Feb. 23rd, 2014 I started writing my blog from Sochi when opening ceremony was going on in Adler. There is some symmetry in the fact that I am writing this last chapter (from here) as the fireworks light the sky during the closing ceremonies. This was my seventh Olympics and I simply love doing them. For numerous reasons. …
Feb. 17th, 2014 On Saturday to end a long day I went to see the large hill competition. Did not expect that much from it — and besides I felt I had gotten a decent picture of Janne Ahonen earlier — but just in case Anssi Koivuranta would do something I decided to go. The working conditions are really hard over there (photo …
Feb. 15th, 2014 If the other day I wrote about Aino-Kaisa Saarinen’s missing the medal by two secs, yesterday was even worse for Finland. First we had Iivo Niskanen. Guy nobody raved about before the games and suddenly he is leading the 15km race. He got to sit on the seat reserved for the leader like ten minutes. …
Feb. 10th, 2014 Writing the headline I am losing count on the days… But been here a week now and I think I will be falling into this routine of posting every second day. At least I try to do it, we’ll see what happens. I have covered Xcountry, ski jumping and biathlon so far. I would love to do snowboarding, alpine and skating …
Feb 8th, 2014. I must have written same kind of post from the Vancouver Olympics — actually I do remember writing something on this. But what can you do? This is the fourth Olympics I am shooting… no I correct myself: it is the fourth time I have the honor of photographing a living legend, ski jumper Janne Ahonen in the Olympics. …
Feb 6th, 2014 The Sochi 2014 opening ceremony just started and I am watching it on TV. No, I did not go to the ceremony, it would have meant probably c. 10 hours including all the travelling, waiting and actual ceremony included. Yesterday was a total killer and I preferred to take it easy today. Funny, working seven hours today …
The other day I was shooting (along c. 200 other photographers) when Usain Bolt — yet again — won the WC in 100m in Moscow. And then did his compulsory round around the stadium. Something caught my eye. Right on the track there was this young kid taking pictures of himself with Bolt on the background. Watching …