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2011-12-22T02:22:00.002+02:00

22/24. So called 'skatepark' in who knows where.
One of my favourites photos. Northern Norway 2011.

2011-12-20T05:25:00.002+02:00

20/24. My version of San Fransisco's golden gate.
Kvalsund Bridge in northern Norway, 2011.

2011-12-19T23:32:00.002+02:00

19/24 Mr. Olli Aarni, drop-in at Hammerfest, Norway 2011.
This bank was maybe 20cm wide, you'll see a video of this trick in Wasted Pixels -movie.

2011-12-17T12:56:00.003+02:00

17/24. Mr. Pusa or should I say Pulsa? 5-0 grind, published in HangUp magazine 5/11. Picture was taken in Oulu, 2009.

2011-12-16T03:18:00.002+02:00

16/24. Mr. Esa, somewhere in northern Norway 2011.

2011-12-15T00:30:00.001+02:00

Yet another missed day..
This is 15/24, Hammerfest 'culture center', Norway 2011.

2011-12-13T17:46:00.000+02:00

13/24. Helsinki, Kallio, 2011.

2011-12-10T22:15:00.006+02:00

Yesterday was the first empty frame in this calendar, but today I'll show you something special.

10/24 Wasted Pixels -trailer #2 is available in: facebook.com/wastedpixels

2011-12-08T23:39:00.000+02:00

8/24. Finnish architecture. Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-12-07T23:26:00.001+02:00

7/24. Ivalo church, 2011.

2011-12-06T23:50:00.001+02:00

6/24. Somewhere in northern Norway, I don't even know where. 2011.

2011-12-05T23:22:00.000+02:00

5/24. "X". Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-12-04T20:48:00.002+02:00

4/24. Wasted seagul. Helsinki, Kalasatama 2011.

2011-12-03T17:07:00.003+02:00

3/24. Saturday = saunaday.
Kotiharjun sauna, Helsinki 2011. I recommend.

2011-12-02T00:06:00.001+02:00

2/24. Mr. Olli Aarni, Hammerfest, Norway, 2011.

2011-12-01T21:47:00.002+02:00

Who said something that there won't be an advent calendar this year?

So here you go. 1/24. Rovaniemi Zoo 2011.

2011-11-25T01:29:00.001+02:00

Mr. Färsaaret, Helsinki 2011.

2011-11-24T18:16:00.004+02:00

This cat should be dead and thats why I photographed it. But it survived. Mooa the cat 2011.

2011-11-15T00:57:00.003+02:00

I should update this blog a lot more often. I haven't shot any new pictures, or at least I haven't developed my films for months. But, I have quite a lot of old un-published pictures, and finally it's time to publish them.

This is fun. Mr. Timo on the top of Käylästunturi 2008. We hiked there, and this is the only time when I ever have had problems with my Mamiya. It was too cold for mamiya, but not for us. Good memories.

2011-11-05T13:54:00.003+02:00

My final work for photography studies. Exhibiton at University of Lapland, gallery Kilo 7.-20.11.2011.

Opening party is on Monday, 7.11. at 18.00. Pekka Kumpulainen and his friends are playing damn good music there, so you're all very wellcome!

Facebook-event is HERE.

2011-11-01T01:38:00.006+02:00

This is quite unusual picture in this blog. As you all know, I don't shoot digital pictures and I don't shoot pictures for money anymore. But...

Seitakuoro 50-year anniversary concert in Korundi art museum 2011. Pure digital.

2011-10-12T17:59:00.000+03:00

Sodankylä, Kitisenranta elementary, 12 months.

2011-09-30T13:46:00.002+03:00

Newspaper Kaleva 30.09.2011. It is only in Finnish, and it's about my environmental art project. For more information (in English) you should watch this: www.facebook.com/buxone

2011-09-19T18:35:00.004+03:00

Grave-/head-/tombstones, Rovaniemi 2011.

For more concrete/stone-related environmental art is available here: 'Buxo Birdhouses', like it or not. Kaleva-newspaper wrote a small article about Oulu's birdhouse today. It is available HERE, only in Finnish.

2011-09-10T13:26:00.003+03:00

Misters Joel Lahti & Harri Malmi, Rovaniemi 2011.

I have been busy, but I try to keep this blog alive. I have done more art-based work than photography now, but still I try to take photographs. One small article/excample of my artwork, painted with spray and reindeerblood: Lapin Kansa 7.9.2011

2011-08-23T23:31:00.003+03:00

Mr. Jake at 'Auttin kyläkartano', Autti 2011.

