Ilkka Uimonen

Ilkka Uimonen (born 1966) is a Finnish photographer who has worked as a photojournalist. Uimonen's book Cycles, on Israeli–Palestinian violence, was published in 2004. He has won awards from Pictures of the Year International and World Press Photo.

Life and work
Uimonen has been a photographer since the early 1990s. He became a nominee member of Magnum Photos in 2002; he is no longer a member. He has worked as a contract photographer for Newsweek.

Publications by Uimonen

 * Cycles. London: Trolley, 2004. ISBN 978-1904563365.

Publications with others

 * Off Broadway: Magnum Photographers: Christopher Anderson, Antoine D'Agata, Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli, Paolo Pellegrin, Ilkka Uimonen. London: Trolley, 2009. ISBN 978-1904563808.

Short films

 * Regarding lower Manhattan (2014) – documentary, 25 mins

Exhibitions

 * Nazar - Western eyes, Noorderlicht, Groningen, Netherlands, September–October 2004.
 * Off Broadway, New York City, 2004; Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France, 2005. With Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin.
 * Statue, part of Red Fall, Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, TX, October 2004 – February 2005. With others.

Awards

 * Second prize stories, General News category, World Press Photo, 2000 contest
 * First Place, General Division / News Picture Story, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "The Visit"
 * Third Place, General Division / General News, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Ariel Sharon Visit"
 * Award of Excellence, Magazine Division / Global News, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Chest"
 * Award of Excellence, Magazine Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story, 58th Pictures of the Year International, 2001, for "Water Crisis in India"
 * Second prize stories, Spot News category, World Press Photo, 2003 contest
 * First Place, 60th Pictures of the Year International, 2003, for "Palestinian Informer's Fate"
 * Third prize stories, Spot News category, World Press Photo, 2004 contest