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One of the benefits of having been there and done that is that I can look back at my photography and realise all the different stages I have gone through to get where I am today. When I look at other photographers’ images, the same story repeats all over – just about everyone goes through…
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I finally got published! …and I paid for it myself. I think it’s so cool with these new photo print services these days, as soon as I had heard about the possibility of publishing/printing your own book, I started planning mine. With the Christmas coming up, I wanted to get one done as a pressie…
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So it did arrive today – winter. We got loadsa snow and it was tricky driving to work; I did 50-60 kph and it felt fast. By the time I got to Ljusdal, the snowfall had turned into sleet and there wasn’t much snow on the ground. So I’m definitely better off in Los! The…
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Went for a walk in the forest yesterday. There are trails all over the place in Los but hardly any of them marked on the Green Map (1:50000) so I’m mostly just walking around and learning to know them. They come in all sizes – from wide trails cleared for snow mobiles to small paths…
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It’s funny how those small things can make your day. Today was one of those days – a lot of small things happened. It started with a doctor’s appointment. I’ve been hoping that my blood pressure has been low enough to try without the medication, and sure enough, it was. So now I’m officially in…
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My dad loves trees. He has some forest back in Finland and every once in a while he takes me for a tour to look at some special pines growing on the cliffs, defying gravity, or some old gnarled pines growing in fascinating twists and loops. He has pacified these trees – when the times…
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Last week was a total washout. First it was the summer tyres in 20 cm snow and then when I was moving the tyres, I strained my back. As if proof was needed that I don’t have a strong back… the tyres don’t weigh that much. But sure enough, it immobilised me and suddenly life…
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Never mind Christmas. Winter is all that counts!I woke up early this morning. There was a big chance of snowfall in the night and I knew right away that it had happened – the light that came trough the curtains was too bright to be anything else than snow. The feeling that the first snow…
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There are a few spots along the road to work that I’ve been thinking about photographing some day. The problem is, when they are so readily available, you just keep putting it off. So day after day, I drive past and think that I should photograph that… Amazingly, today was the day. I stopped and…
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The other day I drove past a small river called Hoan. It reminded me of an image I took there a few years ago in the winter – I liked the way there were gaps in the ice and the flowing water could be seen underneath. I called the photo ”Life, under the surface” and…