Welcome to my website!

As a photographer I am mostly interested in people, places and details. My love for old Finninsh b&w movies, Italian neorealism and Akira Kurosawa's and Sergei Eisenstein's production partly explain why I photograph as I do. And if you don't understand Daido Moriyama or Junichiro Tanizaki you don't know me. I welcome your comments. Enjoy.

The picture on the right shows me standing amongst some laundry ladies in 1959. My mother is supposed to stand on the left. They say I hated that blue velvet outfit so much from the beginning I took it off on our traditional Midsummer Day Cruise and threw it overboard.

My dear wife passed away in 2023. I now live together with my lovely daughter. I was born and raised in Finland. Despite my travels I could give you 100 reasons why Finland is The Most Kick-Ass-Country in the world.

"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing". Harriet Braiker, American psychologist and writer. As a Teacher of the Deaf and Special Education Teacher I couldn't agree more.

MY PHOTOGRAPY - MY RULES (click)

NIKON ZCREATOR

I'm a Nikon Zcreator. The #Zcreators are authorised by Nikon to demonstrate to the public the capabilities and use of Nikon imaging products, but the expressive content of their work is solely their own. #Zcreators are independent contractors and visual artists and are not employees of Nikon. #Zcreators are responsible for the content of their photographs, websites, exhibitions, and visual images and the manner in which such content and images are obtained. Any messages, beliefs, or viewpoints expressed in the #Zcreators' photographs, websites, exhibitions, or visual images do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs or viewpoints of Nikon or any Nikon employee.

EXHIBITIONS

2013 Regional Photography Exhibition of South Savo. Mikkeli Centre of Photography, Finland.

2016 Regional Photography Exhibition of South Savo. Mikkeli Centre of Photography, Finland.

2016 Luminous Galleries. Mikkeli Centre of Photography, Finland.

2023 Luminous Galleries. Mikkeli Centre of Photography, Finland

Participants of the 2013 Regional Photography Exhibition of South Savo. Yours truly, third one from the left.