Niko Tampio (b.1989) is a photographer navigating both the fine art and commercial realm without distinguishing between the two. With an eye for detail and color complemented by a strong personal vision he creates captivating and honest imagery across the genres of fashion, still life, architecture and everyday observation. Tampio holds a Master of Arts degree in photography from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Some of the prominent figures he has photographed include Rosanne Cash, Martha Cooper, The Game, Duckwrth, Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz of Onyx. He has published two books Seoul Journal (2019) and Punos (2019). His work has been exhibited globally, most notably in The Finnish Museum of Photography (2023) & The Sibelius Museum (2021). Recently he was granted a title collection in The Hip Hop Museum in New York for his work in hip hop.
Projects
- My 2024 in PhotosBeing a huge music fan myself this year I wanted to create stories of music fans. I attended to metal festivals in Helsinki, Finland – the metal capital of the world – discovering joy, companionship, individuality and the shared love for loud music. I also spent a week ahead of Bruce Springsteen concert with the so called ''roll callers'' who are hardcore Bruce Springsteen fans responsible for creating the worldwide queuing system usually starting a few weeks before every concert held in Europ
- Dazed100In my practice I explore the current state of fashion and people through photography and other lens-based mediums. I navigate the both fine art and commercial realm without distinguishing between the two. I create captivating and honest imagery of my subject through my strong personal vision in a democratic way. I travel across the world to tell the stories of people and places with the aim to create an historic document of the times we are living in. I am especially interested in young people a
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Work history
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PhotographerSelf Emploeyd
Helsinki, FinlandFreelance
Skills
- Photography
- Art Direction
- Filmmaking
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Davinci Resolve
- Capture One
- Fashion
- Fashion Editorial
- Editorial Photography
Education
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Master of Arts in PhotographyAalto University
- Helsinki, Finland
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Bachelor in Fine ArtUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Madrid, Spain
Erasmus student exchange.
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