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Kim Koponen

@gushmann

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Director with a DOP history, specialized in variety of visual storytelling – film, commercial and music videos. Available for all collaborations.

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6.6.2026 ❤️🦢

One month as your wife.

Some moments, some photographs, and a note I wrote on my phone. Some feelings are too precious to leave unspoken.

I truly believe there has always been a red string connecting us, long before our eyes ever met.

While we were strangers, life was quietly shaping us. We each walked our own roads, carried our own heartbreaks, celebrated our own joys, and learned the lessons only time could teach. We had to become who we were meant to be on our own before we could become us.

Every beginning and every ending, every wrong turn, every answered prayer, every moment of doubt and every moment of hope led us here.

To this life.
To this love.
To each other.

Standing beside you now, I see how beautifully everything unfolded. Not because our story has been perfect, but because it has always been ours. Written with patience, grace, and perfect timing.

In a world where so much remains uncertain, there is one truth I carry without hesitation:

I am endlessly grateful that the red string never let go.

That somehow, through all the distance, all the years, and all the lives we lived before this one, it found its way home.

To you Kim.
To me.
To us.

Forever.
❤️ taken in Helsinki by @gushmann

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3 months ago

Red Bull F1 in Helsinki 2025. Epic production circus with epic crew🔥

Director: Kim Koponen @gushmann
Executive producer: Jyri Paajamaa @jyr.pyjama
Production company: Pablo Films
Client: Red Bull @redbullsuomi

1st AD: Antti Lahtinen @lahtisenantti
2nd AD: Jenni Rinne
Production manager: Van Padhaal @thefinndian
Production manager: Henri Salokangas @hexi75

DOP: Mikael Ahtikari @mikaelahtikari
2nd Angle Camera: Hannu Pyyhtiä @hannupyyhtia
1st AC: Heikki Timonen @ihmeheikki

Head of drone operation: Koptercam / David Brickhill-Jones @koptercam
FPV drone pilot: Henri Petrutis @henripetrutis
FPV drone spotter: Miika Nurmi @vaqio.fpv
Inspire pilot: Henri Petrutis
Inspire cam op: Tomi Stenqvist @stenqqu

Koptercam Arctic arm team: David Brickhill-Jones,
Tomi Stenqvist, James Dickson @turbowankel
F1 Gopro cameras: Miika Nurmi

Gaffer: Timo Haapasaari @timohaapasaari
Spark: Vladimir Krestjanoff

Sound Engineer: Marius Stanescu

Editor: Elisa Varalahti @varalahtielisa
Editor: Jukka Metsäaho @jugix2_art

Photographer: Teemu Heljo @teemuheljo

Catering: Catering guys @catering_guys
Location management: Lataamo
Camera eq: Kamerafirma @kamerafirma
Light eq: Valofirma @valofirma by @gushmann

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a year ago

Status: Forever baby 💍 by @gushmann

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a year ago

Personal growth journey:
What are you going to be when you grow up?
Now after 10 years since the acclaimed “Junior of the year award” it’s safe to say that my passion for atmospheric visual storytelling has made me into a proper director. The countless hours spent behind the lenses as a DOP have equipped me with tips, tricks, insight and creative vision that bring value to the whole film production.
So it is only natural to follow my passion and follow that guiding star. Short story short – Check my director reel and hit me up for projects.

Available for all projects and collaborations

Music : @perttumusic - Unreleased

Thank you all amazing DOP’s in this reel :
Lauri Tuura @latet
Anton Thompson Coon @alatc
Hannu Pyyhtiä @hannupyyhtia
Max Smeds @maxsmeds
Teemu Heljo @teemuheljo
Petteri Lappalainen @petterilappalainen

@pablofilms by @gushmann

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2 years ago

Do you even Leopard🐾 -Shibuya Scramble, Tokyo. Photo by the mastermind @artofoto #pablofilms #tuuttaalöllöö taken in Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 渋谷区 by @gushmann

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I like Directing 🖤 #pablofilms photos by @pekkasauro by @gushmann

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Frames and BTS from DOP work in 2023 for Museum of future, Dubai. Film is out now. LED Volume is fun playground.
Thanks @weareonebigholiday @martinlindros @wjm.film @pablofilms @museumofthefuture @kokofilms.ae taken in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by @gushmann

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Buddies on film Pt.2 #kodakportra800 by @gushmann

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2 years ago

Friends on Film and Film sets with friends 📸 Pt.1 #kodakportra800 by @gushmann

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2 years ago

📸 Hello 2024. by @gushmann

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3 years ago

Film dump Dec 23’ #kodakportra400 by @gushmann

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3 years ago

Accidentally found my 2014 DOP Reel. I think it’s still pretty relevant. Great friends. Nice memory lane with Phantom flex, Steadicam, 16mm, Zeiss High speeds and DSLR. #pablofilms #cinematography #tuuttaalöllöö by @gushmann

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