Manna Live Ämyrock, Hämeenlinna 3.7.2010

As i've been listening to the new Manna album "Blackbird" a lot lately, I had to dug into my archives and share these couple of pictures I took in Ämyrock back in 2010

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Remember then, boys and girls, support the artists! Go to gigs, buy records and experience music!

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Anna Abreu Live Wanaja Festival, Hämeenlinna, 19.7.2014

Anna Abreu was part of the Festival program and as I was doing the whole festival I had the opportunity to challenge myself on taking pictures of artists that I really knew nothing about. And it's always challenging when You don't know what to expect. You don't know which settings will suit the situation etc. In vice versa when you shoot artists lots of times, you learn to see them in a different way.

You get to know their manners, nuances, moving, patterns. basicly everything they do there on the stage. In ways it makes the job easier, you get better photos when you know the subject, know the songs, know what to expect. So I was very eager and willing to go through all the gigs in Wanaja Festival. It was one big learning weekend. Thinking outside the box. See, in this, photographing, there is always way to challenge yourself, always something you can learn. If you wish.

Challenge accepted and here's the result. What ya think? I think i did pretty well?

And last, I must say that this popular music scene has been pretty much "out of my league" so to say, but I must give whole lots of credit to Anna at this time since it is hard to dance around the stage like crazy and still being able to sing like that. Hands down! Job well done!

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Happoradio, Wanaja Festival, Hämeenlinna 18.7.2014

Hi there!

Sorry that there were no blog entry last week, but life's been quite busy lately and um.... well, there's a lot goin' on.

But anyway, we're now here and this time around I'll bring you few shots from a band called Happoradio. A pretty wide known here in Finland and sporting some serious popularity in the mainstream media here.

I've heard them on radio but didn't really know them before. And as it was the first time i was shooting pics from them, and it was in festival circumstances it was a bit challenging, but I think i managed to get some good screens out of it.

What do You think?

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Haloo Helsinki, Kesäloma Express 1.6.2013, Hämeenlinna Finland

With this set we're going way back in to June 2013...

Before this event i really hadn't given any serious thought or concentration to this band. Their songs sounded ok, they were on the radio a lot and got more and more attention as the band grew and released more records and singles. And all tho they are no one hit wonders or a "stardust" band, they just had like disappeared from me in the musical field. Basically because I don't really listen to radio or follow mainstream music media in particular...  

But anyway, I was attending this end of school festival with my family so I thought that i'd take my camera equipment with me as there were some other bands as well and um.... I like to photograph shows. You see the point!

The reason for this foreword is that I just have to praise this band a bit more. They are really fuckin' great live band. It's always nice to see band that are living their dream, doin' what they really want, playing their hearts out with most sincere and pure way. This seems to be one of those bands. With this attitude and modesty in this one show they just simply won me over. 

The first idea was just to take couple of snaps in the start of the show as we had our kids with us and it was getting late, but as the show went on I just had to see it from start to finish. Gladly we had 2 cars and no kids were harmed during this show :) But were taken safely back to home and put to bed :)

So the show went on and man, they were tight! Just straight up played rock. They play together well and now what they are doing up there in the stage. Not to forget the stage presence that Elli has. Man! It sure is nice to see some equally talented front women in the, well male ruled biz.

So do yourself a favor and go and see / hear them live. Just do it!

They have a new album coming out, new single and video out plus a tour on the way. Go see them, support the music.

Official site here

Official Facebook site here

Oh! Here's the pics

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