…with four arms & a beard. This is my mate Clutch and he kindly payed me a visit from early to mid February this year. Clutch is working on a music project involving Finnish myth from the famous Kalevala. During his stay we took alot of nice photo’s, enjoyed some very rare and fabulous whiskies [...]
Here we are at the Finnish National Bureau Of Investigation, shooting a few frames to accompany an article in Six Degrees Magazine, a little sister newspaper to the Helsinki Times. Time was a real issue here today as these guys are the real deal, they have on going and current investigations that do not stop for [...]
‘Questions of nationality, citizenship and identity are sometimes complicated issues. But when it comes to sports things start to really get messy. Just ask handball champion Maria Hyppönen.’ Full article at Six Degrees. I loved this shoot, Maria was an excellent subject, great personality, easy to shoot and game for all the silly stuff that [...]
One Thursday morning I received an email from Anne asking if it were possible to shoot together during her tour of Finnish theatres. I love the internet! Of course I accepted and felt very humbled for the opportunity. Anne was not only extremely professional but also a pure delight to shoot, she even put up [...]
After receiving a wonderful email from Minna at EVT, we arranged a very interesting concept for their spring show poster. Not very well, but in English the title roughly translates to ‘The Ugly Duckling & The Little Prince’s Adventure In Space’. So Minna had asked if it were possible for the editing process to include [...]
Stora Enso is a global paper, packaging and wood products company producing newsprint and book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial packaging and wood products. This represents my second commission with Stora, previously I had shot their communications team at the Stora HQ in Helsinki, back in October 2009. On this occasion, I’m shooting [...]
It’s around 21:00, it’s around -15°C and lethally slippy outside. Myself and my eager assistant Mikko, clamber onto a tram, armed with a freshly charged Profoto AcuteB 600R plus head, stand and the rest of the necessary kit to shoot a few training circus performers in downtown Helsinki.
The Plan Gaala – ‘Because I am a Girl’ was a figure skating and synchro skating gala with live music at Helsingin Jääjhalli, organized by Plan to raise funds for the education of girls living in third world countries. Not only were there performances from Finland’s top figure skaters, Laura Lepistö, Kiira Korpi, Susanna Pöykiö, [...]
