Kassian Cephas
1845–1912 (age 67)
Biography
Kassian Cephas was a pioneering photographer who documented the cultural and architectural heritage of Java during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His photographic work captured important aspects of Indonesian society and provided invaluable historical records of the period.
Cephas's contributions to the field of photography were significant, establishing him as one of the earliest notable photographers in the Indonesian archipelago. His extensive body of work remains an important visual archive of Javanese culture and colonial-era Indonesia, preserved in Yogyakarta.