Jussi Aalto (photographer)
Jussi Aalto (born 21 September 1945) is a Finnish photographer and photography teacher from Helsinki, best known for his portrait photographs. He served as the chairman of the Kameraseura photography club from 2002 to 2006. In 1978[1] and 1985, Aalto was awarded the State Arts Prize for photography. In 2006, he was awarded an artist's pension.[2]
Aalto has held over 50 photography exhibitions, most of them in Helsinki and elsewhere in Finland, but also a few abroad. Aalto has written seven books. From 1969 to 1970, he served as the editorial secretary of the Kamera magazine.
Exhibitions
[edit]- Tärähtäneitä valokuvia, Studio of the Museum of Photography 1973
- Muotokuvia, Amos Anderson Art Museum 1986
- Pildistamise rõõm, Uue Kunsti Muuseum, Pärnu, Estonia 2001-2002
- Tärähtäneitä valokuvia, Studio of the Museum of Photography 2005
- Rion pintaa, Photography Centre of Southeastern Finland 2006
- Valokuva on - Jussi Aallon retrospektiivi, Galleria Luova 2008
- Hei, me näppäillään together with Sakari Pälsi, Photography Centre of Southeastern Finland 2016
- Photography exhibition, Museum of Moden Art, Minsk, Belarus 2016
Bibliography
[edit]- Suomalaisia, self-published 1977
- Kohteena ihminen, muotokuvauksen opas, Weilin & Göös 1984
- Sakari Pälsi näppäili hyviä kuvia, Otava 1985
- Muotokuvia, self-published 1986
- Helsinki, valoa ja varjoa, Otava 1994
- Kohteena ihminen (second edition), Taide 1999
- Aatamin kuvia ja vähän Eevankin, Finnish union of photography clubs 2002
References
[edit]- ^ Valtio palkitsi elokuvaa ja valokuvaa, Helsingin Sanomat 16 June 1978. Accessed on 21 October 2017.
- ^ Suomalainen muotokuva – Tietoja näyttelyn valokuvaajista, VB photography centre 2013. Accessed on 22 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Jussi Aalto at Elonet