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In early June, when the days are still just getting longer and the sun doesn’t set before early morning, I took Christoffer and Oskari to my  little hidden pearl close to where I live here in Turku. I had a vision of soft and calm portraits at blue hour, just after sunset, and that’s exactly what we got.

Couple sessions like these, were we get to enjoy a beautiful evening just roaming a beautiful spot, are my absolute favourites. By planning these kind of sessions I hope to give those willing to step in front of my camera more than just photos, but memories. I at least still remember the warmth, the sounds and the scent of that evening, colouring these photos in even brighter colors.

Would you like similar photos with your significant other? I still have open dates for this summer, so don’t hesitate to get int touch.

Would you like similar photos with your significant other? I still have open dates for this summer, so don’t hesitate to get int touch.

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Svenska

Vad är nu bättre än att få börja året med en parfotografering i en av Vasas vackraste byggnader? Tack vare Minna och Minjoo fick jag börja min fotosäsong tidigt i år och på allra bästa sätt.5

Vi träffades en mulen dag i februari för en förlovningsfotografering i Vasa centrum. Jag hade hunnit kolla in några miljöer i stadskärnan men som tur var kunde de fixa tillträde till vasa stadshus så vi fick skydd från ruskvädret. Den vackra gamla stenbyggnaden och den maffiga trappan gav en fin bakgrund men fokus låg förstås på Minna & Minjoo som strålade tillsammans.

Jag ser redan fram emot att komma tillbaka till Vasa för deras bröllop i augusti och har även andra fotograferingar inbokade i Österbotten i sommar. Om du vill boka en porträttfotografering eller ännu letar efter en bröllopsfotograf så skriv till mig så berättar jag mera.

English

At the start of the year I was happy to drive north to Vasa for a couple session with Minna and Minjoo. As I am booked to photograph their wedding in Augusti I was happy to get the chance to get to know them a bit before the big day, and doing an engagement session was the perfect opportunity. I quickly hit it off with this calm and kind couple and really look forward to their upcoming wedding! 

If you are interested in booking a portrait session with me, or are still looking for a photographer for your wedding, don’t hesitate to get in touch. I am currently booking portrait, family and couple sessions for summer. May-June is quickly filling up while I still have lots of room for sessions in July and August. I also have a handful of open Saturdays left this upcoming summer and would gladly continue my wedding season into fall. Write to me and I’ll share alla the information you need to know!

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Too often wedding and family photography are connected to a useless and even harmful hunt for perfection. The industry in general profits from people chasing perfection, needing the perfect dress, decor, stationary… I sure do enjoy these things myself and put quite a lot of effort into our own wedding decor, just as I do in my home, wardrobe, social media… It’s one thing wanting to surround yourself with beautiful things, but when that becomes a cause for stress, perfection overall becomes the main goal, we’ve missed something. Something important.

With time I’ve realised the power I have with the stories I share, and how important I find it to show that my work is not about chasing perfection. When I join a family for a day I won’t frown upon dirty dishes and piles of toys left on the floor. On the contrary, if these signs of life have been cleaned out they will be dearly missed. 

The same of course goes for wedding days. While I enjoy capturing photos of beautiful details around your home and the reception space, that doesn’t mean I will censure out the rest. On the contrary, a hallway filled with shoes of near and dear ones that have gathered to celebrate with you is a beautiful thing. Just as a dinner table with half drunk wine glasses and personal clutter gives a truer image of what your reception was actually like. That doesn’t mean the photo of the neatly set table before everyone sat down to eat isn’t necessary, I’m just saying they both are.

When going into more depth all of this becomes even more important. When only sharing the curated photos, filled with perfectly decorated spaces and kids standing neatly in line in their freshly ironed clothes, we tell the world what stories are acceptable. There is a thin line between telling what stories are acceptable and what people are. 

In an already divided world it’s important we pay attention to what stories we share. Over the world, and closer than we would like to think, there are people that can’t live their lives without fear of losing it. This is a fact, whether we like to accept it or not. I need not give examples since the news from the last week are enough to prove this point.

While it’s far from enough, representation matters.

The stories we share matter, and that’s why I want to start something new.

I’m now writing to you who have felt like an outsider looking in when viewing wedding sites and photographer’s portfolios like mine. I want to do better and I want my photography to represent you too. If you would be interested in having me document your life and loved ones, but for some reasons have hesitated to get in touch, I hope you will do so now.

Presenting:

Extraordinary Ordinary

Starting a new project such as this feels a bit scary since I haven’t seen anything like it done before. In a way it’s like I’m merging my photography business with my art. I feel vulnerable trying something new but if I even got to tell one special story that would not have been out there otherwise, I’m overjoyed.

I have given this some thought and am excited to step outside my comfort zone. If you reading this come to think of something that I’ve missed, or that I could do better, please let me know. This is an attempt to give this work more meaning, to try to contribute to a world more accepting and loving towards people unlike ourselves. I have no idea how it will turn out, but I am ready to give it a go.

I won’t set down any rules or boxes for you to fit in, just say this: if you feel like you have a story that hasn’t been told or shown enough, I would be honoured to tell it through my photography. Don’t nominate other people, but let them know about this work of mine and let them sign up themselves if they’re interested. 

If you want to add your name to my file for Extraordinary-Ordinary sessions, fill in the form below. You can write in English, på svenska ja suomeksi.

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One of my fondest memories from last summer was my drive out to Pargas to meet up with Magda & Lilja. We spent the summer night roaming around the forests and fields, all the while followed by their cat Alfons.

This night reminded me of how fun portrait photography can be and made me want to focus on this a bit more in the new season. Besides weddings and families I don’t have too much time left, but decided to make room for 5 portrait/couple sessions this season. If you’re interested in getting some photos of yourself either alone our together with someone close to you, send me a message and we’ll plan something magical for an ordinary weekday night.

View more stories from my portrait sessions here and send me a message if you’re curious.

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An engagement session with Rimmi and Jonas took me to Helsinki a cloudy Sunday. The weather was ever changing and as always when you photograph outdoors it means you have to improvise. We decided to meet up by the sea at Kaivopuisto Park and walked from there through the streets of Ullanlinna. It was foggy and grey but that’s a weather that I really enjoy photographing in, with the soft light and moody tones. It was a calm Sunday with people, in a city, that I am happy to get to know a little better. 

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