Elina Brotherus (born 29 April 1972) is a

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photographer and video artist specializing in self-portraits and landscapes.

Life

Brotherus was born in Helsinki. She earned an M.S. in analytical chemistry from the University of Helsinki in 1997 and an M.F.A. in photography from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2000. She is considered a prominent member of The Helsinki School. She lives and works in Finland and France. In 2003 her work was exhibited by the

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in ''Girls’ Night Out''. She won a scholarship from the

Carnegie Art Award The Carnegie Art Award was a Swedish art award event established in 1998 by Swedish financial group Carnegie Investment Bank to recognize and promote Nordic contemporary painting and artists. With a total prize sum of SEK 2.1m, the Carnegie Art ...

in 2004 and she won the

Niépce Prize The Niépce Prize has been awarded annually since 1955 to a professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years and is younger than 50 years (previously 45 years) of age. It was introduced in honour of Joseph Nicéphore Ni� ...

in 2005. She is proud of being able to produce images taken from nature that are not "Photoshopped". Her work is primarily autobiographical. She documents her infertility and "involuntary childlessness" in her 2011–2015 series "''Carpe Fucking Diem"'' and 2009-2013 ''"Annonciation."''

Awards

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2004 * Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002 * Fotofinlandia 2000 award for photography.

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* 1972 births Living people 21st-century Finnish women artists 21st-century women photographers Artists from Helsinki Finnish photographers Finnish women photographers Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture alumni {{Photographer-stub