Ulet Ifansasti is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer, with interest in social, environmental and cultural issues. He was born in Papua and currently based in Yogyakarta-Indonesia.

Ulet joined international photo agency Getty Images in 2008 and has been a regular contributor and stringer since. As a freelance photographer Ulet covers a variety of assignments for editorial and commercial clients and remains committed to exploring personal projects. In 2014 and 2015 he was selected as one of photographer of the year by The Guardian.

His works have been published in many leading publications including : UNICEF / Save The Children / GREENPEACE International / National Geographic / GEO Magazine / The New York Times / The International Herald Tribune / The Wall Street Journal / STERN / Der Spiegel / The Guardian / TIME / USA Today / LIFE / National Geographic Traveler / World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) / DestinAsian.