Journal

Field notes, editing thoughts, and stories from years of photographing northern light, night, and landscape.

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How to keep yourself motivated and take better photos?
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How to keep yourself motivated and take better photos?

As I'm looking back to my ten-year journey in photography, I realize that I have had my ups and downs. The thing that I have found out to be one of the keys to my success and for the other photographers I spend time with is perseverance. It's not a surprising thing, but how many of us o

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Lonely Tree - A beautiful day on the coast of Finland
Behind the Photography

Lonely Tree - A beautiful day on the coast of Finland

For the past couple of weeks, I have been photographing all over Southern Finland. Last week I visited Emäsalo, Finland for the first time this winter and it sure was a beautiful day. I captured one of my favorite trees there while it was snowing and ice was gathering on the shore. I coul

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New Video Tutorial - Day & Night
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New Video Tutorial - Day & Night

Happy New Year everyone! For the past two months, I have been working on my first pro video course Day & Night. In the tutorial, you will learn how to capture, create, edit and produce ideas for fine art photography and manipulations. It will be fast-paced, straight to the point learning exp

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First Snow
Behind the Photography

First Snow

Feeling inspired by the first snowfall of the season, I headed to one of my favorite spots near our home. There is always something magical about the first snow and how it lights up the landscape.The heavy snowfall and the beauty of the landscapes with calm water made me appreciate the moment. In th

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Photography for Nokia 8
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Photography for Nokia 8

I'm honored to have another of my images chosen as the main image for Nokia. This time for the new Nokia 8 smartphone. The image was created using my Vision of Depth technique, I teach in my eBook: Star Photography Masterclass. More about the photograph can be found here.

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Flow - Portugal
Behind the Photography

Flow - Portugal

You might know that I love to capture night sky near a coastline. I traveled to Portugal to capture the beauty of night sky and the Atlantic Ocean. I was blown away by all of the little gems and beautiful seascape views in Portugal. This picture was captured near Telheiro a small beach. I spent my d

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What's in my camera bag - Edition
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What's in my camera bag - Edition

The most typical question I get is what do I currently use for my photography. So here is the version of the gear I use daily in my photography and also some unusual stuff such as my favorite books at the moment. Camera Bag Let's start with the obvious, the camera bag. I have used p

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How to Match Colors in Lightroom
Tutorial

How to Match Colors in Lightroom

In this tutorial, you will learn how to match two photographs colors in Lightroom to create a composite image. We will take advantage of the new Reference View in the Lightroom CC Develop Module to see the images side by side. I chose cold colors to give this final image cool atmosphere.

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