Heikki Havas

Place: Helsinki

Born: 1926

Death: 2012

Biography:

Heikki Havas (22 October 1926 – 13 March 2012) was a Finnish architect, museum official and enthusiastic photographer. He is known for his skillful documentation of architecture and was one of the most sought-after photographers in Finland during the 1950s. Born into a family of photographers in Helsinki, Havas began taking photographs at an early age and had the opportunity to learn from them at home, as his parents had a photography laboratory. He continued to photograph throughout his life, using Ilford film with a Linhof technika 9 x 12 camera and a Rolleiflex camera. His photographs were published mainly in the Arkkitehti magazine.