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Adi Weda
Jakarta, Indonesia
Adi Weda studied Marine Biology at Christian University of Satya Wacana in Central Java but later decided to quit his job as a quality controller and turned his hobby into a profession to become a photographer.
He started as a photojournalist working for Agence France Presse (AFP) from 1999 to 2003 based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and moved to East Timor for two years during the conflict between East Timor and Indonesia.
In 2003, Weda started for epa as staff and chief photographer based in Jakarta. Weda covers the full range of topics, from the ground as well as occasionally with aerial views.
High school students study during a class session at Al-Hidayah muslim school in Depok, Indonesia, 13 July 2020. The Indonesian government began to reopen schools by implementing face-to-face learning processes amid the coronavirus pandemic, especially in green zones in a number of regions. Government has started to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in an effort to restart the economy after more than three months of disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A model presents a creation by Indonesian fashion designer Ste during the Jakarta Fashion Week, Indonesia, 23 October 2017. The event runs from 21 to 27 October 2017 EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Farmers harvest rice at fields in Bogor, Indonesia, 16 February 2022. The National Logistics Agency estimates that rice prices will increase caused by several factors, such as the hydrometeorological disaster that occurred in early 2022 and also the high demand for rice from the community along with the increasing number of cases of Covid-19 Cmicron variant cases in Indonesia. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
An elementary school student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive for children between the ages of six to eleven, at an elementary school in Cinere Depok, West Java, Indonesia, 15 December 2021. The Indonesian government began COVID-19 vaccinations for children between the ages six and eleven on 15 December 2021 with the aim to vaccinate about 26.5 million children, according to a press statement from the Health Ministry COVID-19 Handling Task Force. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Policemen fire teargas to protestors during a protest against the government's Omnibus law in Jakarta, Indonesia, 08 October 2020. Thousands of students and workers staged rallies supporting Indonesian laborers following the passing of the Omnibus Law on the creation of jobs by the Indonesian parliament. Labourers across the country are holding a strike from 06 to 08 October 2020 after the parliament passed the bill. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows relatives visit the graves of family members at Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, 23 September 2020. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Two Indonesian workers hold boiled tofu as part of the process of making tofu in a traditional tofu factory in Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 July 2016. Tofu has been a common side dish for many Indonesian families. It is healthy, inexpensive and easy to find throughout the city. Tofu entrepreneurs in Indonesia are suffering due to the weakening of the rupiah against the US dollar. EPA/ADI WEDA
Wife (3-R) of Lion Air flight JT-610 plane crash victim Indonesian policeman Mito looks for her husband's belongings at the collection point at Tanjung Priok Harbour, Jakarta, Indonesia, 31 October 2018. Lion Air flight JT-610 lost contact with air traffic controllers soon after takeoff then crashed into the sea. The flight was en route to Pangkal Pinang, and reportedly had 189 people onboard. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Faisal Alketbi of United Arab Emirates (L) competes against Zaid Sami of Jordan (R) during the men's 94 kg Ju-Jitsu gold medal match of the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 August 2018. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Mount Merapi spewing hot thick smoke 'Wedus Gembel' and filing hot lava seen from Tunggularum village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dang Thi Kim Thanh (L), Nguyen Linh Chi (2-L) and Dinh Thi Tra Giang (2-R) of Vietnam in action against Indonesia during the women's volleyball semifinal match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, 31 August 2018. The Asian Games will take place from 18 August until 02 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A Muslim woman prays during afternoon prayers at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 April 2021. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Local residents walk among debris in a devastated area after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait in Sumur, Banten, Indonesia, 25 December 2018. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), at least 373 people died and 1,459 others have been injured after a tsunami hit the coastal regions of the Sunda Strait. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
The so-called 'Supermoon' is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, 03 December 2017. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a series of three 'Supermoons' - dubbed the 'Supermoon trilogy' - will appear in the sky on 03 December 2017, on 01 January 2018 and and 31 January 2018. A 'Supermoon' commonly is a full moon at its closest distance to the earth with the moon appearing larger than usual. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
District employees carry damaged ballot boxes a day after hit by a mudslide in Bogor, Indonesia, 15 April 2019. Around 300 to 400 ballot boxes were damaged after heavy rain triggered a mudside at a district electoral logistic storage in Bogor. Indonesia will hold its general elections on 17 April, during which the president, vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly will be elected. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Relatives mourn after funeral of their parent who died with COVID-19 at a cemetery dedicated for COVID-19 victims in Jakarta, Indonesia, 07 July 2021. Indonesia has recorded over 2,200,000 Sars-CoV-2 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Indonesian authorities impose tighter restrictions, from 03 to 20 July 2021, amid a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A worker cleans mosaic glass window at Barnabas Church ahead of Christmas Eve in Tangerang, Indonesia, 23 December 2021. The world's most populous Muslim country is gearing up for Christmas celebration as 217,000 police officers would be deployed to protect thousands of churches and other religious sites in the country EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Indonesian labors work at a construction site in Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 November 2017. According to media reports, Indonesia's Central Bank expects that the country's economic growth in 2018 will reach 5.26 per cent. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Indonesian Muslim children play with balloons during Eid al-Fitr prayers at a field in Depok, Indonesia, 02 May 2022. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Papuan student activists are hit by a jet of a water from a water canon during clashes with Indonesian police in Jakarta, Indonesia, 01 December 2016. More than a hundred West Papuan activists staged a rally supporting the free Papua separatist movement and demanding the right to self-determination for West Papua. EPA/ADI WEDA
Spanish Moto2 rider Marcos Ramirez of the MV Agusta Forward Racing in action during the free practice session on the Motorcycling Grand Prix of Indonesia at the Pertamina Mandalika International street circuit in Lombok, Indonesia, 19 March 2022. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Indonesian K-9 dog police officers search for victims at a collapsed house in Tanjung, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 08 August 2018. According to media reports, a 7.0 magnitude quake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok on 05 August, killing at least 105 people. Several aftershocks have been detected and hundreds of foreign tourists are being evacuated from the island. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A boy looks out of a window during self-isolation following a Covid-19 outbreak at an orphanage in Depok, Indonesia, 25 January 2021. At least 43 of the 45 residents of the St Fransiskus Asisi Orphanage in Depok have tested positive for Covid-19 and are currently under self isolation and closely monitored. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A school worker sprayes disinfectant after class session at an elementary school in Jakarta, Indonesia, 30 August 2021. Jakarta has dropped implementing the restrictions of PPKM level 3, allowing face-to-face schooling to start on August 30, on a limited basis. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Australian peacekeeping soldiers try to calm down the residents who want to loot a rice warehouse in Dili on Monday 29 May 2006 . Hundreds of East Timorese residents wait for their turn to get rice as some other try to loot a rice warehouse in Dili. Thousands of people in East Timor's capital fled Saturday to churches, schools and other sanctuaries after surging violence between factions inside the security forces this week ignited a wider feud between residents from the east of this tiny country and those from the west. EPA/WEDA
Hundreds of electoral commission workers prepare ballot papers for the upcoming general elections at a ballot warehouse in Bogor, Indonesia, 27 February 2019.
Indonesia will hold its general elections on 17 April 2019, during which the president, vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly will be elected. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Italian MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi (L) of the Mooney VR46 rides on a Marshall motorcycle after a crash during a qualifying session during the Motorcycling Grand Prix of Indonesia at the Pertamina Mandalika International street circuit in Lombok, Indonesia, 19 March 2022. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
A view of debris of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 plane recovered from the crash site in waters off Jakarta, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, 18 January 2021. Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast on 09 January 2021 shortly after taking off from Jakarta International Airport while en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA