Summer in Kiev

Last summer I needed to take an internship in some media as a part of my studies at university at the faculty of journalism. This is how I happened to live in Kiev for one month. After the end of my internship I stayed in Kiev as an MDF scholarship holder till the end of the summer.

              

Sea of Azov

Crimea won’t be among summer holiday options for a number of reasons for many of us this year. It is time to think about another seaside just a few hours ride from the place where I live. We have another sea just around the corner. It is the Sea of Azov. In fact, many Ukrainians have never forgottеn about it by some mistake considering it to be cheaper than Crimea. It never was.

Estonian ducks

Estonia is a northern land. It does not belong to Nordic countries but it is almost as cold. What seems to be a warm golden September on these photographs is a deadly cold mid-October. The sun plays its role in creating this beautiful delusion. My light coat plays along. 

Dnepropetrovsk

Dnepropetrovsk is just a few hours bus ride away from where I live. It is another industrial city in the East of Ukraine, but it is closer to the center of the country. Though Dnepropetrovsk is a little bigger than my hometown it has always looked somewhat smaller to me. The centre avenue seems narrower and fluffier. This is clearly an optical illusion as the avenue has trees and pedastrian area all along. I am more used to freewaylike central avenues, like the one in Zaporozhye.

These are the film photos from either 2010 or 2011. The building on the first picture is just a seethrough front wall. I was pretty lucky with those soft woolly clouds in the boundless sky.

Alushta

These are my film photos from the place I have been so many times to that it almost felt like my second home. It is not even a part of my country anymore. God knows when I am back there again. Green and challenging (in terms of hiking), salty and warm, airy and recreational Alushta will remain in my fond memories.

 Continue with this gale and seagulls

Introduction to design in #designmuseo, Helsinki

Finnish museum of design sure has a story to tell. A story of not at all cold but still nothern design, the one that is known all over the world for its simplicity and functionality. All the textures and materials tend to be natural: wood, ceramics, paper, clay, glass. #designmuseo is the place where I have learnt about the history and seen the roots of the Finnish art forms.

What I especially like is the way nothern countries treat the light. As it is not plenty of it (in consequence of the geographical position) the light is respected, saved and underlined in every imaginable way. It is done mostly  with the help of the colours.

Here are some of my photographs taken in October 2014.

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