Rony Zakaria

Rony Zakaria is a photographer based in Indonesia. He studied photography at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara and Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Zakaria’s work focuses on how historical, sociocultural and religious underpinnings of daily life shape his native country, Indonesia. He has been commissioned by publications like The New York Times, GEO, and Monocle.

Zakaria has also participated in exhibitions with institutions and platforms like the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Recontres d’Arles, and Chobimela Photo Festival. He has published two monographs: Encounters (2013) and Men, Mountains & the Sea (2019).

Born
1984 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Artworks by Rony Zakaria

Artist Bio

Awards & Achivements

2019
Objectifs Documentary Award, Singapore

2016
Best of Photography Award at Xishuangbanna Photo Festival, China

2015
Roberto del Carlo Award at Photolux Lucca Photo Festival, Italy

2013
Finalist in Kassel Photobook Dummy Award at Fotobook Festival

2012
Selected as one of emerging Asian Photographers by Nikon Asia

2011
Third Place NPPA Best of Photojournalism in Non-Traditional Publishing
Mochtar Lubis Award Grant for Investigative reporting

2010
Second Place NPPA Best of Photojournalism in Non-Traditional Publishing
First Prize Photo Stories TEMPO Best of Photojournalism

2009
Fellowship from Konrad Adenauer Asian Center For Journalism

2008
United Nations FAO Photographic Grant for Avian Culture issue

Sponsorship

Rony Zakaria is a Leica Indonesia Ambassador and supported with Leica cameras and lens.

Exhibitions

2020
Pantura: Where Are You Mr. Daendels, Objectifs Center, Singapore
Toraja: A Celebration of Life, Leica Gallery Jakarta, Indonesia

2019
Leica Ambassadors: Nusantara, Plaza Senayan, Indonesia
Men, Mountains & The Sea, JIPFEST photo festival, Indonesia

2016
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Xishuangbanna photo festival, China
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Recontres d’Arles photo festival, France

2015
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Photolux Photo Festival Lucca, Italy
Beyond Transisi, Fotografie Frankfurt Forum, Frankfurt, Germany
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Beijing Photo Festival, China
Sugar Island, Foreign Correspondents Club Bangkok, Thailand

2014
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Jakarta International Photo Summit, Indonesia
Show Me The Money, Singapore International Photo Festival, Singapore

2013
Men, Mountains & The Sea, PhotoQuai, musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France
Show Me The Money, Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne, Germany
Men, Mountains & The Sea, Obscura Photo Festival, Penang, Malaysia
Encounters, Cipta Gallery, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia

2011
Diamond Dreams, Chobimela Photo Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2010
Living in X, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines

2009
In Harmonie, Chobimela Photo Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2008
Bali Bird Culture, ANTARA Gallery of Photojournalism, Jakarta, Indonesia

2007
From Zero to Hero, ANTARA Gallery of Photojournalism, Jakarta, Indonesia

Editorial clients

The New York Times / TIME / GEO / Nat Geo / Le Monde / The Guardian / The Wall Street Journal / Vice / Inc. / Marie Claire / The Financial Times /  Bloomberg News / Mare / Monocle / Courrier International / DeVolkskrant / DestinAsian / TEMPO / Jakarta Post

Corporate clients

Microsoft / Asian Development Bank / The World Bank / GIZ / The Netherlands Embassy / AusAid / AirBnB / British Embassy / Holcim / CBI Europe / Novartis / Porsche Indonesia / Global Aid Network / Sinarmas / Maverick / Chuosenko