It was September 2011, the start of my final year of University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For three years I had been dreaming about taking a ceramics class but it was always coinciding with a mandatory class up until my 4th year. And I’m forever grateful for taking that specific class. Because you see, there … Portraits of the inspiring Julie Damhus
It’s finally time to introduce the amazing Sini. Sini is a 40-year-old successful interior designer who loves to travel and photograph. Sini has also modelled although she hasn’t specifically liked the way she has looked. Sini has had it in her head before that she’s fat. This has prevented her from eating in public all … Gorgeous, strong, sensitive and successful Sini
It’s not every day that I get to photograph such a delicate young lady as Ella. Ella had her confirmation camp this summer and her mother decided to gift her with a photo shoot. Ella herself is also interested in photography which she clearly has an eye for since her photographs are gorgeous, serene and … Unique Ella in the Rhododendron park
Lotta is a Super Woman. She’s educated, married, has four children and still continues to work – all in the ripe old age of 34. And yet she still experiences inferiority. This is a feeling she doesn’t want to pass on to her children which is what’s pushing her to seek solutions. And that’s how Lotta … Lotta N. – a.k.a. Super Woman
The fourth woman to be photographed for the Me Naiset project was Päivi. Päivi is a 44-year-old woman who’s always battled with her appearance. Päivi told me she’s always had issues with her weight, whether they were imagined or real. She hasn’t been able to relate to her appearance in a healthy way and has … Päivi finding a way to love and accept herself
Salla is a 26-year-old burlesque dancing mother who used to be bullied. She feels good in her own skin as long as she doesn’t have to see any photographs. Because in the photographs she only sees “a bouncy backside, a jelly belly striped by pregnancy and thighs full of cellulite”. Her acne scars make her … Salla – the gorgeous burlesque dancer
Päivi was the first of the five women I was meant to photograph for the my collaboration with the Finnish women’s magazine Me Naiset. (To read the introduction to this series click here) We met on a cloudy Friday morning in front of the main railway station in Helsinki. As we began walking towards our … Päivi – the stepsister, never Cinderella
Earlier this year I did a collaboration with the Finnish women’s magazine, Me Naiset. We were looking for women who think they’re not photogenic and therefore don’t enjoy being in front of the camera. We received more than 80 applications. Amazing women one after another, we could’ve picked each and every one of them. However, … Me Naiset + Studio Metsä
Time for a bedtime story! (Lue suomeksi täällä) Once upon a time there was a girl, who time and time again felt disappointed when looking in the mirror – her wishes still hadn’t been answered, she still looked the same. Her legs were nowhere near the same as the model’s, her face still had the … Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
ALICE Here’s a girl who will go onto doing big things in her life. In addition to her external beauty, Alice has a heart of gold and an intelligence to match – she’s really the perfect package. And we had so much fun! Not only is Alice extremely photogenic and an all-around awesome person, she … Alice + Sun + Inspiration = Perfect photoshoot
It always feels so surreal to me when I meet ladies who tell me they never look good in photographs and therefore hate being in front of a camera. I always think ‘If only you saw what I see’. Which is why I do the work I do. I want every woman who gets in … Portrait Series: Tuuli in the center of attention
In honour of it being Friday, I will keep this short and sweet! (You’re welcome! ;)) If there’s one thing I know all of us entrepreneurs have in common is the endless, near obsessive, fascination with self-improvement because we understand that in order for our business to grow, we need to grow. So today I bring … Blogging Challenge #5: THIS ONE’S FOR YOU.
What is Studio Metsä all about? What exactly does Studio Metsä do? If you’ve read the previous Blogging Challenge posts, you will have gotten a pretty good idea of the values and ideas behind Studio Metsä. And now that you are aware of the why, let’s get more clear on the what. To put it simply: I photograph. … Blogging Challenge #4: By the way, <br> I also photograph
The time has finally come for Studio Metsä to launch its photography portfolio website. This is, obviously, also followed by a new blog, a new Facebook and Instagram account – a lot to handle all at once! But here it all is, I hope you will enjoy this ride as much as I am expecting to ;) … Let’s get to know each other!
