Katsushika Hokusai died on 10 May 1849. I had planned to write a blog post about his life and art, but I realized that (a) it's impossible to handle everything in one post, (b) I simply didn't have time. Instead I realized that this day would be perfect for my little Mount Fuji story which... Continue Reading →
A Field Trip to Copenhagen in May 1984. Photo Story, Part 2
I spent the school year 1983–84 studying journalism in Borgå Folkakademi. In the end of the spring term we travelled to Copenhagen. The journey started on 5 May and we were back home 10 May. I show my best shots in two parts, because the themes vary a lot. This second part is the less... Continue Reading →
A Field Trip to Copenhagen in May 1984. Photo Story, Part 1
I spent the school year 1983–84 studying journalism in Borgå Folkakademi. In the end of the spring term we travelled to Copenhagen. The journey started on 5 May and we were back home 10 May. I show my best shots in two parts, because the themes vary a lot. This first part is the "touristic"... Continue Reading →
Music Archive, Part XXXVII: An die Freude (Ode to Joy)
Music Archive is a series, where I write about albums or singles that have been released years ago, too long time ago to be enclosed in the “Reviews” category. Music Archive is thus forming its own subcategory under “Reviews”, even though these write-ups are not reviews, maybe not always even presentations. They are just stories... Continue Reading →
Royal Albert Bridge – a Photo Story
The Royal Albert Bridge between Saltash in Cornwall and Plymouth in Devon was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. In the end of May 2016 I travelled to Plymouth just to photograph the bridge that I had wanted to see "live" for ages. And I wasn't disappointed. The bridge is Grade I listed.... Continue Reading →
The Chamber Strings and Nikki Sudden in Hamburg, April 1999. A Photo Collection
In December 2019 I published a photo collection of my Kevin Junior pictures. In that blog post there were several shots of him taken at the concert in Hamburg in 1999. But because that story was devoted to Kevin, I had chosen shots on him, or shots, where he's the "main star". Now it's time... Continue Reading →
Mutiny on the Bounty and William Bligh’s Grave
If you wonder, what is the most famous mutiny, you might first think about the mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty. The bloodless mutiny took place 235 years ago, on 28 April 1789. There are books about it, films about it and there are loads of stuff on internet about it, so I am not going to... Continue Reading →
Aktiebolaget Iris (the Iris Co. Ltd.) – Furniture and Ceramics from Porvoo
A Swedish count, artist Louis Sparre founded a furniture factory in a small Finnish town called Porvoo in 1897. It lasted less than five years, but it's significance was all the more greater. An exhibition about this factory – Aktiebolaget Iris (or in English, the Iris Co. Ltd.) – is about to close in Porvoo... Continue Reading →
Tolkkinen Pulp Mill, Part 20/Tolkkisten sellutehdas, osa 20
The theme of this post is the smithy. The smithy belonged to the oldest group of buildings of the whole complex. I visited the smithy three times. But only during the first visit on 12 October 2012 I really photographed the place. After that I went there just to try to remake two images. If I... Continue Reading →
Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford – My Photos from 2001
Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford had its first burial in March 1854. I visited this beautiful Victorian cemetery in September 2001. Now is time to publish the photos from that visit. When I travelled to Britain in September 2001, Undercliffe Cemetery was not on my list of places, where I had planned to visit. I sort... Continue Reading →