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NEW : Samuli Karala, photographer & Creative Director, Berlin, with a campaign for THE RUNWAY – Match Made in HEL, celebrity portraits, and editorials for L'OFFICIEL HOMMES, CLIENT MAG and SCMP STYLE on GoSee
PHOTOGRAPHY · 28.07.2016

NEW : Samuli Karala, photographer & Creative Director, Berlin, with a campaign for THE RUNWAY – Match Made in HEL, celebrity portraits, and editorials for L'OFFICIEL HOMMES, CLIENT MAG and SCMP STYLE on GoSee

We are delighted to welcome beauty, portrait and fashion photographer Samuli Karala at GoSee. His opulent portfolio presents fantasy worlds with powerful imagery, cinematic portraits and glamorous fashion productions. For 20 years, he has worked for international clients all over the world. Whether he has R & B artist Kelly Rowland in front of his camera, heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson, actor Adrian Grenier, or the President of Finland – Samuli knows how to sensitively portray the people behind big names. And each picture tells a story. “Characters matter to me the most,” the photographer tells GoSee. “In fashion as well as in portraiture, my aim is to depict the person, interpret the moment and capture the dynamics between the two.”

Born 1977 in Turku, Finland, the creative was drawn to England after his studying photography to attend the University for the Creative Arts. He filmed his first music videos and photographed for Muse, South China Morning Post Style, L'Officiel, L'Officiel Hommes, Elle, Elle Decor, REVS, Plaza Kvinna, Schön mag, The National UAE, Emirates Woman, Emirates Man, Cosmopolitan, Neo2, Vaga, Vogue.it, or vision China. SAMULI KARALA has worked and lived in London, New York, Tallinn, Helsinki, and Dubai. He now lives in the creative metropolis Berlin, from where he will work on more conceptual and artistic projects in the future. “I wish that I could keep bringing the enigmatic and creative, the stories, to the world of fashion and editorials.”

Credits

Client
Personal WorkL’Officiel Hommes HellasSouth China Morning Post StyleViaMinnetPlaying Fashion Magazine / Robert MishchenkoGucci & Emirates Woman MagazinePoint Seven Mach MagazineGloria Magazine FinlandREVSEmirates Woman MagazineVision Magazine ChinaIQ Beauté MagazineVAGA MagazineFinnair & Finavia Helsinki Airport
Production
Vilhelm Sjöström & Samuli Karala
Advertising Agency
Mirum Helsinki
Creative Director
Jukka Mannio & Jarkko TuuriJarno Varis
Art Director
Jenni RitamäkiHarri Lappalainen
Copywriter
Kaari Koskela
Post Production
Sinisa SavicStephanie Winger RetouchMARIO SEYER, Mario Seyer
Styling
Minttu VesalaCristina PlanellesPablo PatanéTEKLA KNAUST c/o New Blood AgencySarah Joan RossChristopher Insulander c/o LinkDetailsJulie Brook Williams
Hair
Sanni SydFidel FernándezYukiko Tajima c/o WM Artist ManagementTom WennerstrandMaleeq Oz
Make-up
Miika KemppainenEllen WalgeSeong Hee ParkNatasha Smee c/o Exclusive ArtistsAriel Yeh-Hohlova c/o Saint Luke artistsSophia Eriksen c/o Hall&LundgrenEinat DanAriel Yeh-Hohlov
Location
Studio Musta & Valkoinen HelsinkiArchway, London
Model
Rebeka Breymas c/o MIKAs StockholmBryton Munn c/o Storm Model ManagementMarinet Matthee c/o The Lions New YorkKiara Kabukuru c/o IMG New YorkSasha MariniSuzanna Ge c/o Brand Model ManagementRaisa Raudas c/o Brand Model ManagementEugeniy SavchenkoKirsi Pyrhönen c/o Brand Model ManagementMartyna Jaroszek c/o VIVA ParisJennifer Berg c/o Brand Model ManagementMay Douglas c/o The Hive ManagementBryton Munn c/o Storm Model Management LondonLinnea HELLBOM c/o MIKAs StockholmCorinna Ingenleuf c/o M4 Models HamburgMariina Keskitalo c/o Brand Model ManagementJulia Välimäki c/o Brand Model ManagementAngela Ruiz c/o Wilhelmina New YorkLisanne De Jong c/o MD ManagementElla c/o Brand Model ManagementCharles MarkhamSaara Sihvonen c/o Brand Model Management
Casting
Toni KorpinevaToni Korpineva c/o Brand Model Management
Photographer
Samuli Karala
Style Assistants
Cristina Alguacil & Gonzalo Ferri
Project Manager
Pia Eiro
Makeup and Hair
Emilie TuuminenKaro Kangas & Anu LevyJanne Suono
Nails
Sami Haapa
Hair and Makeup
Nickol WalkemeyerSainabou Chune c/o MIKAs looks StockholmJanne SuonoFatma BendrisSainabou Chune c/o MIKAs Looks StockholmMiika Kemppainen
Clothes Designer
Mert Otsamo
Studio
Musta & Valkoinen HelsinkiMusta & Valkoinen Helsinki
Muah Assistant
Fatma Bendris
Earrings
Autore from J.A Tarkiainen Helsinki
Muah assistant
Janika Oikarainen
Clothes Design
Anni Raasmaja

About Samuli Karala

Ever since his school days, Samuli Karala was fascinated by portraiture. 

 

It’s only natural that he’s become one of the most sought after photographers in the fashion and beauty industry, regularly working with magazines such as Vogue, I-D, The Observer Magazine, Marie Claire, South China Morning Post, InStyle, Muse, Elle and Emirates Woman. 

 

“I take pictures of humans, not models. I always want to capture the human nature behind the façade. And the same goes for products too - I seek the color and the soul of the object, constantly looking for the story inside.”

 

Everything, everyone and every place have a story, believes Karala. Based in London but working often in Dubai, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles, he knows how to bring international brand stories to life with color, shadows and light. 

 

Whether it’s a portrait of Finland’s president Mr. Sauli Niinistö or R&B star Kelly Rowland or one of the numerous commercials and advertorials clients such as WWF, Bvlgari, Magnum (Unilever), Audi, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fazer, Unibet, Nokia, LIDL, Warner Music, Universal Music, Finnair/Finavia and AXE, they all have one thing in common –  all have trusted Karala’s distinctive creative vision.

GoSee : samulikarala.com

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