About

Karun Verma is a Finnish photographer and artist based in Helsinki.

Verma’s artistic practice is rooted in the field of documentary photography and moving image. The topics of his works range from everyday situations and details to broad societal issues. His work recurrently explores themes such as identity, gaze, belonging and empathy. Verma is interested in the power images hold in shaping our worldviews.

Verma was awarded the 2024 Youth Peace Prize for his contributions to promoting equality and peace. In February 2025, he was named to the University of Helsinki’s β€œ30 Under 30” list as one of the future promises in his field.

Verma holds a BA degree from University of Helsinki’s Art Studies program and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Photography at Aalto University.

Photo: Linus GrΓΆnroos

Find me on Instagram @karunverm

View fullsize Photofuss: Contact The Finnish Museum of Photography, 29.5.-6.9.2026 In this exhibition, I’m presenting a selection from my recent documentary project, ”Cargo Comes First”, which follows the routines and daily life aboard a cargo s
View fullsize Few weeks ago in Copenhagen with @photofuss_group & @valokuvamuseo 🀍❀️ Had a wonderful week attending @copenhagenphotofestival and hosting our program with Photofuss in collaboration with @nuoritaide. Met lots of lovely people, saw great art a
View fullsize I had so much fun photographing @huuditeakk for @s2.magazine 🧑🧑🧑 Thank you to the whole team and especially @claudiacifu and @annetornroos for the vision and inviting me to be a part of such an important magazine! CREATIVE CONCEPT / CLAUDIA CIFU
View fullsize Affinities & Materiality, @galleriatoinensilma 3.-15.3.2026 What draws us together? What connects us — emotionally, socially, physically? In Affinities & Materiality, 17 artists from Aalto University’s Photography MA explore att
View fullsize The Dreaded Youth, Photographic Centre Peri 20.2.-22.3.2026 I love sharing this body of work and seeing audiences experience it. Thank you to @photocentreperi for the opportunity to present the exhibition in Turku. We had the loveliest opening eveni
View fullsize AYY Art Collection Exhibition ”Scattered” opened yesterday at @opiskelijakulttuurimuseo πŸ’« I’m delighted to introduce my work ”Introspection #2” to the the art collection of AYY. The museum is open on Sundays, from 14
View fullsize Looking back, 2025 was full of new beginnings, running around and working on what I love. Here are some of my favourite (work-related) highlights from the past year: 2.-3. I started the year at @stoahelsinki with two exhibitions; a solo show and @za
View fullsize In an age where generative imagery increasingly blurs the boundaries of interpreted reality, it becomes essential to consider how algorithmic AI images are read, decoded, and produced. In Writing Images, these questions, among many others, were disc
View fullsize @photofuss_group’s summer exhibition ”I Love to Play with Light” is now open at @valokuvamuseo! πŸ’› Our group exhibition features works from all members of Photofuss, the youth group of the Finnish Museum of Photography. I’m
View fullsize Thank you @nuoritaide for having us in the Nuori Taide 2025 event! With @photofuss_group, we presented a glimpse of our upcoming exhibition, which will open at @valokuvamuseo in June πŸŒΈβ˜€οΈ Photos: 1-2 @oduports πŸ“Έ
View fullsize Opiskelijan silmin, Tiedekulman galleria 9.1.-30.4.2025 πŸ‘€ I had lots of fun working on this exhibition and seeing it come to life throughout last year. As a board member at @ylioppilaskamerat I wanted to give our members an opportunity to participa
View fullsize ”The listed talents are united by not only their outstanding contributions to the world but also their commitment to positively impacting their community and society.” Last week @universityofhelsinki published their first 30 under 30 lis
View fullsize I had the pleasure of bringing my solo exhibition “The Dreaded Youth” to @stoahelsinki gallery at the beginning of this year. Also, together with @zalamakollektiivi we filled the upstairs space with our debut exhibition “Everything
View fullsize Pelätyt nuoret -näyttely esillä Kulttuurikeskus Stoassa 10.1.–9.2.2025! πŸ’₯ Dokumentaarinen teossarjani kuvaa Helsingin nuoria, jotka elävät jatkuvan negatiivisen huomion kohteena ja kriittisten katseiden alla. Nä
View fullsize What a year 2024 has been! Here are some of my professional highlights from the past year: 1. Had my first solo exhibition at @caisahelsinki 2. Group exhibition at @stgeorgehelsinki 3. Made a zine with @nuoritaide and @photofuss_group (πŸ“Έ @by.oona