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/ Muhammad Aria Mestika Prabu

A student tries to remove wire blocking the entrance to the Bandung DPRD building.
A portrait of students standing at the demonstration site.
A man looking at a fire near the demonstration site.
A college student tries to remove wire with a traffic cone.
A photographer at a Bandung demonstration in April 2022.
A young man wearing a jacket with the words "KAMI BERSAMA WARGA TAMANSARI" (“We are with the people of Tamansari”) showing support for the victims of the evictions in Tamansari.
A young man walking alone in a crowd of people.
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/ Syamsudin Ilyas

An open-space class where coastal children of North Jakarta learn journalism. The class moves every year so that it can reach every child along Jakarta’s coastal area.
Coastal children enthusiastically walk on a bamboo bridge on their way to learn new things that have not been taught in their schools.
Educators from various professions share stories with children in a way that is easy for them to absorb.
Children begin to record information in their hometown and later present it in front of their friends.
A cardboard camera serves as a tool to stimulate children's imagination of the dynamics in their environment.
Children begin to capture moments in their hometown with a tool as simple as a cardboard camera.
Coastal children start recording with gadgets or real cameras. The final result of the recording assignment is a photo exhibition, the results of learning for four months in an open class.
A photo of the children taken in 2021 is juxtaposed with a recent photo taken at the same location in 2023. One of the goals of the open-space class is to record changes.
Children proudly pose with their cardboard cameras against the backdrop of a coastal village.
Volunteers shake hands with the children at the end of the lesson.
Children together with educators showcase how the children’s creativity can bloom despite their limitations.
The photo exhibition is the final task of the coastal children after four months of studying.
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/ Muniroh

Every two days, Ike Ernawati, 32, visits six families with toddlers and pregnant mothers in Mulyorejo village, Silo subdistrict, Jember regency, East Java.
The motorcycle used by Ike during her travels.
Harsh terrain hampers Ike’s journey.
Ike visits the family of toddler Alvia Naura.
Ike continues her journey to visit another family.
Mulyorejo village.
Ike continues her trip on foot because of unfavorable conditions.
Ike visits the family of baby Alviatin
Ike (left) with Alviatin’s mother (right) checks on Alviatin’s health.
Arsi Najilah Madani (9) accompanies Ike after coming home from school.
Ike and other cadres from villages in Silo subdistrict express the difficulties faced by cadres and local residents at the cadre house in Harjomulyo village.
Ike Ernawati (right), Arsi Najilah Madani (center) and Nurul Hakim (left) in front of their house.
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/ Aprillio Abdullah Akbar

Yati, 57, wipes her tears as she recounts her troubled times with her husband.
Musriyah’s, 49, room.
The head of Sekolah Perempuan Ciliwung Musriyah (right) presents educational material on gender on the banks of Ciliwung river in Rawajati, South Jakarta.
Musriyah shows a family picture taken during her daughter’s marriage.
Musriyah (center) walks with her daughters Tyas (left) and Yati (right).
A dove flaps its wings on the banks of Ciliwung river in Rawajati, South Jakarta.
Yati brushes her hair.
The Ciliwung river at night time as rain pours down on Rawajati, Jakarta.
The head of Sekolah Perempuan Ciliwung Rawajati Musriyah (right) presents educational material on domestic violence on the banks of Ciliwung river in Rawajati, South Jakarta.
Yati shows her marriage book as a memento of her husband.
Yati sits in front of her house.
Flowers bloom during a class held by members of Sekolah Perempuan Ciliwung Rawajati.
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/ M Jeffry Hanafiah

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/ Fulli Syafi Handoko

RBS Production Coordinator Sugihermanto conducts visual field reporting on the accessibility of the pedestrian crossing bridge (JPO) on Jl Pemuda in Surabaya. Sugihermanto, who has low vision, is able to record video independently.
RBS Production Coordinator Sugihermanto conducts visual field reporting on accessibility for wheelchair users on the sidewalk of Jl. Pemuda, Surabaya.
Atung Yunarto (right) and RBS Distribution Coordinator Hannan Abdullah (center) walks down the guiding block while doing an interview for a podcast on the RBS YouTube channel.
Atung Yunarto and Videographer Saif carry out the video recording process at the Blind Children Education Foundation (YPAB) in Surabaya.
Hanan Abdullah conducts an interview with Karim Sujatmiko, a Surabaya-based stand-up comic at the Blind Children Education Foundation (YPAB) in Surabaya.
Atung Yunanto conducts an interview with a Scout teacher at SMPLB-A, YPAB Surabaya.
Atung Yunanto records a video interview with a Scout teacher at SMPLB-A, YPAB Surabaya.
Atung Yunanto directs the videographer during the recording of a disaster mitigation training video for the blind at SMPLB-A, YPAB Surabaya. Atung Yunanto gradually began to lose his vision at the age of 26.
RBS Production Coordinator Sugihermanto edits a video at a food center on Jl. Pemuda, Surabaya. As a person with low vision, Sugi is still able to edit independently.
RBS Production Coordinator Sugihermanto checks the sound and image results from the reportage.
Hanan, Saif and Atung discuss podcast content in the YPAB Surabaya teacher's room.
Saif and Atung Yunanto after the video recording process at YPAB Surabaya.
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