Timo Salminen

Known for
Camera
Born
July 11, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland

Biography

Timo Salminen (11 July 1952 in Helsinki) is a Finnish cinematographer best known for his artistic work in Aki Kaurismäki's films. Salminen's father Ville Salminen was a famed Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer whose career began in the 1930s and lasted until the 1980s. His older step brother Ville-Veikko Salminen was a comedic actor whose career also lasted over 50 years.

Known For

Filmography

2024
Eureka poster

Eureka

Movie · Director of Photography

2024
Kill the Jockey poster

Kill the Jockey

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator

2023
Fallen Leaves poster

Fallen Leaves

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
Woman at Sea poster

Woman at Sea

Movie · Director of Photography

2020
Fishlove poster

Fishlove

Movie · Director of Photography

2020
Romantic Guide to Lost Places poster

Romantic Guide to Lost Places

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
My Branch So Thin poster

My Branch So Thin

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
The Other Side of Hope poster

The Other Side of Hope

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Armpits poster

Armpits

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Swagger poster

Swagger

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Jauja poster

Jauja

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Pause poster

Pause

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla poster

Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
Tavern Man poster

Tavern Man

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
Historic Centre poster

Historic Centre

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Le Havre poster

Le Havre

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Rat Trap poster

Rat Trap

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Robert Mitchum Is Dead poster

Robert Mitchum Is Dead

Movie · Director of Photography

2010
A Distant Neighborhood poster

A Distant Neighborhood

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Backwood Philosopher poster

Backwood Philosopher

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Red Pearls of Love poster

Red Pearls of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Lights in the Dusk poster

Lights in the Dusk

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Visions of Europe poster

Visions of Europe

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Pelicanman poster

Pelicanman

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Bico poster

Bico

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet poster

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
The Man Without a Past poster

The Man Without a Past

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
The Classic poster

The Classic

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Highway Society

Highway Society

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Juha poster

Juha

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Vaiennut kylä poster

Vaiennut kylä

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Drifting Clouds poster

Drifting Clouds

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Iron Horsemen poster

Iron Horsemen

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana poster

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses poster

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Total Balalaika Show poster

Total Balalaika Show

Movie · Camera Operator

1993
The Last Border poster

The Last Border

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
La Vie de Bohème poster

La Vie de Bohème

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
The Prodigal Son poster

The Prodigal Son

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Shit Happens poster

Shit Happens

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
The Match Factory Girl poster

The Match Factory Girl

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
I Hired a Contract Killer poster

I Hired a Contract Killer

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Amazon poster

Amazon

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America poster

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Cha Cha Cha poster

Cha Cha Cha

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Paper Star poster

Paper Star

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Ariel poster

Ariel

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Hamlet Goes Business poster

Hamlet Goes Business

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Tilinteko poster

Tilinteko

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Shadows in Paradise poster

Shadows in Paradise

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Rocky VI poster

Rocky VI

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Rosso poster

Rosso

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Calamari Union poster

Calamari Union

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs poster

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
The Worthless poster

The Worthless

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
The Saimaa Gesture poster

The Saimaa Gesture

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Yö meren rannalla poster

Yö meren rannalla

Movie · Assistant Camera

1977
Viimeinen savotta poster

Viimeinen savotta

Movie · Assistant Camera