Ernesti Niemi, Personal Project

Photography with a passion for the 35mm analog format.

a Decade long obsession with the visual storytelling medium.

Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman working in a field Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman working in a field

Punkalaidun, 2022 © Ernesti Niemi

In between professional assignments, I engage in creative personal pursuits. There's something astonishing about turning fleeting experiences into lasting memories and merging everyday narrative with artistic representation. And accomplishing it all in one medium. For the past decade, I've been immersed in my love of analog format photography. Something about the requisite technical knowledge and creative eye, along with composition and an aesthetic approach, really appeals to me.

Care to learn more about me

Personal project

An ongoing photographic journey

Project role

Personal enjoyment supplemented with occasional professional commissions

Date

Taken seriously since 2013

Black and white anlaog photograph of a dog in the metro Black and white anlaog photograph of a dog in the metro

Helsinki, 2021 © Ernesti Niemi

Extensive technical knowledge mixed with storytelling in a visual format. My education included odd photographic studies here and there. I learned the fundamentals, but this formal training did not result in a special affinity with the art form. Then I discovered the analog format.

Going analog forced me to slow down and to be more precise with each and every shot, which proved to be a game changer. I soon found myself delving into the depths of photographic techniques and previously unexplored technical features. Isolating myself from my surroundings and looking at the world through the viewfinder offered me a completely new perspective on life. After studying the all-time greats and learning to develop my own negatives through trial and error, I was completely captivated. So a lifetime fascination was born.

See how I usually work

Photographic principles

Understanding how the medium actually works

Personal projects

Documenting the life around me

Negative development

The whole chemical process from a shutter press to final prints

Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman eating a chocolate bar Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman eating a chocolate bar

Helsinki, 2021 © Ernesti Niemi

Black and white anlaog photograph of musical instruments on a performance stage Black and white anlaog photograph of musical instruments on a performance stage

Nuutajärvi, 2021 © Ernesti Niemi

Black and white anlaog photograph of a bird Black and white anlaog photograph of a bird

Tallinn, 2019 © Ernesti Niemi

Colored anlaog photograph of a cat Colored anlaog photograph of a cat

Lunkaa, 2020 © Ernesti Niemi

Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman with a cat Black and white anlaog photograph of a woman with a cat

Tammela, 2021 © Ernesti Niemi

Black and white anlaog photograph of a cow Black and white anlaog photograph of a cow

Helsinki, 2021 © Ernesti Niemi

Selected actual work from digital services to web applications and social platforms.

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Always open for further discussion.

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+358 40 584 0104
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ernesti.niemi@gmail.com
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