WHO IS IKUISTAJA?
Personal Profile
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My name is Hanna Hellen Kinnunen and I'm just graduated photographer from Finland. I want to show up with my unique style. My passion is in visual art expressing, different cultures and religions. I'm a christian myself.
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Story behind my name goes to the year 2018 when I was teenager and trying to decide name for my future career. I had just bought myself the camera with the money I got by planting trees in the forest.
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I was suprised that this name wasn't taken. It was so meant to be mine. Ikuistaja means person who captures moments and make them last. Ikuisuus means forever and ikuistaa is the verb for that etc so brilliant name for photographer. ​
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Experience
2018
Photographing as hobby
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My photographing started with self portraits. I packed my stuff, took mom's old vintage dress and head to the fields to take some portraits. I used to set my timer and run back and forth to see my pictures. I loved the feeling after creating something beautiful.
2021
Graduation from
fine art high school
in Lapinlahti
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I have been in several schools where art teachers have supported me to continue my passion with all kind of visual as the drawing and photographing.
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I graduated from the fine art high school where I had good opportunities to improve my skills with photographing. Good memories.
2023
Graduation from practical high school
as photographer
(Basic degree of media)
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This year was effecting me maybe the most. I was so passionate with my studies that I graduated in one year when this degree was normally done in couple of years.
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I learned more of photo editing, studio photographing and business making, attended couple of competitions and made contacts. Very inspirational year.
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After graduating from here I started creating more content with the name @ikuistaja to instagram, facebook and tiktok. I also started my business with the same name.
Other achievements:
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I have Europasses from Sicily and Kenya with the photographer title. I am dreaming of traveling more and seeing more world through the lense.
