Kaisa Sirén: Letting Go of Control in Creative Photography

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In this episode, Angela Nicholson interviews Kaisa Sirén about her transition from photojournalism to abstract photography and the freedom it brings.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, host Angela Nicholson speaks with Kaisa Sirén, a photographic artist from Finnish Lapland, whose work is rooted in intentional camera movement (ICM). With a background in photojournalism, Kaisa shares how she moved away from traditional documentary work to embrace abstract photography, allowing herself the freedom to explore emotion, movement and mood. Based inside the Arctic Circle, Kaisa draws inspiration from L...

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Host: Angela Nicholson

Guest: Kaisa Sirén

Topics covered

• creative photography
• intentional camera movement
• abstract photography
• photojournalism
• emotion
• movement
• mood

Keywords

• Kaisa Sirén
• creative photography
• intentional camera movement
• abstract photography
• photojournalism
• emotion
• Arctic Circle

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Places: Finnish Lapland, Arctic Circle

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