Ilkka Uimonen

Ilkka Mikael 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, specifically 1992. His work has focussed heavily on conflict photography, most notably the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which formed the basis of his 2004 book Cycles. He became a nominee member of Magnum Photos in 2002 and has worked as a contract photographer for Newsweek. . His photojournalism has earned multiple awards from World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year International. In 2014 he directed Regarding Lower Manhattan, a 25-minute documentary.

Publications Publications by Uimonen Cycles. London: Trolley, 2004. .

Publications with others Off Broadway: Magnum Photographers: Christopher Anderson, Antoine D'Agata, Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli, Paolo Pellegrin, Ilkka Uimonen. London: Trolley, 2009. .

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" 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