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Introducing the Hippo Rolltop Bag camera backpack from MrJan Gear
MrJan Gear released the Hippo Rolltop Bag in spring 2025, and I got to test it during Finland’s usually rainy summer. The summer turned out to be surprisingly dry, but towards the end, rain and ground moisture appeared — conditions where the Hippo Rolltop Bag truly belongs.Hippo is a...
A Perfect Morning for Moose Photography! / Part 2
The amazing moose photography morning continued thanks to the backup plan. This post is a continuation of Part 1, covering the part of the morning when the sun rose above the treetops and painted the landscape golden yellow.
The backup plan for this morning was to move to the other...
Different lights from a Floating Hide
Chasing different lights during the great crested grebe lekking season with a floating hide
The lekking season of great crested grebes is quite short at its peak—at least from a photographer's perspective—when territories are being established and partnerships formed.
For photography, one always hopes for completely calm weather and, of course,...
A Perfect Morning for Moose Photography! / Part 1
Beautiful mornings know how to keep you waiting. You can predict the weather, you can anticipate angles, but you can’t predict the movements of moose.
I remember July of the summer of 2017, when the moose were in the right place at the right time on a misty field. One...
Kalymnos on film- Olympus Mju & Kodak Pro 100
Is there vacation without a film camera?
I must have been eighteen years old, so it was probably 2001, when I traveled to Rhodes with a friend. We brought along my family’s film camera, an Olympus Mju, a model from one of its generations. I remember the silver compact cameras...
A misty summer morning at the edge of the moose field
Moose morning
A summer morning in the moose fields means an early wake-up call. The previous evening had been spent watching the European Championship final in football, so I hadn’t had much sleep. The same was true for my client, who had booked a guided tour for this beautiful morning.
We...
Boris M – MrJanGear has revamped its most popular camera backpack
The latest version of MrJan Gear's most famous product, the Boris camera backpack, has been released.
The new version is called Boris M, and the name is based on the inclusion of Molle webbing on the outer shell of the backpack, achieved through laser cutting. Another major innovation in the...
Kenya: The Background of Wildlife Photography – The Drawbacks of Mass Tourism?
Every photograph has a backstory – do we want to show the story behind every image?
When I left for Kenya, I went with an open mind and didn’t think much about it. It was the end of January, during the so-called off-season, meaning it wasn’t the peak tourist time...
Kalymnos – a paradise for climbers? What I learned on my first visit to...
Kalymnos, Greece. A vacation island in the Greek archipelago, next to the island of Kos and close to Turkey, is one of the top climbing destinations in the world for sport climbing. The island has over 5,000 routes across various sectors, and new routes are still being opened.
In July,...
Tuomas Heinonen is a Finnish nature photographer based in Espoo, southern Finland.
Nature photography is an important part of Tuomas’s life, a way to relax and a good counter balance for working in private security sector.
Tuomas sells digital pictures and prints through his own business. He also provides education, presentations and guiding services, designs web-pages, and takes custom orders from clients who need photography services. Tuomas keeps actively working on new commercial projects in the field of nature photography.
Tuomas has blog in Finnish and through his Facebook page he publishes the most recents photos with stories surrounding them. On his Instagram feed Tuomas posts photos almost daily, ranging from the most recent ones to some older photos from his archives.
Tuomas’s main subjects in nature are birds, mammals and landscapes.
When taking good photos, Tuomas considers the right angle to be a really important factor. This is often achieved by shooting from the same level as the subject, for example when photographing waterfowl Tuomas approaches them from water level. Tuomas’s photography consists of beautiful colors, narrow depth of field, sharp focus and great lighting. Usually a wider optic gives the most interesting outcome. When a good idea about new a photo or a new way to photograph comes to mind, Tuomas often builds his own rigs and tools to achieve the wanted result. Tuomas’s skilfulness and interest in nature photography is shown in the wide range of subjects and landscapes that change throughout the year.
Tuomas is an active worker in nature photography associations. He has been a board member in Suomen Ammattiluontokuvaajat (Finnish Professional Naturephotographers) association for years and is a founding member of an association devoted on documenting a valuable natural attraction in Suomenoja, Espoo. Their association published an informative book in 2017 showing the natural value and diversity of Suomenoja.
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Duration: 14 min
Language: finnish, english subtitles
Filmed and edited: Mitri Häkkinen
Handwrited: Mitri Häkkinen, Tuomas Heinonen
Still photos and videos of animals: Tuomas Heinonen
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FINNISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE YEAR 2023:
”AN ANGEL’S WING”
SECOND PLACE
BIRDS
FINNISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE YEAR 2022:
”WAITING”
SECOND PLACE
HUMAN AND NATURE
FINNISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE YEAR 2022:
”ENCOUNTER OF WOLF AND BEAR”
THIRD PLACE
MAMMALS
FINNISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE YEAR 2021:
”FIRE SEA”
THIRD PLACE
MAMMALS
KUUSAMO NATURE PHOTO XXVI
FIRST PLACE
HANNU HAUTALA SERIES
FINNISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE YEAR 2017:
”MORNING F*CK”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MAMMALS
