Born in Nganjuk Regency, East Java, in 1989. Started learning photography in 2007 when he joined a student photography group called Kampus Tercinta Photography Club (KAPHAC 32) in the Institute for Social and Political Science (IISIP) in Jakarta. Then continued a photography class in Antara Photojournalism Gallery (GFJA) in 2012.
Handika also took part in a variety of photo exhibitions, including SEEN (GFJA, 2013), Vision International Image Festival (Bali, 2013) and Out of Jakarta (Lichtblick Galery, Germany, 2013)
When not doing any work for GATRAnews.com (2013-present), he now studies French at Institut Francais d’Indonesie (IFI), Jakarta.