I am a Helsinki, Finland-based photographer, Visual Content Creator, podcaster, vlogger, blogger, and writer. I am also an OM SYSTEM Ambassador. I started my photographic career in the late 80s and have been a free-lancer since 1994.

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My love of photography started back in the 70s when I bought my first SLR, a Cosina CS-1. I used my first ever paycheck from a summer job to buy that camera. I ruined my nice hobby and became a Pro in the late 80s. Of course, that’s not all true. I still have photography as a hobby. I think it is important to take pictures all the time. I also use my mobile phone as a camera a lot. It helps to see the world around you by carrying a camera all the time. I mostly post my mobile photos on Instagram.

In 2008 I started to learn more about videography and now its a big part of my services.

I have also written several books about photography. My first book was Hyvä Kuva in 2004. It’s in Finnish and the title means a Good Picture. It’s a book for people who are "forced" to take photos for their employer even though they are not photographers. The main target is the people that work in the communications departments.

Better Images books were written with Jukka Kolari. The book series was made for Canon. Better Images books have been translated in to many languages, including Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and all the Nordic languages.

I have been blogging (in Finnish) for over 10 years. In the fall of 2015, I started to Vlog also. It was mostly in Finnish. It is about Photography and Phenomena around it. It covers a wide range of things about photography. In the beginning of the year 2018, I started to do my Vlogs in English. I post videos about photography and gear at least twice a week. That covers more the business side of photography, and its philosophy about it. I will talk about phenomena around photography etc. Other videos will cover the gear and tutorials and some about photographers’ lifestyles. 

In the spring of 2016, I started a Podcast with my fellow photographer and blogger Matti Sulanto. Podcast Valoaalloilla covers equipment and photography business. Our podcast Valoaalloilla is in Finnish only. You can find links to my sites in the upper part of my webpage. 

In 2014 I switched to Olympus cameras. In December 2016 I became an Olympus European Visionary. So the only ones looking into a mirror are the models before I am photographing them.

Thanks for visiting my website. I hope you enjoyed my photos. 

 

Links to my other content in the web:

Photoshelter, Twitter, Instagram, Ajatuksia Valokuvauksesta Vlog, YouTube, Valoaalloilla PodcastLinkedIn

 

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