Yoppy Pieter has great potential as a storyteller and his talent is already visible in recent personal projects. He acquired his first photography training at PannaFoto Institute and further developed his skills with the Permata Photojournalist Grant 2011, and participating in the Angkor Photo Workshop in 2012 and the Erasmus Huis Fellowship in Amsterdam in 2015. His recently published photobook titled “Saujana Sumpu” tells the story of a forsaken Minangkabau village located in West Sumatra whose population has migrated to Indonesia’s urban centers. (Source: World Press Photo)

(The Jakarta Post / Jerry Adiguna)