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Zell am See

Live Happy: A Campaign for TUI Lakes & Mountains This Field Note documents a brand photography assignment in Zell am See, produced for TUI Lakes & Mountains as part of the brand’s first destination shoot. The imagery was created to establish a visual foundation for the programme, shaping how alpine summer destinations would be represented...

Annecy

Annecy for TUI Lakes & Mountains This Field Note documents a destination photography assignment in Annecy, produced for TUI Lakes & Mountains following the destination’s reintroduction into the programme. The imagery was commissioned to re-establish Annecy as a key location within the offering and to support its role within newly launched multi-destination holidays. The assignment...

Melissa Heikkilä

Melissa Heikkilä This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Helsingin Sanomat, featuring journalist Melissa Heikkilä, who reports on artificial intelligence for the Financial Times in London. The portraits were photographed at Heikkilä’s workplace, Bracken House in the City of London, the headquarters of the Financial Times. Access included the newsroom, circulation areas, and...

Ellinoora & Samuli Sirviö

Elinoora & Samuli Sirviö This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Helsingin Sanomat, featuring singer-songwriter Ellinoora, photographed in London alongside her producer and husband Samuli Sirviö during the production of her fourth album. London was central to the narrative of the article, functioning both as a place of work and a source of...

Pila

Pila for Crystal Ski Holidays This Field Note documents a destination photography assignment in Pila, produced to support the launch of a new resort within the Crystal Ski programme. The imagery was commissioned as foundational destination content, created for use across the brand’s resort pages, editorial features, and digital platforms, and housed within TUI’s Digital...

Roger Hallam

Roger Hallam

Roger Hallam This Field Note documents a photo-exclusive editorial portrait assignment for Dagens Nyheter, photographing climate activist Roger Hallam shortly after his release from prison. The assignment coincided with Hallam’s first interview as a free man following his release, during which he was subject to electronic monitoring. Hallam is a co-founder of climate activist movements...

Mette Linturi

Mette Linturi Dancer

Mette Linturi This portrait assignment was commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and focused on photographing dancer and performer Mette Linturi, whose work has gained international attention following her appearance in The Jungle’s “Back on 74” — a release that sparked a widely shared global dance trend. Linturi has also appeared in music videos for FKA twigs...

Oliver Ward

Oliver Ward This portrait assignment was commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and photographed Oliver Ward in London during a period of acute pressure within the city’s rental market. The intention was not to illustrate the crisis in broad terms, but to focus on the everyday process of looking — time spent waiting, searching, and assessing options...

King Charles III Coronation

Coronation of King Charles III Press Coverage Helsingin Sanomat

Saturday – Pall Mall and Viewing Screens in St James’s Park This Field Note documents a two-day editorial commission for Helsingin Sanomat, covering the Coronation of King Charles III — a historic state occasion — across London and Windsor. Working as the publication’s official photographer alongside journalist Helmi Muhonen, the assignment involved near-live image delivery...

Sakari Männistö

Sakari Männistö Photographer

Finnish Circus Artist Sakari Männistö This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Helsingin Sanomat, featuring Finnish circus artist Sakari Männistö. The commission marked a career-spanning feature published in celebration of his fortieth birthday. The portrait was photographed on location in Shoreditch, London. The setting was selected in advance to reflect both the tone...

Sainsbury’s — Colleagues in Focus

Sainsbury’s — Colleagues in Focus This project was about people first. Photographing real colleagues in their own working environments — across Sainsbury’s and its integrated brands Habitat, Argos and Tu — and translating those moments into modular cut-outs that could live flexibly across a wider visual system. Rather than casting or constructing scenes, the focus...

Rising Gas Prices

Rising Gas Prices United Kingdom London

Rising Gas Prices in the UK  This Field Note documents an editorial assignment for Helsingin Sanomat, produced in response to rising gas prices in the UK and their impact on domestic life. The portrait focused on a household experiencing the effects of increased living costs at a moment when access and movement were restricted. Due to...

Hästgården

Hästgården This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Dagens Nyheter, connected to reporting on the Hästgården case — a well-documented scandal involving abuse at a riding school in Sweden. The portrait features Lucy, a whistleblower whose testimony played a central role in bringing the events to public attention. At her request, she remained...

Mourning the Death of Queen Elizabeth II

The Death of Queen Elizabeth

Floral Tributes at the Royal Residences This Field Note documents editorial coverage produced during the national mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The work focuses on public response across London and Windsor as collective grief was expressed through ritual, gathering, and occupation of shared space. Following the announcement of her death, crowds...

Yinka Shonibare

Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE

Artist Yinka Shonibare This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Dagens Nyheter, featuring artist Yinka Shonibare, whose work examines cultural identity, colonialism, and post-colonial narratives within a global context. A distinctive use of brightly coloured Ankara fabric has become a recurring visual language within his practice. The portrait was photographed in Shonibare’s London...

John Mckown

John Mckown Portrait

John Mckown – Ibiza Calm This Field Note documents an editorial portrait assignment for Helsingin Sanomat, featuring psychotherapist John McKown, Managing Director of Ibiza Calm. The accompanying article explored McKown’s work with high-profile clients and included reflection on his professional relationship with Avicii. The portraits were photographed on location at McKown’s consulting rooms on Harley Street,...

Lauren Okadigbo

Lauren Okadigbo This portrait assignment was commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and photographed stunt performer Lauren Okadigbo, whose career spans major international film productions including Wonder Woman and Ready Player One. While her practice is rooted in physical risk and action-driven environments, the intention of the shoot was to step away from overt references to that...

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