Bagus Kurniawan is a photojournalist and documentary photographer, with interest in social, sport, environmental and cultural issues. He is born in Prabumulih and currently base in Palembang-Indonesia.

Bagus joined local media in 2013 and international photo agency Nur Photo in 2015 and has been a regular contributor and stringer since. As a freelance photographer Bagus covers a variety of assignments for editorial and commercial clients and remains committed to exploring personal projects.

His works have been published in many leading publications including The Washington Post, Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, dailymail, The Jakarta Post, Kabar Sumatera, Koran Kito, etc.