—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—The MAN behind the camera.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—After working for some time in fashion photography and in the studio, the step to wedding photography was very natural. I've always enjoyed working with people, and being together with them on a special day gives what I need for capturing great shots.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Light, composition, but especially feeling. A good photo has to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you shiver, even hate it...but it can not leave you without reaction.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—yesss!

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—You meet great people, you learn many things from them, you can watch them smile or cry when you show them the photos you've made.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—The price of cameras :)))

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—Very well. If it's well argummented, you can learn o lot from criticism.

—Ketä haluaisit kuvata?

—Vladimir Putin, Sting, and a few other people.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—A bright one. The competition is going to be even higher, and competition means progress. In order to stay ahead, you have to constantly learn and reinvent yourself.

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—Rankin, Ghionis, Valenzuela.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—The unique nature of the moment. A mixture of happiness, stress, laughing and tears.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—1) Do you like the photographer's work? 2) Do you like the photographer? Simple as that.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—In 2008, I was already doing amateur photography for a couple of year. To do something different for a change, I asked my uncle if I could photograph his wedding. It was his second marriage, they were not asking for a photographer, so there was little risk. I ended up liking it so much, that I decided to do it more.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—No! I much rather be behind a camera.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Above all, the photo has to have a certain impact. Wether that's an intense emotion, a good vibe, or just a spectaculair visual impact. After that comes the technical part. So a good lighting, composition, etcetera. But for me, the impact is the most important part, by far.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Yes, but with moderation though. I'd love to do 3-5 destination weddings a year. I don't think I'd enjoy doing 10, 15 or even more.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—It sounds like a horrible cliché, but it's true: Every wedding is different. You never really know what's going to happen. Surprises can happen at every moment. Besides that, I think it's a great honor to be asked to create lifelong memories for the people that are getting married. 5, 10, 25 or even 50 years after they get married, people still remember who took their wedding photos. It's pretty wonderful that you can be an important part in people's lives.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Basically: The postprocessing. I have a horrible concentration when it comes to editing. I love editing my 50-75 favorites from a wedding, but after that, it gets hard for me to keep focused.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I try to extract what people really mean with their comments. Some people have difficulties in finding the right words to give feedback, sometimes making them sound rude. But I always try to figure out what's the real message there.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—'Allowed' is a big word. I'm not the one to say what's allowed or not. However, I don't like to unnecessarily intervene in a wedding. With the exception of the posed shots, I don't like having to tell people what to do, where to stand or how to look.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—I think the future of wedding photography will be a further evolution of the direction it's going in right now. More journalistic stuff, more moments. But besides that: technical advances. Faster camera's, better low light capabilities, and other accessories like drones, light field cameras, and stuff like that, giving photographers even more tools to being creative.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—I love many aspects of it. I love the fact that people are in a good mood, they take the time to look good as well. People get married in beautiful venues, and you as a photographer gets to be a part of so many people's special day. That's amazing.