’t use low-quality files
Avoid: screenshots from Instagram or WhatsApp, images compressed repeatedly, or blurred photographs where a better alternative exists.
Use the files we gave you. You may add slides using your own photographs — just not as the cover.
3. Don’t over-edit
Avoid: heavy filters, extreme colour shifts, AI-generated additions, and removing or adding objects in a way that changes the context of what happened.
Bentang Jawa’s documentation must keep representing what actually took place. No editing on the cover.
4. Don’t use the collaboration as promotional space
Avoid: hard-selling, promotional copy, brand endorsement unrelated to the story, or using the photographs as advertising material.
Products and equipment can of course be mentioned where they are an organic part of the story.
5. Tell it with integrity
Reflection, criticism, difficulty and differing perspectives are all welcome.
Avoid: personal attacks, unverified accusations, shaming other riders, disclosing someone else’s personal information without permission, anything touching on SARA, and anything misleading.
Using the photographs commercially rather than for your own story? See image licensing.