2011-08-18T21:32:00.001+03:00

Mr. Timo in Kemijoki-river, Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-08-12T00:36:00.002+03:00

Mr. Olli alias Ous Mal at his home. I just realized that 'Ous Mal - Nuojuva Halava' -album is in Spotify. I think you should listen it. Helsinki 2011.

2011-08-04T18:18:00.002+03:00

These upcoming frames are totally opposite for largeformat-sheets. Mr. Vesa in Pispala fullpipe. The scariest fullpipe in Finland, no offence. Been there, seen that - 2011.

2011-06-29T02:44:00.001+03:00

On the top of an incomplete bridge. Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-06-22T19:35:00.003+03:00

Ms. Ilona 2011.

2011-06-19T16:20:00.001+03:00

This could be a heavy-metal album cover. The last time I went to skate out in 2010. Rovaniemi skatepark.

2011-06-07T23:43:00.002+03:00

No more snowboarding. Here you have some fisheye-flashlight-skateboarding. Mr. Jussi, 2010.

2011-05-25T23:59:00.001+03:00

I'm not 100% sure, but I think this was once again Antti Piirainen. Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-05-21T20:57:00.003+03:00

Things are getting wacky. This picture is shot in 2011 with Rz-Mamiya and fisheye! Mr. Joel Lahti, onefoot.

Another weird thing is "Wasted Pixels" skateboard-video. I'm shooting it with my cellphone during the year 2011. The trailer is out now and you can see it HERE.

2011-05-17T17:05:00.001+03:00

My favourite snowb-photo.
Mr. Matti Ollila, bs layback, Rovaniemi 2009.

2011-05-06T15:58:00.002+03:00

Same spot, same year. Mr. Antti 'Naku' Piirainen, 2009.

2011-05-01T17:49:00.000+03:00

Mr. Risto Mattila, Rovaniemi 2009.

2011-04-27T18:27:00.000+03:00

Mr. Antti 'Naku' Piirainen, Rovaniemi 2010.

2011-04-20T12:20:00.002+03:00

Mr. Matti Ollila, treebonk, Rovaniemi 2010.

#500 update !

2011-04-13T01:32:00.006+03:00

When I started this blog in 2007 I never thought I'd come this far.

Mr. photojournalist Jussi Leinonen, Highjump 2010, Rovaniemi.
Shot with Tachihara and Rodenstock Sironar 150/5.6 lens, exposure-time was maybe 1/60 and f-number 5.6, one flash was on the right side, triggered with Elinchrome slaves, film was 100asa 9x12cm fomapan and developed in D76.

2011-04-11T03:14:00.003+03:00

It's time to post some un-published snowboarding pictures. I have shot some frames mostly during 2009 and 2010 and I think it's finally time to show them. It's fun to shoot snowboarding but usually I'm just too busy on wintertime. Snowboarding-pictures need a lot more work and planning than skateboarding-fotos.
Mr. Pekka Ruokanen, fs 540 mute, Rovaniemi 2010 (maybe?)

2011-03-26T22:24:00.000+02:00

Mr. Saku Tiilikainen - SS fs rock. Rovaniemi 2011.

2011-03-23T19:27:00.001+02:00

Large format snowboarding. Mr. Petteri Liikkanen 2011.

2011-03-10T00:06:00.002+02:00

My fixed gear. 2011.

2011-03-05T23:33:00.002+02:00

Hallitie (garageway) 20. 2010.
For some unknown reason I haven't shot photographs for a long time. I have all what I need, the equipment and knowledge to do almost whatever I want, but instead of photography I have worked with concrete and other materials. I have some other projects too, but I try to keep this blog alive...

2011-02-24T00:37:00.003+02:00

My all-time favourite 35mm frame.
Grain is the name and digital errors are so 2010.

2011-02-23T23:33:00.001+02:00

35mm trees from my neighbour 2010.

2011-02-19T00:36:00.000+02:00

New model !! 2009 !!

2011-02-13T16:49:00.003+02:00

She must be a professional digital photographer.

2011-02-10T03:05:00.004+02:00

I don't remember when have I shot this. Maybe 2009? I have some 35mm cameras and old films. Really randomly I shoot with them and even more randomly I develop these 35mm films. And even MORE randomly I scann these and publish in my blog. As I have said before, I don't like 35mm format that much. But I haven't shot pictures recently, so here you got something from my archives... I try to keep this blog alive.

