Yoppy mulai tertarik menggunakan kamera saat bekerja di perusahaan penerbit. Ia kemudian memutuskan untuk mengikuti workshop fotografi di Yoppy Pieter is a freelance photographer and contributor at Jalan-Jalan magazine. Born in 1984, he lives and works in Jakarta. Outside of travel photography, he has produced social-issue photo essays, including Flower Dynasty and Gilang and The Half Breath Battle.