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 LEUKU NEWS
 UUTISKIRJE Näyttely 17
 UUTISKIRJE Messut 17
 UUTISKIRJE Taivaalliset 15
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Petri Nuutinen

March 23. 2018 Finnish Photography Award

Photographer Markus Varesvuo is winner of Photofinlandia 2018 competition.

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August 25.2017 Award

Photographer Markus Varesvuo Bird Photographer of the Year 2017 Best Portfolio Winner.

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April 11.2017 Photographers' Water

Photographers' Water exhibition in photographic gallery Luova, Helsinki 2017.

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April 11.2017 Leuku Art Prints

Leuku Art Print collectors' serie. Edition 10.
No.2 Mika Honkalinna, Totem Animal and No.1 Kapa (Martti Kapanen), Corner

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March 19.2017 Photo & Camera Fair

Wallpaper photograph by Jorma Luhta, Expo and Convention Centre, Helsinki 2017.

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March 17.2017 Photo & Camera Fair

Expo and Convention Centre, Helsinki 2017.

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October 19.2015 Nature Photo 2015

Photographer Sami Karjalainen has won Nature Photo of Year 2015, serie Art from Nature.

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March 18.2015 National Geographic Proof

Photographer Marja Pirilä's camera obscura -serie has been published on National Geographic magazine site.

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February 26. 2015 Fabulous Bugs

Bugs by photographer Sami Karjalainen has spread over pages of Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.

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December 6. 2014 Pro Finlandia

Photographer Hannu Hautala got honorable mention – Pro Finlandia badget of honour
on Independence Day of Finland.

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November 27. 2014 Wanderers

New book Wanderers in the North by photographer Jorma luhta
on pages of leading Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.

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January 22. 2014 New photographer, new member in Leuku

Photographer Mika Honkalinna is known of his personal works in nature ptotography, photobooks and
many interesting articles in newspapers and magazines.

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September 30. 2013 Award

Photographer Markku Saiha has got the State Award as the editor-in-chief of the book
Luontokuvauksen käsikirja
(Manual of Nature Photography).

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March 3. 2013 New photographers

Photographer Rami Hanafi is known of his incredible shots of snowboarding.

Photographer Harri Nurminen is known of his everyday reportages and images of Lapland and Sami people.
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February 11.2013 SwissPhotoAward

Photographer Alberto Campi won the first prize at the SwissPhotoAward – category reportage
with his reportage about Greece.
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February 6.2013 Markus Varesvuo

Canon Ambassadors Programme has chosen 13 new photographers from Europe,
Near-East and Africa. First time one of them is from Finland, Markus Varesvuo.
He is famous of his images of birds. 2011 Varesvuo has published books Birds Magic Moments
and Fascinating Birds. He is one of the three authors of the Handbook of Bird Photography.
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February 3.2013 Photographers annual meeting

Phtoto Agency Leuku has arranged the annual meeting of photographers in Tampere.
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December 27. 2012 • LiCC

Photographer Gary Wornell is one of the winners in London International Creative Competition 2012.
Name of his art work is ¨Endangered Species¨.
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December 17. 2012 • New Managing Director

Leuku has got a new managing director Riikka Mäkelä. She will concentrate to marketing, sales and international connections . .............................................................................................................................................................................................

December 5. 2012 • Photographers in China

People in Times -exhibition in Haikou Hainan China. Photographers Markku Saiha, Kalervo Ojutkangas, Kirmo Wilén
and Hannele Fors
will continue their large documentation project. www.hainan.fi

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September 12. 2012 • Award

The Ministry of Education and Culture has awarded photographer Hannu Hautala of his lifelong and remarkable work
as nature photographer, writer and teacher.

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May 23. 2012 • A Keen Light

A Keen Light – Celebration Exhibition of Leuku in Arktikum, Rovaniemi June 7 – August 5, 2012.

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March 12. 2012 • Photographer of the Year 2012

Photographer Kari Pietilä has been chosen to the Photographer of the Year 2012
by The Assisiation of Finnish Camera Clubs.

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January 29. 2012 • New member

Italian photographer Alberto Campi is the new member of photo agency Leuku.

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December 31. 2011 • Pakistan

Photographer Gary Wornell has been awarded as nominee in the 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup.
You find his images in Leuku with word search Pakistan.

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November 22. 2011 • Fotofinlandia 2011

Three members of Photo Agency Leuku, Sami Karjalainen, Markku Saiha and Markus Varesvuo are nominees
in Fotofinlandia 2011 Competition.

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January 19. 2011 • iGallery

Original member of Leuku, photographer Pekka Antikainen has moved to new picture agency: www.igallery.fi.

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January 11. 2011 • International editions


A photobook Somewhere in Finland by Paavo Hamunen and Johannes Lahti
is published in English-Russian and two English-Chinese editions.

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November 30. 2010 • Award


Arts Council of Pirkanmaa has given the Art Award 2010 to photographer Marja Pirilä.

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November 26. 2010 • Award

Arts Council of Häme has given the Art Award 2010 to photographer Gary Wornell.

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October 7. 2010 • Photokina 2010


Photographs by Gary Wornell widely shown at Epson stand, Photokina 2010.

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August 20. 2010 • International Awards


Photographer Gary Wornell was nominated in International Color Awards | 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup.

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Febuary 8. 2010 • Photographers meeting


Photographers of Leuku had their annual meeting at 6th and 7th of February in Tampere University.

