Will Wiriawan

A ver­sa­tile shooter, Will Wiriawan got an early start when he got a pocket cam­era as a gift when he was 7. His pho­to­graphic jour­ney thus began as he went on to study in China.

Fascinated with the vast knowl­edge & land of his ancestor’s, he was admit­ted to The Architecture School of Tongji University, Shanghai (上海同济大学), one of the country’s highest-ranked school for the craft, where he was fur­ther exposed to pho­tog­ra­phy as visual doc­u­men­tary tool. Taking fur­ther inter­est, he joined the school’s pho­tog­ra­phy club that even­tu­ally led him to the China Photographers Association - Correspondence School of Photography (中国摄影函授学院) where he was taught all he needs to know about photography—his lost playground.

He returned to Indonesia in 2002 to pur­suit a career only to found his real pas­sion. He launched PORTFOLIO® in 2005, a photo pro­duc­tion stu­dio where he & his team has pro­duced com­mer­cial, edi­to­r­ial & fine art imag­ing for clients in the coun­try & the Asia-Pacific region.

Will is veg­e­tar­ian and he teaches The Art of Living Courses when he’s not tak­ing pic­ture, writ­ing or play­ing guitar.

Long list of bor­ing things that some peo­ple find interesting.

Awards & Projects

• 1998 — Honorable Mention, Annual Chinese Correspondent School of Photography Exhibition, Shanghai, China.
• 1998 — People’s Choice & Favorite Photographer, Annual Chinese Correspondent School of Photography Exhibition, Shanghai, China.
• 1999 — Technical Advisor, Youth Photographers Association, Tongji University
• 2000 — Finalist, Youth Pageant Runway Model Photo Contest, Shanghai, China.
• 2005 — Photographer, The Art of Living International Silver Jubilee Celebration, Bangalore, India.
• 2006 — National Geographic Traveler — The Great Outdoor Exhibition, New York City
• 2007 — First Prize & Best Photo, Canon-Datascrip Fotoclub Wildlife Photo Contest, Jakarta
• 2008 — Finalist, United Nation FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Week, Hanoi
• 2008 — Keynote Speaker, Understanding Digital — Neumatt/CreativeTress Photo Lecture Series
• 2009 — Keynote Speaker, The Art of RAW and Digital Black & White
• 2010 — Keynote Speaker, PannaFoto Institute Lecture Series
• 2010 — Keynote Speaker, Introducing Aperture 3
• 2010 — Apple Aperture 3 Evangelist.
• 2010 — Indonesia Railway Heritage Project — Lead Photographer, Creative Consultant.
• 2010 — Moderator, Re-imagining the Real Photography Show Opening Exhibition, Yuz Museum, Jakarta.
• 2010 — Keynote Speaker — BINUS IPC Open Lecture, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta.

Past Projects

• 2006 — 2009: Project & Creative Lead, Shanghai International Tourism Festival, Shanghai, China. (IBAS, Ministry of Culture & Tourism)
• 2006 — cur­rent: Official Photographer, The Art of Living Foundation — Indonesia Chapter
• 2007 — cur­rent: Creative Lead, Editor, Light of Peace Magazine, Art of Living Indonesia
• 2008 — 2009: Instructor, Basic & Digital Photography, Neumatt Centre for Photography Studies
• 2009 — cur­rent: Instructor, Basic & Advanced Photography, Pannafoto Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 2009 — cur­rent: Instructor, The Art of Living Foundation
• 2009 — cur­rent: Contributor/Writer Kompas-Gramedia Group, The Jakarta Post, Globe Asia.
• 2010 — cur­rent: Instructor, Basic & Digital Photography, Art Studio Gallery & School of Photography, Jakarta, Indonesia.
• 2010 — cur­rent: Indonesia Railway Heritage, Conservation & Fine Art Documentation Project
• 2010: FIABCI 61^st World Congress Official Photographer, Nusa Dua, Bali.

Further read­ing: LinkedIn Profile