LIFE TRIP OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Fikiri Muharom
My name is Fikri Muharom. I was born and raised in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. I am a landscape photographer who currently lives in Surabaya, Indonesia. I started my photography journey in 2014, at that time, I learned all genres of photography. One year later, in 2015, I decided to focus on landscape photography because it aligned with my passion for being a traveller. While learning photography, I joined the photography community in Indonesia. There are many things I learnt there. One time I was very interested in the work of photographers from outside Indonesia. I learned how they edited, and finally I found my photo character from that process. Throughout 2023 and 2024 I started to be confident in participating in international landscape photography competitions. In 2023, I entered the top 200 in the International Landscape Photographer of the Year event and was the only photographer from Indonesia.
The following year, in 2024, I participated in the Pano Awards competition, a photography competition with a panorama concept, and I came out as the best photographer from Southeast Asia. Currently, photography is my main job. Besides selling my works, I am also the owner of the event organizer photography tour called Lifetrip Journey, a photography concept travel agent that has destinations in Indonesia and several countries in the world. Whether using a drone, tripod, or app to read the stars, proper planning is the key to success. Finding locations when they are at their most beautiful, such as Mount Bromo during sunrise pictured below, will help too.
This article first appeared in PRISMA, Issue 22.