AND our's skateboardmovie from 2010-summer is out now! You better watch out! Click HERE and enjoy! Haha.

2011-02-04T01:40:00.001+02:00

One tilt-shift-exercise from last spring 2010.

2011-02-03T20:06:00.000+02:00

Syanotype from last winter.. 2010

2011-01-31T14:20:00.003+02:00

This 40W bulb is so 2011. Aperture f5.6 and exposure time 100 hours!

2011-01-30T18:44:00.004+02:00

I haven't shot photos lately. Instead of photography I have molded concrete and welded metal.

2011-01-24T01:48:00.002+02:00

Kemijoki river. Six months.

2011-01-20T00:18:00.003+02:00

Posio, Tolva, six months. I liked this place a lot. Thanks Riikka!

2011-01-19T21:07:00.002+02:00

This was taped in a tree. Six months from Posio.

2011-01-16T17:52:00.002+02:00

Jorma Eton tie and Valtakatu/Yliopistonkatu crossing.
Quess what technik, what town, what exposure time...

2011-01-13T17:02:00.001+02:00

Pekankatu and Korkalonkatu crossing in Rovaniemi centrum. 6 months.

2011-01-11T21:06:00.001+02:00

Six mohtns from Ounasvaara, Skyhotel roof.

2011-01-07T01:28:00.003+02:00

Sometimes I do hate photography. And these small solarigrafias are damn good excample why. This is from my balcony, six months.

At least I hate small solarigrafias in 35mm film tank. Today I realized it's just too small and also colors suck. It's easy to take funky-looking picture with nice crazy colors but if you want to take really controlled and well-planned fine framed solarigrafia with nice colors/tones it's just impossible. You can't never be sure what you'll get. And I do want to control my pictures. More is coming soon.

2011-01-06T18:11:00.001+02:00

Six months University of Lapland Art Faculty main entrance 2010.

2011-01-01T18:59:00.002+02:00

Six months from Veitikanharju, Rovaniemi. 2010.

It's new year, once again.. Crazy. In 2007 I published 52 posts, 2008 81 posts, 2009 148 posts and 2010 182 posts. I don't even want to know how much time this blog has taken.

2010-12-24T15:03:00.003+02:00

I shot this picture exactly one year ago.
Peaceful christmas to everyone. It's time to calm down.

2010-12-22T02:03:00.006+02:00

Cross-processed frame from Oulu 2009 or 2008.
Do you recognize yourself?

2010-12-21T00:50:00.000+02:00

No more 35mm frames. Barcelona 2010.

2010-12-20T01:29:00.001+02:00

35mm Tervola. Believe it or not, I shot this in 2009.

2010-12-19T00:55:00.002+02:00

I don't have any idea why, where and when have I shot this. It doesn't matter, mr. Ale is cool anyway. Looks bit like swedish Finsta.

2010-12-18T00:07:00.000+02:00

35mm Timo 2010.

2010-12-17T19:06:00.007+02:00

Let me tell you one thing.
Usually I don't shoot 35mm film or color-negative films. I have to say I hate them. Some reasons for it:

1. Film is just too small. And there is too much frames in one film. Who needs 36 pictures? Usually I shoot 120-film in 6x7 format and ten frames in one film is really enough. And every time you scann/print 35mm film frame it's full of huge dust spots and newton-rings and it takes a lot of time to clean it away in photoshop.
2. Black borders are not sharp. I don't want to crop my pictures at all but in 35mm film smooth black borders need a lot of work. You have to scan and crop the picture really carefully and it takes a lot of time.
3. If you want to shoot sharp images at f1.8 you have to be careful or buy a Leica or something. Sharp 35mm image doesn't make sense. I you want a sharp picture, I recommend a largeformat camera. Somehow I just like sharp images and that's why 35mm is not for me.
4. Aspect ratio. It looks gay. I have problems to make good compositions in 35mm. I'm used to shoot 6x7cm and 9x12cm films. 35mm frame is too "long".
5. Color negatives suck. Usually I work with black and white film and sometimes with color positive (9x12cm Fuji Provia) and I can handle it. In color-negative you have too much possibilities to do whatever you want.
6. Film speed. In middleformat you can shoot 6400asa withous serious problems. If you shoot 1600asa in 35mm it will be as grainy as your cat's toilet.

But, I have one slr camera and some old color negative films and sometimes I want to try something "new" for me. Now I have 30 crappy pictures of something that I have shot during 2009 and 2010. I'll publish some of the best pictures, but cleaning all that dust and fixing these tiny pictures is not my business. You can't take these upcoming images too seriously.

