I am Erik Saanila, a photographer and visual storyteller based in Turku, Finland. I specialize in portraits, underwater photography of wrecks and seascapes, and marine-themed projects, delivering compelling imagery and multimedia content for publications and websites. I have been in the television industry for 20 years were I have shot and edited over 10 documentarys and series for several seasons. Please follow the link to my website for a full project list of productions. Beyond photography, I develop and maintain websites (notably HL-Marine), lead creative projects as founder of Pelaago Photography and First Frame, and shape storytelling with video editing using Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, along with Lightroom, Photoshop and InDesign.

Erik Saanila

I am Erik Saanila, a photographer and visual storyteller based in Turku, Finland. I specialize in portraits, underwater photography of wrecks and seascapes, and marine-themed projects, delivering compelling imagery and multimedia content for publications and websites. I have been in the television industry for 20 years were I have shot and edited over 10 documentarys and series for several seasons. Please follow the link to my website for a full project list of productions. Beyond photography, I develop and maintain websites (notably HL-Marine), lead creative projects as founder of Pelaago Photography and First Frame, and shape storytelling with video editing using Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, along with Lightroom, Photoshop and InDesign.

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I am Erik Saanila, a photographer and visual storyteller based in Turku, Finland. I specialize in portraits, underwater photography of wrecks and seascapes, and marine-themed projects, delivering compelling imagery and multimedia content for publications and websites.

I have been in the television industry for 20 years were I have shot and edited over 10 documentarys and series for several seasons. Please follow the link to my website for a full project list of productions.

Beyond photography, I develop and maintain websites (notably HL-Marine), lead creative projects as founder of Pelaago Photography and First Frame, and shape storytelling with video editing using Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, along with Lightroom, Photoshop and InDesign.

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Language

Swedish
Fluent
Finnish
Advanced
English
Advanced
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Web designer and photographer; website content creator/maintainer at HL-Marine
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Responsible for all images, videos and website content; created and maintained HL-Marine's website (2014-2024).
Founder at Pelaago Photography
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Photography projects and business development; concept and production of imagery.
Founder at First Frame
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Founded photography studio; led image production and creative direction.

Education

Laattianpäällystäjä at Turun Ammattiopistosäätiö (TAO)
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Työharjoittelu at Wbygggrakennus
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Yrkesmääräys – Saaristoyrittäjän Yksinyrittäjäakatemia at Saaristoyrittäjän Yksinyrittäjäakatemia
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Media-assistentti at Yrkesinstitutet Prakticum
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2003
Mediakoulu at SVEPS, mediakoulu
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999
Kokki ja tarjoilija at Nylands hotell- och restaurangskola
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997
Asepalvelus at Uudenmaan Prikaati
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1995
Peruskoulu / yleissivistävä koulutus at Rudolf Steiner skolan i Helsingfors
January 1, 1985 - January 1, 1994

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other