Muhammad Zaenuddin
Photographer / Videografer / Visual Storyteller
Jakarta, Indonesia
m.zaenuddin7@gmail.com
+62 813 11 806 887
Muhammad Zaenuddin (b. 1995), also known as Zae (he/him), is an Indonesian documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Jakarta. His work focuses on environmental issues and social change, and he has worked as a photographer for several news outlets.
He is available for editorial and commercial assignments, especially documentary and portrait photography, aerial imaging, and multimedia productions
Editorial Clients and Publications:
The Jakarta Post, Project Multatuli, Tirto, DW Indonesia, TEMPO, Whiteboard Journal, Vice Indonesia, Katadata, Kompas, Iklimku, Pulitzer Center, Asian Dispatch, Die ZEIT, WOZ Die Wochenzeitung, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal
Commercial, Corporate, NGO, and Agency Clients:
Djarum, Savoria, Afterhours Book, Grab, MARJ Label, Pestapora, Kurawal Foundation, Greenpeace, JATAM (Jaringan Advokasi Tambang), Lapor Iklim, Warga Jaga Bumi, Kitabisa, World Research Institute (WRI) Indonesia
Selected Awards:
2024 Nominee of Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award 2024 Competition, Germany
2023 Pictures of the Year Asia 2023 Awards, 2nd Place in The Spot News Category
2022 '“Poison in the Marunda Sky” 1st Best Photo Essay for Environment News Category at The Indonesian PhotoJournalist Award 2022
2022 “Waiting for the Promise of Heaven”, Honorable Mention for Photo Contest on Climate Change Stories
2021 “Flowers in the Ruins” 1st Best Photo Essay for General News Category at The Indonesian Photojournalist Award 2021
2021 Permata Photojournalist Grant, Indonesia
Selected Exhibitions, Festivals:
2024 “Dress To Exist”, Jakarta Biennale 2024, Emiria Soenassa Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024 “How Do You Want To Die?”, Ubud Writer and Reader Festival 2024, Bali, Indonesia (talk)
2023 Jogja Photographic Festival (JOFFIS), Group Exhibition, R.J. Katamsi Gallery, Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023 “Flowers in the Ruins”, Group Exhibition, Emiria Soenassa Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2023 “POY Asia 2023 Exhibition”, Art Forum (MAF) Seoul, Korea
2023 “Dress To Exist”, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFEST) 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia
2023 “The Enduring Storm”, Group Exhibition, Rumata Art Space, Makassar, Indonesia
2022 “The Enduring Storm”, Group Exhibition, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFEST) 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 “Dancing Around the Fire”, Permata Photojournalist Grant XI: “COURAGE”, WTC II, Jakarta, Indonesia
2019 “A Haunting Past”, Stories of the Land of Humans, Galeri Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia