About
Born in Finland, since 1961 Wendelin has called Charleston, SC home. Olli began studying photography seriously while studying at the University of Miami. Olli became an avid scuba diver during his college years and began taking underwater photographs of marine life. He quickly became recognized for his talent and has had photographs published in Skin Diver magazine.
Wendelin has traveled the world and has photographed in such exotic places as Greece, Italy, and the islands of the Caribbean. Currently, he is creating portraits and figure art in his recently completed state-of-the-art studio on James Island. Wendelin smiles when he says, “Photography as an art form suits my personality, because if I were a painter, I wouldn't sell my work!"
Over the past 34 years, Olli has worked with all types of photographic media; however in the last five years he has gravitated towards digital photography. Wendelin prefers to get into the rhythm of the shoot as he seeks perfection through the camera lens. He becomes emotional when discussing today’s photographic catch phrase: “I’ll fix it later in Photoshop.” He firmly believes, “A photographer should spend more time behind the camera than in front of the computer.”