Markus Jokela – Nebraska, USA 1992 – 2016
Markus Jokela – born 1952, lives in Helsinki. MA in social sciences at University of Tampere. Reporter 1983-1993. photo editor 1993-2001, photographer 2001-2019 at Helsingin Sanomat – the biggest Daily in Helsinki. Photojournalist of the Year in Finland 2003, 2015, 2016. World Press Photo, Daily Life 2. prize 1993 and 2002. World Press Photo Long Term Projects 3. prize 2017.
“Nebraska, USA 1992 – 2016“
Table Rock is a small village in the middle of America with about 300 citizen.
In 1992 I photographed six months old Kelly Freeman sitting on her grandmother Pat´s lap. In 2013 I photographed Kelly´s wedding. A book was published by Raw View Editions 2018.
