Iqbal Firdaus got to know photography by chance. After dropping out from Fine Art study in the Art and Design Faculty of Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2013, he shifted to photography study. He enrolled in the photography major at Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif Jakarta. As a student, his experience includes participating in an art workshop by ruangrupa and Gudskul. In 2017, he started his professional career as a photojournalist in online media kumparan, his workplace up to date. His works have been exhibited at Solo Photo Festival and Pekan Fotografi Sewon, while his debut photobook Felis Catus displayed at the photobook exhibition of Yangon Photo Festival, Myanmar.