Antti viitala biography sample

All images by Antti Viitala. Used with permission.

Photographer Antti Viitala not only creates incredible photos of the Aurora Borealis, but he also is able to capture and create portraits that are telling of the person he is photographing.

He finds inspiration of great painters and believes that making a subject comfortable is the best way for them to help you create better photos.

Antti viitala biography sample pdf

Essentially, he’s all about having the subject forget that the camera is there.

To that end, some of his portraits have incredible stories behind them.

Phoblographer:  What do you love about portraiture?

Antti: It is a perfect way of studying the expression, personality and the mood of the person being photographed.

I have also always been a big fan of portraits done by the old master painters: Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vermeer, Caravaggio etc.

Phoblographer: Much of your work is done in high contrast black and white, septa, etc. What&