This picture looks good but it tooked too much time. 35mm can look good if you have enough time and energy and patience to work with it.

35mm Marjukka 2010.

2010-12-16T18:08:00.004+02:00

I have been busy and computers are against me. Totally impossible to update this every day and it also sucks... Anyway, I try to do my best.
Mr. Aarni the great 2010. 9x12cm.

2010-12-11T15:38:00.002+02:00

10/24 and 11/24. Mr. Mitae in January 2010. He had this crazy idea to make a kicker out of snow and then make some wallrides. It was cold and I was really suspicious of it. But he really did it.

2010-12-09T18:20:00.001+02:00

9/24. Skate or die. Ok? Kokemäki 2009.

2010-12-08T19:00:00.000+02:00

8/24. JKEITT.Ö TIPUKKI Pori 2009.

2010-12-07T20:24:00.000+02:00

7/24. Eurajoki 2009.

2010-12-06T21:58:00.001+02:00

6/24. Pori 2009.

2010-12-05T12:32:00.004+02:00

5/24. I really don't know what should I think or tell you about this. Usually I don't shoot girls or girlish pictures, it's not my style.

Because: For me photography is all about emotions in aesthetic form. It's kind of diary of feelings. I shoot my feelings, and when I shot this I really wanted to shoot as beautiful picture of you as I can.

I have to say I haven't shot anything like this before. This is one of the most beautiful sheets I have ever exposed. But still I don't know what should I think about it. I don't even know do you read or respect this. I hope you do.

Happy birthday Aino E.

2010-12-04T21:35:00.001+02:00

4/24. Kokemäki 2009

2010-12-03T13:30:00.001+02:00

3/24. Marketplace Rovaniemi 2010.
No more exhibition-photos...

2010-12-02T18:41:00.001+02:00

2/24. Mr. X 2010.

2010-12-01T00:32:00.004+02:00

1/24. Advent calendar starts now.
I think this smith was called Tuomivaara. 2010.

2010-11-30T15:51:00.003+02:00

We have a small exhibition now in Varjo Gallery here in Rovaniemi.
This is the poster I made for it.
"Opening" party is on Friday 3.12. at 6 o'clock. Welcome.

2010-11-28T11:50:00.001+02:00

Soon it's December. Should I do make advent calendar? Maybe I try to update my blog daily.

2010-11-25T23:47:00.003+02:00

Halfway flag means death. Neighbours 2010.

2010-11-23T00:46:00.000+02:00

Days are getting darker and darker... Graveyard at Pori 2009.

2010-11-22T15:26:00.006+02:00

Days are getting darker... Pori 2009.

2010-11-21T17:27:00.001+02:00

"Skatestoppers" in Kitisenranta elementary school at Sodankylä. 2010.

2010-11-17T20:14:00.001+02:00

Cen-94. Maybe the only one graffiti in Sodankylä? 2010.

2010-11-12T00:56:00.001+02:00

Random painterboy. Rovaniemi 2010.
I haven't shot photos recently, I don't even know why. I have to push myself to shoot more...

2010-11-07T14:02:00.001+02:00

Making concrete is not as easy as you might think. I'm still learning and waiting for the next summer... Now ground is frozen and impossible to make concrete anymore.

2010-11-02T00:03:00.000+02:00

Mr. Esa 2010.

2010-11-01T01:29:00.000+02:00

Grandpa 2010.

2010-10-29T00:23:00.000+03:00

Same church indoors. Nakkia 2010.

2010-10-23T09:06:00.000+03:00

Nakkila church. Right before grandpa's funerals. 2010.

2010-10-20T18:01:00.000+03:00

Hotel Amado. Pori 2010.

2010-10-14T09:25:00.000+03:00

I like balloons. Helsinki 2010.

2010-10-13T12:01:00.006+03:00

Cafe bar Kauppayhtiö. Rovaniemi 2010.
Two years ago Kauppayhtiö was one of the best places to sit down and drink beer. But something happened. They made a basement-disco over a year ago and now they are selling sushi. I'm sure they are making big money nowadays but I don't respect money.

2010-10-12T00:48:00.003+03:00

Mr. Yo-C Keskitalo performing at bar Kuka. Turku 2010.
I have to say I really don't like this guy. Religions are suspicious.

2010-10-11T11:07:00.000+03:00

Wall part 2. 2010.