As an effort to develop an alternative means of photojournalism education in Indonesia, Matanesia and Radjoetasa are preparing a form of continuing education for young photographers in Indonesia. With a collaborative spirit, this program is open and designed to allow young photographers from all corners of Indonesia to join and get photojournalism education materials. This alternative education program will be conducted online and supported by a number of mentors in the field of photography and writing, namely Ahmad Deny Salman (independent curator), Beawiharta (visual storyteller), Albertus Vembrianto (documentary photographer), Beky Subechi (Jawa Pos), Nathan Santoso (Radjoetasa), Fully Handoko (photojournalist/EPA), Bahana Patria and Ambrosius Harto (Kompas Daily) and Oscar Motuloh (curator).
The application period for the program, which is for young photographers aged 20-30, closed on 15 July 2020. Applicants had to submit an application form and portfolio, the selection results of which were announced on July 20, 2020. A total of 50 applicants compiled the requirements and portfolios with the stipulated conditions. The selection team consisting of Beky Subechi (senior photographer of Jawa Pos daily) and Mamuk Ismuntoro (HPFI Program Director - Founder of Matanesia) determined 15 participants who passed the HPFI 2020 selection. The participants who have passed the selection are Ahmad Tri Hawaari (DKI Jakarta), Arif Rahman AS (Pariaman-West Sumatra), Audrian Firhannusa (Semarang), Diko Risanto (Surabaya), Fadhilah Yunviani Hidayat (Surabaya), Ivan Dwi Kurnia Putra (Surabaya), Laude M.Iqbal (Lhokseumawe - Aceh), Muh. Alif Alim Arifki (Makassar), Muhammad Zubeir (DKI Jakarta), Nindias Nur Khalika (Sleman), Mochammad Rafkha Gibrani (Brighton - UK), Rizal Hanafi (Surabaya), Sandika Fadilah Rusdani (Bogor), Taufik Rozzaq Nafiudin (Yogyakarta), Yahya M. Ilyas (Palu).
Of the 15 participants who passed the selection, one of them was a student of the Photography Study Program (Prodi), Faculty of Recording Media Arts (FSMR), Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta, namely Taufik Rozzaq Nafiudin, a 2016 student. Taufik is a student who has participated in the practical work program at Kompas Daily. His high enthusiasm led him through various adventures and activities that brought him closer to the world of photojournalism. For him, photojournalism offers challenges and becomes an honest way of telling the concrete problems that occur in society.
The character of photojournalism that always presents straightforward facts is an advantage that always sparks his curiosity. For him, learning photography, especially journalistic photography, can be done in various ways. As a student in the Photography Study Program, FSMR, ISI Yogyakarta, he feels lucky because he has learned photography insights and skills in college. Furthermore, as an effort to continue to hone skills, develop knowledge, as well as open and expand networks in the world of photojournalism, he also tried to reach his luck to take part in various competitions as well as workshop. It is proven, currently he is one of the participants who passed the selection to get HPFI grants and had the opportunity to learn directly with experienced mentors in the fields of photography and writing. Hopefully what Taufik Rozzaq Nafiudin has done and achieved will become a stimulus for other students in the Photography Study Program, FSMR, ISI Yogyakarta to always try to do the best to dare to reach dreams, optimistically develop themselves, and contribute significantly in the world of photography.
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