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I was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1953. Already at an early age I was drawn to birds but did not get my first binoculars until years later, at an age of 10 and my first camera when I was 12. Birds have always meant a lot to me, but from the late teens it became clear that birds were going to be my life.
Since 1981 I have been a free-lance birder making my living from bird photography, bird art, authoring books, writing papers for magazines, leading birding tours etc., etc. There is never a dull day when you work with birds and no two days will be alike!
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I have been photographing
regularly since 1970, when I bought my first SLR camera second hand. My
main focus has always been birds, in particular birds of prey, but
landscapes, plants, animals and insects do share a place in my heart, too.
Although my main target has always been the birds of prey, and probably
always will be, I do enjoy all kinds of birds almost as much. I have
travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in search
for birds, but the Finnish nature and wildlife still remain very special
to me. Recently I have also started to photograph the Finnish butterflies
systematically. My photographs have been published in numerous books and
magazines in more than ten countries worldwide. Drawing, sketching and painting: My earliest memories of drawing birds date back to my early childhood and ever since then I have been drawing birds. However, the time spent drawing and painting has varied a lot from year to year and in the recent years it has suffered from my extensive travelling abroad. Until now I have had eight private exhibitions and taken part in six joint exhibitions.
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