1. RESUME
Hannamari Shakya
Prinssintie 4 D 43, 00820 Helsinki, Finland
hannamari.shakya@rawviewmag.com
+ 358 44 524 755
Born: 1969 in Helsinki, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
Marital status: married
SUMMARY
Extensive experience in the field of documentary photography and films. Key interests
in social documentary and human rights. Profound sense of humanity. Multicultural
background. Leadership skills, responsible, sharp and innovative.
EDUCATION
2014—present Institute of Design, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Master´s
Degree Program in Design and Media: Master of Culture and Arts
2010 Institute of Design, Lahti University of Applied Sciences,
Bachelor´s Degree Program in Media: Bachelor of Culture and Art
(photography)
2009 Zelig School for Documentary (Italy), European Social Docu-
mentary: Training for documentary filmmakers (social change)
2007 Institute of Radio and Television, Media enterprising
2001 Institute of Radio and Television, One-camera-directing
2000 Institute of Design, Lahti University of Applied Sciences,
Photojournalism
1998 University of Helsinki, Intermediate studies in Mass
communications
1994 Laajasalo Community College, Journalism
1989 Tapiola Gymnasium, High school graduate
1987 Poway High School, High school graduate (Poway, California, US)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2012-2015 Producer (photography books and doctoral theses on documentary
photography and films, Musta Taide, Aalto ARTS Books, School
of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University
2011 Communication manager and producer at the campaign for fair
journalism

2. 2009-2015 Producer, documentary films on documentary photographers for
www.rawviewmag.com
2008-2016 Producer and organiser, documentary photography workshops
2007—present Editor-in-chief and publisher, Raw View magazine (ex. Photo
Raw)
2007-2008 Director (documentary films and programs), Finnish Broadcasting
Company
2002-2004 Editor-in-chief, Irti (magazine focusing on substance abuse policy)
1992—present Curator, photo editor, documentary film director, producer, pub-
lisher, scriptwriter, teacher, mentor, photographer
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Directing, scriptwriting, filming, producing:
2009 Haliyas, documentary film, MTV3 (story of landless dalits who still
live in slavery in Nepal)
2008 Bateye, documentary film, Finn Church Aid (documentary about
landless Haitians working as land slaves in sugar cane fields)
2007-2008 Weighing Diets, science program, Finnish Broadcasting co.
2007 Life´s a Game series, Finnish Broadcasting Co. (documentary
series about health issues)
2006 Every day in Javanhane, documentary film, Finn Church Aid
(story of a single mother struggles to provide a better life for her
children)
2006 Tia´s two homes, documentary film, Finnish Broadcasting Co.
(documentary about daughter of divorced parents changes homes
every week)
2006 Witness, documentary film, Finnish Broadcasting Co. (story about
Jehova´s witnesses live secluded life from the mainstream society)
2005 The Boxer, documentary film, Finnish Broadcasting Co. (story
about the world champion boxer Eva Wahlstrom and her battle)
1998 Olli Goes America, documentary film, FST/TV2 (a portrait of young
NHL ice hockey player Olli Jokinen)
1994-1996 Gender X, documentary film, Finnish Broadcasting Co.
(documentary about transsexual community in Helsinki)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS:
2014 You can love in your own way, photography book (stories about
long relationships, author and photographer)
2014 Bond, photography book (stories about human relations, directing
collective, producer)

3. 2012- 2014 Nordic Now! Contemporary Nordic Photography, seminar and
publication (co-founder, co-editor-in-chief, photo editor)
2012 East West exhibition, Museum of Finnish Photography (curator,
organiser)
2010-2012 Korjaamo RAW gallery, exhibition space for documentary photo-
graphy (curator)
2009 Century of public relations - history of organisational
communications (photo editor)
2007 Happiness, photography book (portraits and stories of happiness,
author and photographer)
2000 Marginalised, photography exhibition, Photo.doc -festival
(photographer)
OTHER WORKS
Television
2004-2008 Writer and director for television magazine programs
Press/Editorial work
1992-2009 49 magazines and newspapers
Press/Photography:
1996-2015 22 magazines and newspapers
Workshops:
Conducting and organising workshops:
2006 Joseph Rodriguez, documentary photography workshop (Narva,
Estonia)
2008 Pep Bonet, documentary photography workshop (Helsinki
Finland)
2010 Jodi Bieber, documentary photography workshop (Kathmandu,
Nepal).
2011 Jodi Bieber, documentary photography workshop (University of
Aalto, Helsinki)
2007-present Hannamari Shakya, documentary photography workshop (focus on
social documentary)

4. CONFIDENTIAL POST
Member of international juries:
2011-2016 Vipa Awards (Austria), Reminders Photography Stronghold
(Japan), Nera di Verzasca (Switzerland), POY (Finland), POY
(Estonia)
Portfolio reviewer and lecturer:
2008-2016 Visa pour l’Image (France), Photo Festival Riga (Latvia), Contact
Photo Festival (Canada), Unseen (Netherlands), Ljusmyndagarna
(Island), various places in Finland.
AWARDS
2016 Design and Print Award, best print product (Raw View)
2015 Quality Award for magazines, honorable mention, The Association
for Cultural, Scientific and Advocacy Magazines (Raw View)
2013 The Most Beautiful Book of the Year Award, honorable mention
(thesis design in documentary photography)
2011 Quality Award for magazines, honorable mention, The Association
for Cultural, Scientific and Advocacy Magazines (Photo Raw)
2010 Quality Award for magazines, honorable mention, The Association
for Cultural, Scientific and Advocacy Magazines (Photo Raw)
2009 Quality Award, Ministry of Education and Culture (Photo Raw)
2009 Recognition Award, Finnish Press Photographers, recognition for
work promoting documentary photography (personal)
2008 Golden Television Award, Life´s a Game series (Hannamari
Shakya and work group)
2006 Prix Italia nominee, The Boxer documentary film, directing
(personal)
2004 Best Magazine Award, Post magazine competition, (Irti, magazine
on substance abuse policy; editor-in-chief)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish Native language
English Excellent (written and oral)
Swedish Good (written and oral)
Russian basic
Spanish basic