Arif “Danun” Hidayah was born in Garut. He has been pursuing his career in journalistic photography since his college years as a student majoring in Journalism at Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati, Bandung. He joined Harian Umum Pikiran Rakyat in 2014 and has been their photojournalist ever since. Danun loves to travel in his spare time and had done a solo trekking around the mountains in Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, for two weeks.