The Ice Above, the Silence Below
On the night of the July full moon, noctilucent clouds appeared above the silent waters of Saimaa. A Field Note on ice, moonlight, distance and absolute stillness.
Before the Photograph: The Art of Observation
Birdsong used to be background noise. A summer in eastern Finland changed that. This field note explores how Merlin Bird ID, binoculars and patient observation have reshaped the way I find—and photograph—wildlife.
Flamingos at Sunrise
An early summer visit to the Guadalhorce Nature Reserve near Málaga revealed far more than expected—from dozens of flamingos glowing in the sunrise to avocets, Black-winged Stilts, and a surprisingly peaceful wetland beside the city.
Beyond the Sword
A day spent photographing the Spanish Iaido Championships in Madrid revealed unexpected similarities between martial arts and wildlife photography: anticipation, patience, timing and the search for moments of complete focus.
Waiting for the Fog to Lift
An early spring morning at Siikalahti—fog over the lake, birds emerging from the mist, and hours spent waiting as the landscape slowly revealed itself through first light.
The Lake Never Repeats
After a period away from photographing, I returned to water. On Lake Saimaa, wind, light, and movement kept changing the surface from one moment to the next, with shutter speeds ranging from half a second to 1/1000 of a second. Every frame was a brief encounter with something that would not happen again.
Rare Encounters on Icelandic Shores
Unexpected sightings of pilot whales, a tagged osprey, and a white barnacle goose in Iceland—wildlife I never planned to see, but won’t forget.
