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The Journal
How I photographed cinema talents at Karhupuisto Film Festival
How were portraits of international cinema stars captured on the fly during a bustling film festival? Photo...
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Cinematic Editorial Portraits
Two years after my first session, I returned to the Matinkylä boulder field in Espoo for a new portrait pro...
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High-Fashion Editorial in Three Hours | Simo Tolvanen
What happens when an Art Director and a trusted model step into a studio to execute an entire editorial sho...
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Panasonic Lumix S1R II on Test
I put the Panasonic Lumix S1R II through a rigorous field test across this summer's commercial assignments ...
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