Portraiture

Two weeks in Benin in photos

I spent the past two weeks in Benin, West Africa, and here are a few photos I shot during that time. These were shot on Portra 160, 400 and 800 films with Fujifilm GF670 and Nikon F6, on Fujicolor 200 with Mju II and digitally with Nikon D5. Photos: Antti ...

Shooting CineStill 50D with actor Aino Sirje

Some time ago I made a few headshots for actor Aino Sirje and we managed to catch some pretty nice light at sunset. The set was shot on a roll of CineStill 50D 120 film with my Fujifilm GF670. This is also the 9th roll of my 52 rolls project.

The Sauna Apartment of MP Teuvo Hakkarainen

Finnish MP Teuvo Hakkarainen‘s housing arrangement has made national headlines the past weeks after it was reported by Iltalehti that Hakkarainen’s apartment in Helsinki is formally a sauna. Finnish MPs receive compensation for expenses ...

Vasemmistoristeily – The Left Alliance Cruise in Pictures

I spent 24 hours on a cruise ship with leftwingers and took some photos.

This is the end … of my summer job at the Keskisuomalainen newspaper

It’s over and here are some photos I took during my final week at the Keskisuomalainen newspaper. On my last day I shot beach volley, Finnish baseball and a car crash pretty much simultaneously.

Penultimate week at Keskisuomalainen: Writers, professors and first-graders

The day after tomorrow will be my last at the Keskisuomalainen newspaper – for now. Overall it’s been a great experience and I’m planning on doing a proper write-up soon. But before that, here are some photos from last week. I had the honour ...

Decathlete Erkko Laukia in Jyväskylä on 12 July 2018.

Very sunny fourth week at Keskisuomalainen: Sébastien Ogier, pesäpallo et cetera

Kalevan kisat, the Finnish Championships in Athletics, and the Rally Finland are getting closer. Sébastien Ogier is already test driving in Finland.

Olavi Uusivirta before his gig at the Puistojuhlat park party.

Acid and Jyväskylä Symphony Orchestras, more music and a bit of sports

The Jyväskylän Kesä festival kept me busy during my third week at Keskisuomalainen.

Painter Risto Vilhunen and his icons

Yesterday I visited painter Risto Vilhunen’s house to take photos of his collection of religious icons for the Vantaa City Museum. There are quite a few covering the walls from floor to ceiling. I also had the chance to photograph Leonardo da Vilhu ...