Ville Malja is an award-winning Helsinki-based photographer. His work conveys presence, authenticity and the beauty of life.
Malja began studying photography at the Lahti Institute of Design in 2002. At the same time, he shot to international fame as a musician in the band Lapko, so the studies had to go on a backburner for the duration of touring. Returning to his studies in 2007, Malja graduated and has since then worked as a freelance photographer, while these days also touring the world as the vocalist in the band Moon Shot.
Malja has received awards for his work in the Koura Awards in 2019, the Edit Gala in 2022 and Vuoden Huiput Competition in 2022.
Malja lives and works in the Helsinki district of Lauttasaari, FIN.
clients
Helsingin Sanomat / Ateneum (Finnish National Museum) / Asus / Veikkaus / Huawei / Mehiläinen / VR / Variety / Vitra / Helsinki Design Museum / American Express / Danske Bank / Microsoft / Calvin Klein / Instrumentarium / SONY / Hewlett Packard / Nissen / Finnkino / HAM (Helsinki Art Museum) / Nokia / TechCode / YLE (Finnish National Television) / Helsinki Design Week / MTV3 / The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland / A-Lehdet / Helsingin Matkailusäätiö / Hartwall / R-Kioski / Warner Music / Specsavers / If-vakuutus / Sony Music / Universal Music / Casagrande Family / Gramex Press / Ornamo
CONTACT
+358 400455319
villemalja (at) gmail.com
Photo by Aapo Huhta
SAUNA TALK
“The sauna is modern man’s shortcut to the highs and lows of the mind. It is a legal gateway to an experience that comes close to expanding your consciousness.”
SINGING ICONS podcast (in Finnish)
Singing Icons is Ville Malja’s podcast (in Finnish), wherein Malja talks with his sincere, intense style about visuality of music with well-known figures from the Finnish music business. Guests include Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), Maija Vilkkumaa, HerraYlppö, drummer and Graphic Artist of the Year Tomi Leppänen, as well as numerous other musicians, both from the top of the charts and the margins. The first episodes of the Singing Icons podcast will be released on Spotify on the 23 March 2023.