Helmi Afandi was born in Tangerang, Banten in 1992. He started his career as a photojournalist in 2013. A graduate of Communications Science program at UIN Syarief Hidayatullah, he has a great interest in cross-country sports and was a member of Kalacitra Photography Student Activity Unit. His photos voice his concerns and feelings. At present, Helmi works at kumparan.com as a daily photographer, covering National, Metro, and Sports news. He has also participated in several exhibitions, such as The Asian-African Conference, ICW, and Mata Anti Korupsi. Several of his works were published in a book by Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He won several awards, such as Anugerah Karya Jurnalistik Anti Korupsi 2016 and Anugerah Pewarta Foto Indonesia 2017 in General News category.