Crew

David was born in Purworejo, 1 February 1992. David’s love for the visual world takes David to study videography in Faculty of Fine Art and Design, Tarumanegara University.

Started from interning in 2013 to finish his college undergraduate thesis, David collaborated with WWF-Indonesia to cover the Javan rhino issue in Ujung Kulon by making a  documentary film. Various activities that charged with Javan rhino conservation issues from 2014-2017 are well documented through his camera. Javan rhino is a special species for David because it led him to a new hobby in wildlife world and accompanying along his ambition journey.

Working in the wild has become his passion. It does not only contain his hobby for traveling, but also his passion for recording new place, new people and stories that lead to new discoveries that bring wonders to David.

If Javan Rhino Expedition is fire, then Indonesia is the fuel. Everything has been placed completely, how the stories of the local people’s spirit that can “light” inspiration and help reveal the natural richness and this nation’s culture to the world.

Born in Jakarta, 15 August 1989, Gita has had a passion for wildlife since she was a kid. Her first professional experience started with her “first wildlife love”, great ape when she interned her veterinarian degree in Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme in 2012. Her first “real job” introduced her to veterinary care of wildlife in Yayasan Kalaweit Indonesia that focuses on rehabilitating rescued Bornean gibbons in Central Borneo. Worked as a standby veterinarian in a remote rescue site, she realized how vast and complex the conservation medicine scope is, where it is not only about saving one or two individuals but the ultimate goal is to save the entire ecosystem. So in 2015, she decided to explore the research field of conservation medicine. This experience exposed her to the Javan rhino conservation issue.

She worked as a research assistant to wildlife disease surveillance of surra that can potentially cause the cross infection among the UKNP’s villagers’ livestock and the Javan rhino in UKNP. The molecular biology-based research is still on going until now. In 2017, she joined with WWF Indonesia-Ujung Kulon Project as a non staff for Field Biologist’s Assistant. Her scope in WWF Ujung Kulon other than the disease surveillance research includes facilitating the Field School of Livestock Management in Cegog Subvillage-UKNP that works as a way to increase the local farmers’ knowledge regarding the livestock health management, and helping the DNA profiling that becomes the main program for WWF Ujung Kulon’s species program.

Came from a family of nature lovers, Anjani has an interest in nature from her early age. Having climbed her first mountain since she was merely 4 years old, this woman born in Jakarta, June 6 1995, became a fan of mountain climbing and sports – outdoor sports, which led her to become one of the athletes in the Rock Climbing sport.

Anjani has made various trips to various places in Indonesia just to see and learn about Indonesian culture. The more often she travels, the more she is convinced that Indonesia is a country that is indeed very rich in ethnicity, culture, flora and fauna with all the uniqueness of the people who live inside it. Her love for Indonesian culture makes her determined to continue to preserve the wealth Indonesia has.

Not only that, her curiosity about natural, cultural and social issues continues to this day. Having a strong desire to be able to dedicate her life to do social activities and to raise issues related to nature and environmental conservation makes Anjani decide to establish a start-up in the field of Digital Marketing Campaign with the aim of having time freedom to carry out its purpose of participating in conservation.

The Javan Rhino Expedition is a special interest for Anjani, especially when she sees a declining population of Javan Rhino every year. The Javan Rhino is one of the assets owned by Indonesian people whose existence must be preserved. Anjani hopes that her participation in this conservation project can have a good impact on the entire Javan Rhino Expedition project and can contribute to her experience in conservation and the environment.

Born in Jakarta, 12 September 1995, Arinta’s high school life introduced her to the environmental community’s Teens Go Green that light her interest on the environmental issues. Arinta also has been involved in the observation and research regarding birds and dragonfly where she joined Jakarta Birdwatching Society and Indonesia Wildlife Photography. Not only that, Arinta is also active as a volunteer in several environmental NGOs in Jakarta.

During her college years in International Relationship Major in Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, she joined the communication team of WWF-Indonesia in 2017 as campaigner’s assistant until now. As a campaigner’s assistant, Arinta is often contemplating with information and data regarding the Javan rhino condition and Ujung Kulon National Park. This is the reason why Arinta decided to join in the Javan Rhino Expedition to enhance the news and stories about the Javan rhino population in the world and its last habitat.

Born in Kapuas, October 13, 1988, Hafizh Zainur Ridha is a farmer from Malang, East Java who has passion in adventure. His passion channeled through the camera and traveling to the new place to further understand the diversity of Indonesia. Formal education is not a must in his mind, but the learning process is absolute. His interest in the world of journalists and documentary films, brought him to move for more than 5 years with a number of TV stations in several events, ranging from MNC Media, Global TV, Extreme Adventure MCM France, Riding zone TV5 Monde France, Fox sport, etc. In 2013 he decided to become a freelance cameraman.

Until now Ridho was known as the Outdoor activities cameraman. Some of the works rise the Indonesian culture to be known to foreign countries. From making documentaries about the Bajau tribe with Arte HD, behind the scenes BBC Earth Planet, Philippine Eagle, TVC for Ponorogo Tourism, to the translocation of the transfer of Sumatran rhino in East Kalimantan. All the experiences that he can be a form of his passion in learning Indonesia, the simple country he loves.