Martina Lindqvist (born Finland 1981) studied Photography at Hull College followed by Photographic Arts at The University of Westminster, London, UK. Her inspiration is drawn from childhood memories of places where she grew up and visited as a child in Finland.  Lindqvist's unsettlingly still landscapes have the quality of an illusion, hovering somewhere between reality and the imagination. Lindqvist has exhibited in the UK, Europe and India, she was the winner of Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers Award in 2010, The Jerwood Photography Awards in 2008 and was shortlisted for the IPG Terry O'Neill Award in 2008.