Thoudy Badai Rifanbillah was born in Bandung, 12 September 1996. He discovered photography when studying at Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung and joined the photography community named Photo’s Speak. He started his career as a photojournalist in 2019 at Republika daily - where he now works, at the social culture, metropolitan and national desk. He participated in XL Axiata Photojournalist Mentorship in 2020, also participated in the exhibition of Solo Photo Festival in 2020.