When I was a child one of my dreams was to own a monkey, so it would be my companion, living in a room which would look like a small jungle. As soon as I grew up I understood that it would be just incredibly harmful for them and since then my dream was to meet some in their natural habitat. I had a chance to do so in Indonesia, some I met in totally wild forests and some in a Ubud Monkey Forest where finally I had a chance to photograph them closely.

Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, or other known as Ubud Monkey Forest, is the sanctuary and natural habitat of the Balinese long-tailed Monkey Macaca fascicularis. This very old tropical forest filled with nearly one thousand monkeys, three temples, hundreds species of plants and ancient ruins is located in Ubud, on one of the Indionesian islands – Bali.

Although the place is quite touristic, the sanctuary describes its mission as conservation of the area within its boundaries according to the Hindu principle of Tri Hata Karana (Three ways to reach spiritual and physical well-being), which seeks to make people live harmoniously during their lives. The "three ways" to this goal under the Tri Hata Karana doctrine are harmonious relationships between humans and humans, between humans and the natural environment, and between humans and The Supreme God.