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New gallery: New Year 2013 Celebrations at Senate Square
Link to New Year 2013 Celebrations at Senate Square gallery
I have added a new gallery from the New Year 2013 celebrations at Helsinki City Senate Square. The event was hosted by Sanna Stellan ja Sami Hedberg. Bolly Beat Dancers, Danny’s Bollywood Dance Crew (DBDC), Johanna Försti, Osmo Ikonen and Michael Monroe performed at New Year’s party. After the midnight there was also fireworks.
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Tagged Event, Finland, Helsinki, New Year, Senate Square
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New gallery: New Year 2012 celebrations at Senate Square
Link to New Year 2012 celebrations at Senate Square Gallery
I visited first time the New Year celebrations at Helsinki City Senate Square with camera and tripod. The Senate Square was lit up by the light and video show jointly produced by Mural Media and Agent Pekka. There was also a video presentation called Ylistys Helsingille (Praise to Helsinki), which used a 3D architectural mapping technique, emblazoning Helsinki Cathedral with light.
After the midnight there was also fireworks. Matti Jykylä’s light installation: rubix xpress is in the two last photos. It was part of Lux Helsinki event (photos from that event are coming later).
New gallery: Carnival of Light in Linnanmäki
Link to Carnival of Light in Linnanmäki Gallery
Linnanmäki arranged annual Carnival of Light event in last October. I visited it twice, and took photos of the fire art performances and amusement park lights.
New website for landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo
I have launched a new website for my landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo (this new site is in Finnish). I will post only landscape photos and landscape photography related articles to Maiseman Lumo. I have there also information about my exhibitions and landscape photography courses.
Lookin’ good, Finland! exhibition by Kreative Generation
Jäämaailma, Lauttasaari, Helsinki
Kreative Generation arranges art exhibition next September in Suvilahti. The exhibition works are partially selected based on facebook voting. So if you like my photos that I have submitted to Kreative Generation (they are visible in this blog post), please vote for them! Unfortunately it is not possible to give direct link to my photos in the facebook voting gallery, but my photos are numbers 50, 51, and 52 (out of 147). Note: before you can vote, you must like Kreative Generation’s facebook page.
Kansan teatteri, Eduskuntatalo, Helsinki
Vote is on until 30.6. The selected photos will be displayed in Kattilahalli, Suvilahti on 14.-20.09. Here is the invitation to the Lookin’ good, Finland! event in September.
Talven aikaa Espalla, Helsinki
Also posted in Art prints, Exhibition, Landscape
Tagged Exhibition, Finland, Helsinki, Kreative Generation, Lookin' good
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“Kamera Stadissa” photography exhibition in Kameraseura
Winter magic in Esplanadi
Kameraseura is arranging photography exhibition about Helsinki called Kamera Stadissa. I got one landscape photo, the above cityscape, accepted to this exhibition.
Visiting this exhibition is highly recommended! You can see quite diverse photos of Helsinki and urban life. Exhibition is open Tuesday – Friday at 12–16 in Kamera gallery (Lastenkodinkuja 1) until 27.5. Exhibition has also Facebook page.
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Tagged Cityscape, Exhibition, Finland, Helsinki, Kameraseura, winter
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Icy Helsinki Cityscapes
Helsinki from Suomenlinna after sunset
Today was maybe the last day to photograph sunny and icy seascapes in Helsinki this spring. So I did spend several hours today in Suomenlinna photographing the floating sea ice and icicles 
You will see those photos later, but here are four cityscapes that I captured on my way back to Helsinki from Suomenlinna.
Hanasaari power plant from Suomenlinna ferry
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Helsinki Panorama
View from Sisä-Hattu towards Ruoholahti, Länsisatama, Suomenlinna and Pihlajasaari
I photographed this panorama last tuesday (22.3.) after sunset from Sisä-Hattu (small island at the southern tip of Lauttasaari). The full size of panorama is 42000 x 3400 pixels, here you can see 8000 pixels wide version.
New galleries: Life in Helsinki – Summer Galleries
Katajanokka / Link to Life in Helsinki - Summer Gallery I
These two galleries contain varied photos from the summer Helsinki. The first photos are from the May Day celebrations, and the last photos are from Herring Market (Silakkamarkkinat) in October. There are also photos from historical parade, Suomenlinna, Esplanadi park, Seurasaari Midsummer party, and The Night of the Arts event.
Rautatientori / Link to Life in Helsinki - Summer Gallery II
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Tagged Event, Finland, Helsinki, performance, summer
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New gallery: Life in Helsinki – Winter Gallery
Christmas Market in Esplanadi / Link to Life in Helsinki - Winter Gallery
This Life in Helsinki – Winter Gallery has 48 varied photos from the wintry Helsinki. The majority of photos include people (unlike my landscape photos…), it is snowing heavily, or couple of traditional landscapes have been taken from Suomenlinna ferry.
Light art by Mikki Kunttu, Helsinki Cathedral, Finland