Mikko Takkunen | photographer

Portraits

Selection of my portraiture

Irish milliner Philip Treacy at his London studio on assignment for the Wall Street Journal.
   
On assignment for the International Herald Tribune. Published 6 June 2011.
  
Irish milliner Philip Treacy at his London studio on assignment for the Wall Street Journal.
     
  
I photographed Finnish author and playwright Sofi Oksanen outside Arcola theatre in East London for Helsingin Sanomat (FIN) in February 2012. Arcola is showing a version of Oksanen's play Purge during February-March. The play is an adaption of her Finnish bestseller book of the same name.
   
I photographed Finnish gallerist Jari Saariaho based between Helsinki-London outside his Hoxton loft in London in August 2011 on assignment for Gloria magazine (FIN).
   
London based Ukrainian philanthropists, lawyer Victoria Volkova and real estate assets manager Iryna Tandura, for Forbes Ukraine’s Forbes Woman supplement in February 2012. Ran March 2012.
     
  
Johan Karlberg from the band The Very Best at his home in Hackney Wick, London, for the German music magazine Intro. August 2012 issue.
   
Marcia Kilgore, founder of Bliss Spa Group photographed at the company's London headquarters for the Wall Street Journal. December 2011.
   
British, Booker Prize awarded, author Alan Hollinghurst at his home in Hamsptead, north London for Helsingin Sanomat (FIN) 2012.
     
  
Massive Attack producer Neil Davidge photographed in 2012 recording soundtrack for the video game Halo 4 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Assignment for German music magazine Intro. Ran November 2012 issue.
   
Photographed Occupy London Stock Exchange 3 November 2011 for Helsingin Sanomat (FIN).
  
Standard Life Investments Chief Strategist Andrew Milligan, at the business’ London office on the 34th floor at 30 St. Mary Axe (commonly known as the ‘Gherkin’) located at the heart of capital’s financial district, to accompany a Helsingin Sanomat (FIN) interview. Ran 8 October 2012 in the paper’s business section.
     
  
New York Times' Social Media Editor Liz Heron in February 2012 for Journalisti magazine (FIN) at News:Rewired conference on digital media at Microsoft Center in London.
  
The founder and chairman of high-end tour company Abercrombie&Kent, Mr Geoffrey Kent at the company's London headquarters in February 2012 on assignment for the Wall Street Journal for a feature that ran 8 March 2012.
  
Shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood in his Mayfair boutique in London for the Wall Street Journal. November 2011
     
  
Dr. Titus Hjelm, Lecturer in Finnish Society and Culture at University College of London, on assignment for Yliopisto, a magazine published by University of Helsinki in Finland. May 2011
   
  
     
  
   
Shatila Refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon. June 2011.
   
Shatila Refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon. June 2011.
     
  
Shatila Refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon. June 2011.
   
  
Saskia Saloranta, 17, Finnish girl studying in Stonar School in England, for Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. Stonar is a £25K/per year boarding school in Wiltshire, and while there are hundreds of Finnish students in British universities, it is rather uncommon to find Finns in local boarding schools.
     
  
Libya's the rebel National Transitional Council's spokesperson in Britain, Guma El-Gamaty, in London for Helsingin Sanomat (FIN). The article about the NTC and the on going war in Libya, written by the newspaper's London correspondent Tanja Vasama, ran in the Helsingin Sanomat's Foreign section Sunday 7 August 2011