Tommi Viitala

Helsinki based Tommi Viitala (born in 1975) started active street photography over
four years ago. However, the camera is not a new device for him because he has
been filming more and less actively throughout his life, starting with film cameras
from the 90s. Since the camera is almost always with Tommi, he also goes around
the world filming streets, most recently in Budapest and Barcelona. Tommi's photos
have been published in various street photography publications and exhibitions.
Tommi especially loves street photography because it's a unique and captivating art
form that captures the essence of everyday life in public spaces. It freezes moments
in time, revealing the beauty (and the truth) of real city life. What attracts Tommi
about street photography is that even if ten different photographers take a picture of
the same fleeting moment, each picture is different, i.e. the look of its taker. In
addition, the different styles of street photography, such as juxtaposition, geometry
and the play of light and shadows inspire Tommi to the streets again and again.
"I love street photography for it's focus on capturing spontaneous everyday moments
in public places, documenting unscripted scenes that offer a different view into the
human world. I love the surprises that everyday comes, there's always something
new coming — just around from the corner. I'm a storyteller by heart, so I wanna
create different worlds that we usually miss in our everyday life."