
About
I am a development and science communicator, which heavily involve strong visual storytelling. With my academic background in marine biology, I learned about photojournalism at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara in 2001 with a special interest in social and environmental issues. Since then, I started to be a regular contributor to Indonesian newspaper & magazine, such as Kompas Daily, The Jakarta Post, and Tempo Magazine. When National Geographic started their Indonesia language version in 2005, I was one of their earliest contributors and being involved in building up their photographic archives of Indonesia.
In 2007, I co-founded Imaji Bumi - a production company based in Jakarta, producing knowledge documentaries for Indonesia national TV stations. I produced Cantik - a documentary about traditional beauty care from across Indonesia, and also involved in Expedisi Cincin Api (Ring of Fire Expedition) and Teroka - both are natural history documentaries aired at Kompas TV.
Based on my professional background, I was invited to be a lecturer at Swiss-German University to teach photojournalism and media production (2011-2017). I was also a mentor at PannaFoto Institute for their Permata Photojournalist Grant programme. With UNICEF Indonesia, I developed community digital storytelling as a development tool for Indonesian youth.
Now, I am pursuing my other passion: becoming a marine biologist. Currently, I am doing my PhD in marine biology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, about sponges!
Cheers,
Rama