500 Photographers: Photographer #130: Nelli Palomäki

Friday, October 1, 2010

Photographer #130: Nelli Palomäki

Nelli Palomäki, 1981, Finland, released her book Elsa and Viola in 2009 in an edition of 300 copies. Nelli focuses in her black and white portraits on the gestures and the diversity of glances of her subjects. Her series I, Daughter is build in three stages. First she took close-up photographs, in the second stage she dressed her models in "historical looking" clothing and in the third stage the models have control when the shutter is released. For the full explanation see her website. Nelli's work has been exhibited throughout Europe. The following images come from Elsa and Viola, I, Daughter and Selected works 2004-2009.

Website: www.nellipalomaki.com

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