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Abandoned houses in my home town Akaa

Digital Stories November 9, 2021January 27, 2022 by Miika

I’ve lived in my home town Akaa for almost a decade. Some years ago while walking in the neighbourhood, I noticed these two big houses which had their windows boarded shut and seemed totally abandoned. I have always been interested in local history and all things forgotten, so the houses piqued my interest. The houses …

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Winter contrast in my home town of Juankoski

Digital Stories December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 by Miika

Juankoski is a quiet little town deep in Finland’s heart. Last month the nearest city Kuopio saw 16,6 hours of daylight (and 703,4 hours of darkness or cloudy weather). Today we had a whole day of sun, meaning 4 hours of bright light. I grabbed my camera and headed out for a photography stroll. I …

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Vikings! Hide your daughters! | Ancient Laukko Festival brought the middle ages to life

Film Stories July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by Miika

A group of vikings set ashore at Laukko manor around noon last Saturday. The vikings were fierce enough, but the people were spared of pillaging and slaughter. The pig was not as fortunate.

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Way too many pictures of my dog Mosse

Film Stories May 6, 2018 by Miika

Mosse turns 10 in September. Mosse has been with us about 7 years now. He is a good boy.

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11 episodes of my everyday life from a year back

Digital Stories April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 by Miika

Exactly a year ago, I started participating in “a week in a minute” video challenge. You are meant to shoot footage (nearly) every day and edit a minute-long video out of each week’s material. I did 11 episodes between 6th of April and 4th of July.

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Tammerkoski rapids drained all out of water

Digital Stories April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Miika

There is a bridge construction site at a critical phase in Tampere and they had to drain Tammerkoski dry. I work near the rapids and when I approached the water during lunch hour, the smell instantly made me feel all summery.

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Photo Critique Videos for Inspiration (and a birch twig)

Digital Stories June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by Miika

Photo critique is an excellent way to develop your photography skills. To have your own pictures analyzed and commented on or watching other’s pictures getting critiqued can be very educational. Even looking at photos is a good way to develop your artistic eye. By looking and analyzing enough photos and getting acquainted with the history …

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An interactive music video by Kontra K blows my mind

Stories May 29, 2016January 27, 2022 by Miika

I just had to share this video my colleague linked to me last week. The music video is interactive, meaning when you press space or tap your phone’s screen, the video switches to another timeline. The video tells an awesome story and  it has two different timelines. The default timeline is now and when you …

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In search of people’s desires: Daido Moriyama

Stories May 15, 2016January 27, 2022 by Miika

I stumbled across this video of a japanese photographer Daido Moriyama. He uses only a small pocket camera for his street photography and has been doing so for decades. The video below shows us an interesting perspective on creating narrative through photography. Good video for a lazy sunday afternoon! 🙂 By the way, I noticed …

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