Muhammad Fadli
Photographer / Filmmaker / Producer / Photo Editor
Jakarta, Indonesia
fadli@muhammadfadli.com
+62 813 63 495 497
Muhammad Fadli is a Sumatran-born Indonesian documentary and portrait photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. His personal projects explore different themes such history of colonization, subculture, environment, and social issues. He splits his time between editorial assignments, corporate and commercial works, personal projects, and as a father.
He is a Climate Change reporting fellow of The GroundTruth Project and the recipient of National Geographic Covid-19 Emergency Fund for Journalist. He served as the jury for World Press Photo 2021 and has published two books, Rebel Riders (Dienacht Publishing, Leipzig, Germany) and The Banda Journal (JordanJordan Editions, Jakarta, Indonesia). The latter, which was a collaborative effort with the writer Fatris MF, won Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook of the Year Awards 2021. These days, apart from being a photographer, he also acts as filmmaker, photo editor, and multimedia producer.
He is available for editorial and commercial assignments, especially documentary and portrait photography, aerial imaging, filmmaking, and multimedia productions.
Editorial Clients and Publications:
National Geographic / TIME / The Washington Post / The Wall Street Journal / The New York Times Magazine / The New York Times / Der Spiegel / Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin / The Financial Times / Rest of World / FT Weekend Magazine / MIT Technology Review / Das Magazin / Bloomberg Businessweek / Art Kunst Magazin / Weltkunst Magazin / The Guardian / NZZ / FOAM Magazine / Courrier International / Internazionale / 11 Freunde / NEON / Mare / Monocle / Afar / One World / Smith Journal / Forbes Asia / Fast Company / Die Tageszeitung / Esquire Russia / Esquire Malaysia / Udvikling / NRC Handelsblad / Kotitalo / Marie Claire / SEA Globe / The Mekong Review / Discovery / Silverkris / Silkwinds / DestinAsian
Commercial, Corporate, NGO, and Agency Clients:
OPPO / NIKE Running / NIKE Football / Google LLC / Schneider Electric / Bartle Bogle Hegarty / Facebook Inc. / Evonik / Coursera / Garbuio / Kyndryl / Airbnb / KfW Bankengruppe / Public Eye / Llyod Register Foundation / Climate Rights International / Zazen Producoes / World Wildlife Fund (WWF) / Volkwagenstiftung / Environmental Defense Fund / Vitamin Angels / RTI International / International Federation of Red Cross / Blackspace / Viral Nation / Signum Communication / Novus Asia / Crafft / ASA Medier / Luxury Retreats / Lippo Group / AXIS Telekom Indonesia / Edelman Indonesia
Selected Awards:
2022 “From Dreams to Dust” Official Selection of 14th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea
2022 “From Dreams to Dust” Winner of the 2022 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest, USA
2021 ‘The Banda Journal’ TIME’s 20 Best Photobooks of 2021, USA
2021 ‘The Banda Journal’ Winner of Photobook of the Year 2021 Award, Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation, Paris, France/USA
2021 ‘The Banda Journal’ Finalist at Lucie Foundation 2021 Lucie Photo Book Prize Independent Category, USA
2021 Recipient of National Geographic Society Covid-19 Emergency Fund for Journalist, USA
2019 ‘Rebel Riders’ shortlisted at Foto Wien Photobook Award, Austria
2018 Istanbul Photo Awards 2018, 3rd Place Portrait Story, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Recipient of The GroundTruth Project Climate Change Fellowship, The GroundTruth Project, Boston, USA
2016 Recipient of the Southeast Asian Masterclass Scholarship 2016, Obscura Photo Festival, Georgetown, Malaysia
2016 Nominee of World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass 2016, The Netherlands
2012 Permata Photojournalist Grant, Indonesia
Selected Exhibitions, Festivals, and Talks:
2022 “From Dreams to Dust” 14th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea
2022 “Untold Histories” National Geographic Storyteller Summit 2022, USA
2021 “The Banda Journal” Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2021 (HKIPF), Hong Kong
2020 "Inner Periphery", Group Exhibition, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
2019 "Rebel Riders", Jakarta International Photography Festival (JIPFEST) 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia
2019 “The Banda Journal”, BEAUT (Brisbane & Elsewhere Art UnTriennial), Brisbane, Australia
2019 "Rebel Riders", Basis Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
2018 "Rebel Riders", La Nuu Festival Fotografia de Rubi, Rubi, Catalonia, Spain
2018 "Rebel Riders", LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany
2018 "Rebel Riders", Galeri Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia
2018 "Rebel Riders", Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore
2017 "The Banda Journal", Ubud Writer and Reader Festival 2017, Bali, Indonesia (talk)
2017 "The Banda Journal", Banda Festival 2017, Banda Islands, Indonesia
2017 "Rebel Riders", Obscura Festival of Photography 2017, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
2016 "Forgotten Islands", Xishuangbanna photo festival, Yunnan, China
2016 "The Banda Journal", Photonic Moments (projection), European Month of Photography, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2015 "Topography of Haze", Against the Haze, Galeria Fatahillah, Jakarta, Indonesia
2015 "The Banda Journal", "Beyond Transisi", Fotografie Forum Frankfurt Gallery, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2015 "Forgotten Islands", Dali International Photography Exhibition (slideshow), Yunnan, China
2014 "Living on the Edge", Jakarta International Photo Summit, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia