Author: Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro
Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro is a anthropologist, photojournalist and documentary photographer who has special interest insocial, environment, and cultural issues. Yudha works as a contributor for several international media outlets such as Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), The Jakarta Globe, Arab News, the China Global South Project and NurPhoto Agency.
During his 8 years career as a photojournalist, he covered some big newsworthy events around the archipelago such as East Flores expedition (2017), Lombok earthquake (2018), Indonesian Asian Games (2018), wildfires in Borneo (Central Kalimantan) (2019), COVID-19 global pandemic in Java and Bali (2020), Mount Semeru eruption (2021), Moto GP Mandalika Grand Prix (2021,2023) and Cianjur earthquake (2022).
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