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Happy Birthday Eino Leino!

When I finished editing the panoramic image above, I heard the unforgettable verses of Eino Leino´s poem Nocturne echoing on my mind. The picture depicts so many ways the Finnish soul, just like the poem does, too. That’s why I think this pic fits perfectly to illustrate Nocturne, one of the most best-known poems of [...]

Eino Leino, järvi, järvimaisema, maisema, maisemakuva, Nocturne, panoraama, panoraamakuva, Suomi

Happy World Book Day!

World Book Day is a celebration of authors, books and copyrights – but most importantly, it’s a celebration of reading. Reading is definitely a very important skill and World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries all around the world! In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as an [...]

books, rose, roses, still life, still life photography, world book day

Solitude in White won bronze

I am sooooo happy to announce that Solitude in White was awarded in the Finnish winter -photo competition with a bronze medal 🙂 Finnish news channel Yle reported on this topic (in finnish): Valokuvakilpailu parhaimmat julkaistiin Keiteleellä This image has been one of the most popular of my images of all times and it has [...]

black and white photography, high key, hirsiaitta, Karttula, lumi, maaseutu, maisema, monochrome, snow, Solitude in white, Suomen talvi, talvi

Words of word

Word is a beautiful word. It is related to grit. Equally short and compact, suitable for a Finnish mouth. Words are like air – everywhere and essential for everybody. You can’t escape them, no matter what you do. In general, word is a herd animal. There are also different races of words. They habituate their own areas, but people are also spreading them outside these natural territories. Word is like a secret agent who can change his identity –according to the specific need. This everyday’s action hero carries information inside people, like the red blood cells carry the oxygen. It goes in from the eyes, ears, or fingertips. However, the effect is felt throughout the body, from the brain to the heart.

Words are magicians. They spell a catcher into the rye, a boy into the stomach of a whale, or knowledge into a human´s head.The words themselves can form labyrinths that people can´t get out of. Thus, a word itself can be a mystery who’s coding does not open – the most civilized words dominate this skill, by the way. Words are like garments. You can also choose and combine them in a completely inappropriate way. So, you should be extremely careful with words! Even the smallest word can be big, and surprisingly effective. Words are like chips. The more you have them, the more fun it is to play. Words should therefore be collected whenever possible. Words are like bricks, they can build a whole new world.

Sometimes the words loose from humans easily by shaking – like pollen from a dandelion. Sometimes they can get a little bit shy and don´t want to come out. At its most effective, a word may be like a vague stain that you can’t get out of your mind. Words let us use them as a plasticine that can be modified indefinitely. Words are very flexible with their minds and bodies, even so that they can go to the node.

Words are like bread. Many people like tasting different flavors, even indulge with them – but unlike bread, words should never be eaten – without words the world would be a very dull and empty place!

finnish language, kieli, poem, poetry, runo, runous, sanat, suomen kieli, Suomi, video poem, videoruno