Ville Akseli Juurikkala

Ville Akseli Juurikkala (born 6 March 1980) is a Finnish photographer and music video director. He began his photography career in 1999, and soon found work shooting Finnish bands and artists. Juurikkala has since gone on to become a prominent rock photographer, having worked with artists such as HIM, Slash and Nightwish. He has also released several photography books, and his work has been exhibited in New York and Los Angeles, among other places. In 2007, Juurikkala directed his first music video, and he has since gone on direct videos for acts like Bullet for My Valentine, The 69 Eyes and Sonata Arctica. During his career Juurikkala has received several awards for his photography. He also won the audience award at the 2013 Oulu Music Video Festival and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2019 Emma Gala.