General info
Photography & Film
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Ella Kiviniemi (b. 1991 she/they) is a photographer, film editor and camera assistant. Kiviniemi is about to graduate from the Master’s Programme in Photography at Aalto University with a Minor in Film Editing. In still photography, Kiviniemi works both as a photojournalist and a visual artist, working for the press and developing her own documentary autobiographical projects on the side, about topics like mental health and climate change. Kiviniemi has participated in the visual development and photography of a non-fiction climate change book Hyvän sään aikana (Calm Before the Storm), published by Into in 2017, that was nationally awarded. Kiviniemi won the Finnish Press Photo of the Year in 2017 and Reportage of the year in 2021. Besides photography, Kiviniemi works as a documentary filmmaker, film editor and assistant camera (1., 2. and 3.) in film and music video productions.
Experience
Photographer
1. Assistant Camera
Aamu FIlm Company
First Assistant Camera / focus puller in Hannaleena Hauru's feature film Parvet, produced by Aamu Film Company.
Photographer
Video assistant
Matila Röhr Productions
Video assistant, internship at drama series All the Sins (Kaikki Synnit), season 3.
2nd Assistant Camera, Film Editor, Still Photographer
Manian lapset and Äidin viha (BA shorts)
I worked as a 2nd assistant camera and I am working as an editor in Anton Baer's upcoming short fiction film Manian lapset. I was also a still photographer in BA short film Äidin viha directed by Tuuli Sirkeinen. Both are graduating students' BA films from Aalto University.
Assistant Camera, B-camera operator
Karina – 2000 and Eloa Collective (music video)
Assistant Camera in Karina's music video production. Video directed by Joona Möttö coming up in 2021. B-camera operator and still photographer in Eloa collectives upcoming music short film coming up in January 2021.
Cinematographer, Editor, B-cam, Colorist
Game Music Collective
I've made multiple music videos with Finnish game music initiative Game Music Collective for their Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDY3TdyceBcSCB3c3pp8nA . I directed, filmed and edited music videos, did VFX and color grade, and worked as a B-camera operator and editor in their larger music video productions and live gig recordings.
Photographer, Photo Editor
Photographer and photo editor at the Finnish national newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.
Photographer, Photo Editor,
Photographer and photo editor at the Finnish national newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.
Education
Master of Arts
Master's programme student in Photography, minor in Film Editing and Documentary Filmmaking.
Photojournalism I & II
International photojournalism studies (60 ETC in total) in one of the leading photojournalism schools in Europe.
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Student in the Photojournalism programme, minor in French.
Nominations & Awards
Reportage 2023
Photo series about tropical warm nights in Helsinki was awarded as the reportage of the year 2021.
Press Photo of the Year 2017
Photograph of the frozen winter ptarmigan, also on the cover of the science book Hyvän sään aikana, was awarded the Press Photo of the Year.
Finlandia Prize in Science Literature (nomination)
The book Hyvän sään aikana (Calm Before the Storm) was nominated for Finlandia prize in Science Literature in 2017. Kiviniemi is one of the two photographers and photo editors of the book. The book builds an overview of how climate change changes Finland.
Kanava prize in Science Literature
The book Hyvän sään aikana (Calm Before the Storm) won the Kanava prize in Science Literature in 2017. Kiviniemi is one of the two photographers and photo editors of the book. The book builds an overview of how climate change changes Finland.
College Photographer of the Year, Small Team Multimedia, Silver
The web documentary Evidence, realized by Ella Kiviniemi (FI) and Romina Vinci (IT) won silver in Small Team Multimedia Category in the annual College Photographer of the Year -competition.