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PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND

Mustaa valkeaa -elämää, photographic exhibition
Kouvolatalo lobby, Kouvola 3/1995.
Vallila library, Helsinki 4/1995.
Concert hall photography gallery, Kotka 5/1995.
Parts of the exhibition have been on display in Inkeroisten Viestintäkeskus in Anjalankoski 2/1994 and in Kymijoki art centre located in Pentik Paviljonki in Kuusankoski, 5–6/1995.

Kangasmaata metsäni, photographic exhibition
Kymenlaakso regional library, Kouvola 2/1998.
Laterna Magica, Helsinki 6/1998.
The nature centre in Seitseminen national park, Kuru 8/1998.
Nature Photo III, Kuusamo 9/1998.
Heinolan lintutarhat, Heinola 11/1998.

Tapiolan kasvot, photographic exhibition. 50 x 75 cm colour photos transferred to canvas.
Heinolan lintutarhat, Heinola 5/2003.
Lehtikangas estate art café, Ruotsinpyhtää 6/2003.
Nature Photo VIII, Kuusamo-talo, Kuusamo 9/2003.
Art centre Taarasti, Nastola 2/2004.
Kuusankoski-talo, Kuusankoski 3/2004.
Amos Andersson museum’s art café, Dragsfjärd, Söderlångviken 5–6/2005.
Annual Artpurha fine arts event in Anjala manor museum’s granary, Anjalankoski 6–7/2005.
Huutjärvi library, Pyhtää, 6/2000.

Winter photos on display at Hannu Hautala photography centre in Kuusamo 14.9.2008–10.1.2009 in connection with Lumen aika multivision.

Taigalunta, photographic exhibition
Galleria Luova, Helsinki 1/2011.
Salpalinjamuseo, Miehikkälä 5–9/2011.
Pato-klubi, Kuusankosken Taideruukki, Kouvola 1/2018.

Taigalunta, Suuri pöllö ja kaarne, photographic exhibition
Kotka photography centre, Kotka 4/2012.
Liminganlahti nature centre, Liminka 12/2012–1/2013.

Korppiretki, photographic exhibition
Liminganlahti bird life centre, Liminka 4.4.–12.5.2015.
Kalajoki marine life centre, Kalajoki 14.10.–31.12.2015.
Pato Galleria, Kuusankosken taideruukki, Kouvola 1/2017.
Joutseno art summer event. Joutsenon opisto, 6–8/2017.
Bunkkerimuseo museum, Virolahti, 7–8/2019.

JOINT EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND

Whose nature? Joint exhibition.
Jyväskylä Art Museum 27.3.–16.5.2021
Kunsthalle Turku (Photographic Centre Peri), Turku 16.7.–29.8.2021
Nordic Photographic Centre, Oulu 4.9.–3.10.2021
Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku (Ostrobothnian Photography Centre POVA), Lapua
13.10.–18.11.2021

A collector and a preparator in Kymenlaakson kasvot photographic exhibition. A joint exhibition of 10 photographers from Kymenlaakso. The exhibitions travelled through every municipality in Kymenlaakso during 1998–2000.

Joint exhibition M. Honkalinna, A. Hämäläinen, L. Kujala ja L. Sippu. Kustaan Galleria, Valkeala 12/2001.

Fine arts exhibition “Eläimellistä menoa ja inhimillistä elämää”. Series “Korpit”. Leporanta art centre, Orivesi 6–8/2012.

JOINT EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

Birds, animals, people. Central exhibition hall “Manege”, St. Petersburg, Russia 9–10/2008.

OTHER ACTIVITY

Photo-illustrated articles and columns about nature in newspapers and magazines. Illustrations in books and calendars etc.

Editorial work. Suomen luonnonvalokuvaajat ry association’s 25th anniversary publication Valon kertomaa 2002.

Participated in Suomen Ammattiluontokuvaajat ry association’s and Docendo’s Suomalainen maisema (Finnish landscape) publication initiative. The first part Järvien Suomi of the 4-volume series of books was published in September 2014, the second Saaristo in August 2015, the third Lappi ja Koillismaa in September 2016 and the fourth Kotomaamme koko kuva in March 2017.

A member of the jury in Vuoden luontokuva 2009 competition (Nature photo of the year) in 2009.

Over 200 photographic presentations of nature and wildlife photography in over 25 years.

Scripted photographic stories that have been shown in around Finland:

Photographic story 2000–2006.

Photographic story Lumen aika. 2006–2011.

Photographic story Kymijoelta Kuertunturille – Kotometsää etsimässä 2009–

Photographic story Suuri pöllö. 2010–2014.

Photographic story Korppiretki 2013–

Photographic story Taigalunta 2015–

Photographic story Honka 2017–

Photographic story Lintumies 2019–

Photographic story Talo metsässä 2020–

Lectures and photography courses in educational institutions and companies.

Document film Huuhkajan jäljillä together with Mika Rokka in 2014. Participated as the second screenwriter, assistant camera man, actor and reader. Client Yleisradio TV 1. Multiple times shown in TV.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

3rd prize in Suomen Luonto magazine’s 50th anniversary writing competition with story Metsämuistojani in 1991.
Environmental award, South-East Finland 1995
Silver Medal, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation 1996.
Arts committee’s working grant, South-East Finland, 1998
Arts committee’s working grant, South-East Finland, 2005
Gold Medal, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation 2008.
State’s 6-month working grant 2009.
Arts committee’s 6-month working grant, South-East Finland, 2011.
WWF’s Vuoden luontokirja award (nature book of the year) for title Korppiretki in 2005.
Helmet library award 2016, the public’s favourite for title Korppiretki.
Arts committee’s 6-month working grant, North Ostrobothnia and Kainuu 2019.