Winners of the 2021 Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Award Revealed

JAKARTA: After a long search period that began on September 6, 2021, Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Award 2021 finally presented beautiful photos and inspiring writings submitted by the participants, successfully capturing moments and telling stories of “Smile Indonesia”, the theme for the 2021 Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Award.

The 2021 Astra Photo Competition received a total of 6,145 photos from 2,768 participants registered in the general and journalist categories. Meanwhile, the 2021 Astra Journalism Award received 251 articles from a total of 826 participants in the two categories.

“Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Award are annual events to honor photos and journalistic pieces in Indonesia. We hope the events can continue to inspire Indonesian people, journalists and bloggers passionate about photography and journalism to produce their best work,” said Astra’s Chief of Corporate Affairs, Riza Deliansyah.

Through the 13th Astra Photo Competition, participants were invited to capture proud, motivating and inspiring moments and positive activities of the people in this country that bring happiness.

Meanwhile, the 8th Astra Journalism Award invited participants to write inspirational stories of the national or provincial winners of Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards or the leading figures of Kampung Berseri Astra (KBA) and Desa Sejahtera Astra (DSA) in the 133 KBAs and 930 DSAs across 34 provinces in Indonesia.

All photos and articles were selected and curated by competent judges. For the 2021 Astra Photo Competition, the judges were Reno Esnir (Chairperson of the Indonesian Photojournalist Organization and ANTARA’s photojournalist), Maryssa Tunjung Sari (photojournalist) and Warhana Sumirta (General Manager HRGA and CSR of PT Bhumi Jati Power) from Astra Group.

While for the 2021 Astra Journalism Award, the judges were Chief Editor of CNBC Indonesia Wahyu Daniel, author Bernard Batubara and Chief of Corporate Secretary, Legal and Communications PT Astragraphia Tbk Melinda Pudjo from Astra Group.

After a series of judging processes, the jury selected 42 winners of Astra Photo Competition and 42 winners of Astra Journalism Award 2021 from journalist and general categories. The winners were announced today and received the following prizes:
First Prize : 4 All New CBR 150R ABS
Second Prize : 4 Honda ADV 150 CBS
Third Prize : 4 Vario 125 CBS
Consolation Prize : 24 FIMI X8 Mini
Favorite Prize : 60 Amazfit GTS Mini

The spirit of spreading inspiration through Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Award is in line with Astra's mission to Prosper with the Nation and support Indonesia’s Sustainable Development Goals.

For further information, please contact:
Boy Kelana Soebroto
Head of Corporate Communications
PT Astra International Tbk
Ph.021-508-43-888

About Astra:
Astra is one of Indonesia’s largest public companies, comprising 240 subsidiaries, joint ventures, and associate companies, supported by nearly 190,000 employees. The company’s diversified business model creates synergies and opportunities across industry sectors including automotive, financial services, heavy equipment, mining construction and energy, agribusiness, infrastructure and logistics, information technology, and property. The company has a new sustainability framework which contains Astra 2030 Sustainability Aspirations. It will guide Astra in the transition journey to be a more sustainable business by 2030 and beyond. Astra wishes to contribute to the strength and resilience of the Indonesian economy while supporting an inclusive and prosperous society.

Astra has a strong record of public and social contributions through four pillars, which consist of health, education, environment, and entrepreneurships as well as nine foundations to contribute to the growth of the Indonesian economy while encouraging a more inclusive and prosperous society. Established in 2010, Astra’s Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, has recognised the contribution of 493 young Indonesians across each of these focus areas, including 81 national level recipients and 412 provincial level recipients. The SATU Indonesia Awards programme is integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 170 Kampung Berseri Astra and 1,060 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiatives in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

For more about Astra, visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com and follow us on Instagram (@SATU_Indonesia), YouTube (SATU Indonesia), Facebook (Semangat Astra Terpadu) and Twitter (@SATU_Indonesia).