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The Jakarta Globe's staff photographers are always on the frontline of the news and in the past year they have covered everything from disasters and sporting triumphs to everyday life in the capital.

Jurnasyanto Sukarno, Afriadi Hikmal, Yudhi Sukma Wijaya and Safir Makki have picked some of their favorite images of the year for this online gallery.

View the gallery here

Meet the photographers

Safir Makki

Jakarta Globe photographer Safir Makki sees his photos as a way of informing the public about injustice in society. His photos, often shot from unusual angles, tell human stories of struggle and sacrifice, hope and charity.

Safir studied at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta. He was a finalist this year in the prestigous Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna journalism awards in two categories for best news photographs, business and the economy, and law.

Yudhi Sukma Wijaya

My name is Yudhi Sukma Wijaya. During the past year, I have worked as a photographer for the Jakarta Globe, using my images to help tell the story of a myriad of political, social, cultural, economic and legal events. Each of my photos presented its own challenges and obstacles, from dealing with government or corporate bureaucracy to obtain a single shot, to waiting for hours to capture one perfect moment.

This year, two of my photos won Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna awards, one for best political news photograph and another for best arts and culture photograph. I hope the year ahead brings more opportunities for me to capture important images for Globe readers, and to immortalize the stories of our time for future generations.

Jurnasyanto Sukarno

As a photojournalist, each day is different, and I always have to prepare for the worst. I may be at a political event, full of rules and bureaucracy, and suddenly a natural disaster calls me elsewhere. The most important aspect of my job is timing — I have to get to the field in time, otherwise I’ll miss the news. I can’t do much from behind a desk.

During my year with the Jakarta Globe, I’ve covered major events, like the presidential election, the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton bombings, the Situ Gintung dam disaster, the terrorist raid in Tangerang and the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos.

Afriadi Hikmal

There is always something worth photographing, even a moment of rage or loss is a fragment of human life. Capturing each fragment in pictures will tell a story — and the best story-telling technique is to tell things honestly and objectively.

This year, Afriadi Hikmal has won many awards for his work, including second place in the Photo Essay category of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand Photojournalism Contest, for his story about children with cerebral palsy. He also came first in the Nature category of a National Geographic Indonesia contest, and won first prize for photography in a competition focusing on reporting labor issues, organized by The Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia.