Photographer Akseli Valmunen

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Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 40 162 4590
Mail: akselivalmunen@gmail.com

Biography

Akseli Valmunen (b. 1987) is a Helsinki Based photographer. In 2016 he was awarded as a Young Nordic Photographer of the year and by that award he earned a solo exhibition in Fotografiska museum in Stockholm. The next year he was awarded as a photojournalist of the year in Finland. His work is based on longer documentary projects such as /pleın/ and Who's The Winner. 

Akseli works on international and local assignments and on his personal projects. His distinctive approach to documentary photography has led him on projects like The Same New Pet 2016 in which he predominantly speaks his interest of the curiosity of man kind. At the moment Akseli works on a multi year project about Finland as the happiest country on earth Misunderstood On Purpose. 

Curriculum Vitae

 Publications
WIRED -Magazine
Suomen Kuvalehti
Yhteishyvä
Stern
GEO-Travels
Helsingin Sanomat
International Center of Photography
Fotofilmic
Morgenbladet
Ud & Se
Aftenposten

Solo Exhibitions
Fake Eden, Gallery Nykyaika, Tampere, Finland 2024
/pleın/, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 2020
The Same New Pet, Fotografiska, Stockholm 2017
3Hz – 300GHz, Gallery Kalleria, Helsinki 2016
3Hz – 300GHz, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland 2016

Group Exhibitions
 Best In Show, Fotografiska New York, 2023
The Pet Show, Fotografiska Tallinn, 2022
The Pet Show, Fotografiska Stockholm, 2021
Dog's Best Friend, WB Center of Photography, Kuopio, Finland 2019-2020
/pleın/, Fotografiska, Outdoor Exhibition, Stockholm 2019
Reaching The Arctic With Shower, Visa Pour L’image, Perpignan, France 2018
The Same New Pet, Pohjanmaa Center of Photography, Lapua, Finland 2018
Collection of photographs, Nordic light festival, Kristiansund, Norway 2018
Jewelry Miners, Jukka Male -Museum, Helsinki 2014
Pony, Institute Finlandais, Paris 2014
Prayer, Gallery OyOy, Lahti, Finland 2013

Awards and Mentions
 Magazine Photographer of the Year, Edit Contest 2022
Lifestyle photo story (finalist), Edit Contest, Finland 2021
Silver Award, Image, Grafia, Vuoden huiput, Finland 2019
Reportage of the year (Honorable mention), Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2018
Photojournalist of the year (Honorable mention), Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2018
Photojournalist of the year, Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2017
Young Nordic Photographer of the year, Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm 2016
Press photo of the year, Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2016
Reportage of the Year, Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2016
Challenger of the year (New photojournalist), Photojournalism Contest, Finland 2015

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