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Tuula Juotasniemi makes some sausagesoup for tomorrow.


Fourthgrader, Vilhelmiina Hannuksela, takes some chicken with rice.

I've always disliked vertical pictures, a very good vertical picture will never be as good as a very good horizontal picture. That's how I see it. It is a lot easier to watch and read horizontal pictures, for everybody.

Lately I've tried to learn vertical. Just to keep it fresh and please the news editors in the paper, and yeah, the readers too!]]> 1283266379 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:52:59 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1282978800&archive=
My buddy, and possibly the most stubborn photographer I've ever met, Joonas Mikola.
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Rovaniemi, 2010. Thank you.
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2010.
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I had already forgotten about these pictures, they were nothing but a fading memory of a difficult assignment in my mind. But then Mr. Costa contacted me through the festival and wanted the pictures as a souvenier for himself.

Pictures are from so called "morning discussions" where chosen directors speak about their work. The light is horrible and the setting doesn't exactly tingle ones imagination. In situations like this I normally try to stay away from the obvious angles and wait for some gestures typical to the subject. Sometimes it works, apparently it did work for Mr. Costa.
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Jenni Vartiainen @ Simerock.]]> 1281589200 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1281442041&archive=

The golddiggers' library in Lemmenjoki.]]> 1281442041 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:07:21 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1280755222&archive=
Rovaniemi, 2010.]]> 1280755222 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:20:22 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1280500093&archive=
Me and my brother from another mother, Jussi Koivisto, just started a food blog! It's written in finnish, so sorry all you international visitors.

http://pallolaajennus.blogspot.com/
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Michael Monroe performing in Simerock, Rovaniemi.

When I met Mike, I was blown out by how nice guy he was. Coming from a man who has accomplished so much during his career, it was very refreshing. Younger rockers have a lot to learn from him, including how to totally kick ass performing live.]]> 1280379600 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1280217372&archive=

Michael Monroe, the coolest, baddest rocker on earth. And he still ain't fakin it!

The black and white picture was actually underexposed by 2 stops but still came out nice even in color. Before the show I asked Mike to bust a move for me if he saw me in the pit, and this was one of them (more to come..). I had exposed for one picture against the sky before and accidentally fucked up the exposure, whoa, the cameras today really let you fuck up a lot!]]> 1280217372 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:56:12 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1280120400&archive=


Kai Rantanen and his son Eliel dig their gold without machines.]]> 1280120400 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1279984858&archive=




Machine aided gold digging in the Lemmenjoki national park is going to stop within 8 years by law. Right now, the diggers occupy about half a percent of the whole park area. A way of earning a living will cease to exist because of the law.

Lapin Kansa web article & video (finnish)
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Oiva Arvola, 2010. I shot him during the winter too, click back a couple of pages in the blog and you'll find him!]]> 1279429200 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +0300 http://www.strap-photos.com/jussi/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1279294771&archive=
Rovaniemi Marathon. 3.7.2010.]]> 1279294771 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:39:31 +0300