Experienced nature photographers Arno Rautavaara and Pirjo Lindfors talk about nature photography and walking in nature in this afternoon lecture.

Attendees will have the chance to see wonderful photographs and hear the stories behind them. Photography is a hobby that you can start at any age!

Arno Rautavaara is a Helsinki-based retired biologist, non-fiction book editor and nature photographer who started photographing nature in 1963. In Finland, he has primarily photographed birds, plants and landscapes in the archipelago. Rautavaara has had solo exhibitions in Finland and Estonia and he has participated in joint exhibitions. He has presented slideshows in Finland and Sweden and his images have been published in numerous books and magazines. He is a founding and honorary member of the Suomen luonnonvalokuvaajat ry association for Finnish nature photographers and a member of the Suomen ammattiluontokuvaajat ry association for professional Finnish nature photographers. Rautavaara was awarded the State Prize for Photographic Art in 1984.

Chair of Suomen Luonnonvalokuvaajat SLV ry, Pirjo Lindfors, talks about the activities of the association and the ethical principles of nature photography.

Duration: approximately 1 hour.
Language: Finnish
Free entrance