Ilkka Uimonen

Ilkka Mikael Uimonen (born 1966)[1][2][3] is a Finnish photographer who has worked as a photojournalist. Uimonen's book Cycles, on Israeli–Palestinian violence, was published in 2004. He has won awards from Pictures of the Year International and World Press Photo.

Life and work

Uimonen has been a photographer since the early 1990s, specifically 1992.[4] His work has focussed heavily on conflict photography, most notably the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which formed the basis of his 2004 book Cycles. He became a nominee member of Magnum Photos[5] in 2002 and has worked as a contract photographer for Newsweek.[6][7]. His photojournalism has earned multiple awards from World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year International. In 2014 he directed Regarding Lower Manhattan, a 25-minute documentary.

Publications

Publications by Uimonen

  • Cycles. London: Trolley, 2004. ISBN 978-1904563365.

Publications with others

  • Off Broadway: Magnum Photographers: Christopher Anderson, Antoine D'Agata, Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli, Paolo Pellegrin, Ilkka Uimonen. London: Trolley, 2009. ISBN 978-1904563808.

Short films

  • Regarding lower Manhattan (2014) – documentary, 25 mins

Exhibitions

Awards

  • Second prize stories, General News category, World Press Photo, 2000 contest[13]
  • First Place, General Division / News Picture Story, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "The Visit"[14]
  • Third Place, General Division / General News, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Ariel Sharon Visit"[14]
  • Award of Excellence, Magazine Division / Global News, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Chest"[14]
  • Award of Excellence, Magazine Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Water Crisis in India"[14]
  • Second prize stories, Spot News category, World Press Photo, 2003 contest[15]
  • First Place, 60th Pictures of the Year International, 2003, for "Palestinian Informer's Fate"[16]
  • Third prize stories, Spot News category, World Press Photo, 2004 contest[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Uimonen, Ilkka". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ↑ "ilkka uimonen | Kuva studio". Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ↑ Ilkka Uimonen. "information about Ilkka Uimonen". kuvastudio.online. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. 1 2 Bishton, Derek (15 July 2005). "Pixels at an exhibition". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. ↑ Whitaker, Mark (24 August 2003). "From the Editor". Newsweek. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Michael (18 August 2013). "Former Newsweek Editor and that "Blurry" Obama - Reading The Pictures". www.readingthepictures.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Ilkka Uimonen". Noorderlicht. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Magnum Photos Photographer Profile". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  10. ↑ "These Untitled Photos of the Republic of Congo Leave Viewers to Find Their Own Interpretations". Slate. 16 August 2015. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  11. ↑ "Ilkka Uimonen – Station Museum of Contemporary Art". Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  12. ↑ Bunch, Craig. "Red Fall by Craig Bunch". www.art-lies.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  13. ↑ "2000 Ilkka Uimonen GNS2-IL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "POY Winners List". Pictures of the Year International. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  15. ↑ "2003 Ilkka Uimonen SNS2-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  16. ↑ "POYi". Pictures of the Year International. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  17. ↑ "2004 Ilkka Uimonen SNS3-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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