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Febuary 5. 2010 • New photographers in Leuku

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Two new photographers in Leuku. Kari Pietilä (nature) and Jussi Murtosaari (animals).

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January 18. 2010 • New grants for photographers

Photographer Jorma Luhta has got one year grant for his artwork from the Arts Council of Finland.
And photographers Marja Pirilä and Petri Nuutinen has got grants for their solo exhibitions.

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January 1. 2010 • Documentary Project in Hungary



Martti Kapanen
is the Finnish member of International SETSE project (Seeing Europe Trough the Strangers Eyes).
Eight photographers from different European countries are working two months in unfamiliar surroundings.
Kapanen works in Budapest, Hungary. The theme of project is "Family and food".

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LEUKU, first On-Line Photo Agency in Finland, celebrated 10 Years Anniversary with an exhibition in Helsinki.


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December 17. 2009 • News from Hainan, China


Photographers Kirmo Wilén and Markku Saiha, has been photographing in China again.
They were talking about their long document project in internet-program. Hainan, China. www.hinews.cn

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December 9. 2009 • Starry Nights


Photographer Jorma Luhta's new book Starry Nights. WWF has chosen the book as the "Nature Book of Year 2009".
Photo: Skier in the night, falling star, Finland 2008.

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December 3. 2009 • The specialist of nature


Interview of photographer Antti Saraja in Journalisti magazine on December 3. 2009.

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September 17. 2009
Two new photographers


Leuku Photo Agency has got new members – Miika Sirkiä and Timo Veijalainen.

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August 18. 2009
Exhibition and Honorable Mention


Photographer Gary Wornell has a show in Riga, Latvia, as a part of NOASS Artist in Residence 2009 event.
He was also Shortlisted Finalist and Honorable Mention Winner in the LICC (London International Creative Competition).

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June 30. 2009
Finnish Camera Magazine

Large article of Gary Wornell and his artworks published in Kameralehti 5/2009.

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May 5. 2009
LACDA 2009 'Top 40'

© Gary Wornell

Photographer Gary Wornell is Winner of the LACDA 2009 'Top 40' International Juried Competition
Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art California, USA. Exhibition at LACDA: May 14 - June 6 2009
Exhibition at California Museum of Photography - CMP: Digital Studio Gallery: July 2 - August 22 2009

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May 1. 2009
10 Years Anniversary

© Petri Nuutinen

www.leuku.fi was opened May 1. 1999 as the first On Line Photo Agency in Finland.
During this year there have been already over 1,3 million views of images on our web site.

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April 20. 2009
Two new photographers in Leuku – Voitto Niemelä and Sakari Viista

© Voitto Niemelä © Sakari Viista

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February 24. 2009
Two new photographers in Leuku – Timo Ripatti and Markku Tano

© Markku Tano

© Timo Ripatti

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February 9. 2009
New website


Paavo Hamunen has a new website www.paavohamunen.com.

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January 28. 2009
Galerie Art Design & Print Awards 

Estar Studiosin booklet got second prize.
Photographers Jorna Luhta, Markku Saiha and Pekka Antikainen got the certificate of merit.


Markus Varesvuo got second prize of his book Selviytyjät – Lumen ja jään linnut.

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January 25. 2009
Photograph in billboard

 

The Hunting Museum of Finland, Riihimäki, photograph by Paavo Hamunen.

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January 24. 2009
Gary Wornell – Circle of Passions

Opening of Gary Wornell exhibition at Riihimäki Art Museum. Exhibition open from January 25 to March 29.

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December 17. 2008
Ruovesi Reflections

Photographers Petri NuutinenPhotographers Petri Nuutinen & Marja Pirilä has published a new photobook Kuin kuvastimessa Ruovesi Reflections.

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September 20. 2008
Photokina 2008 - Epson Europe

Photographer Gary Wornell's work represented at the Epson stand at Photokina, Cologne - Germany.

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June 13. 2008
Werstas Art Award

Photographer Marja Pirilä has got the Werstas Art Award
The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas in Tampere.

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May 29. 2008
BBC Wildlife

Photographer Markus Varesvuo's image has been selected to FREEZE FRAME -porfolio of BBC Wildlife –magazine.

Markus Varesvuo has partisipated the biggest nature photo project in Euroope.
55 photographers has been working in 44 European countries.

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May 12. 2008
Award

Phtographer Petri Nuutinen got the award for personal artistic working given by Suomen Kulttuurirahasto/ Pirkanmaan rahasto.

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April 23. 2008
Awards

Photographer Kirmo Wilén got the award for personal artistic working given by Suomen Kulttuurirahasto/ Etelä-Karjalan rahasto.

Photographer Gary Wornell got the award for personal artistic working given by Suomen Kulttuurirahasto/Hämeen rahasto.

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April 16. 2008
New director in Leuku

kari palsila
Photographer Kari Palsila leads Leuku to future and he takes care of new projects and international contacts.
e-mail kari.palsila@leuku.fi or gms +358-40-552 8582.

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April 16. 2008
Two new photographers in Leuku – Seppo Keränen and Kirmo Wilén

© Seppo Keränen

Most important fields of Seppo Keränen are Baltic sea, culture and nature of archipelago, arctic hills.

© Kirmo Wilén

Kirmo Wilén is photographer of contrasts– hot Africa and cool Antarctis
Also his China images are in Leuku.

© Kirmo Wilén

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and...

May 5. 1999
Opening exhibition in Arktikum at Rovaniemi

Leuku is the first On-Line Photo Agency in Finland.