Meet the Open Call Finalists at Helsinki Photo Festival 2023

The 40 international winners for the theme Courage at Helsinki Photo Festival 2023 are now selected and can be found listed below. All finalists will be showcased in exhibitions around Greater Helsinki from August 4-October 30, 2023. Some exhibition sites will start at the beginning of the festival while a few will start later. We will give more information about locations and program schedule in the upcoming weeks.

The Nordic Village, a talent platform dedicated to artists from the Nordic countries is proud to announce 10 Nordic winners. The Nordic Village photo exhibition will take place for the third time in 2023 at Hanaholmen, Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo.

Congratulations to all winners!

Open call winner / International / Helsinki Photo Festival 2023

Rebecca Bowring / CH
Chantal Pinzi / IT
JJ Lorenzo / ES
Lys Arango / ES
Sitara Thalia Ambrosio / DE
Uschi Groos / DE
Alon Skuy / ZA
Annamaria Belloni / IT
Byron Smith / US
Verena Andrea Prenner / AT
Hendra Eka / ID
Emanuele Occhipinti / IT
Rolf-Göran Åström / SE
Julia Wimmerlin / UA
Filippo Venturi / IT
Robin Hinsch / DE
Giles Clarke / GB
Pierpaolo Mittica / IT
Alisa Martynova / RU
Yannis Zindrilis / GR
Seok-Woo Song / KR
Ernst Coppejans / NL
Ingeborg Everaerd / NL
Beniamino Pisati / IT
Alice Mann / ZA
Karianne Bueno / NL
Cindy Blažević / CA
Alan Gignoux / US
Magda Gibelli / VE
Elisa Mariotti / IT
Alain Schroeder / BE
Catherine Lemblé / BE
Sarah Mei Herman / NL
Fernanda Soto Mastrantonio / CL
Antonio Pérez / ES
Florence Goupil / PE
Patrick Junker & Jonathan Terlinden / DE-FI
Laara Dashti / FR
Thomas Victor / DE
Natalya Saprunova / RU

Open call winner / Nordic Village / Helsinki Photo Festival 2023

Björn Nilsson / SE
Haakon Sand / NO
Rolf-Göran Åström / SE (Winner, both internationally and Nordic)
Sofi Lundin / SE
Mikkel Hørlyck / DK
Aija Svensson / FI
Maija Bondar / FI
Emmi Roosling / SE
Darina Rodionova / FI
Maja Nydal Eriksen / DK