I'm a photographer based in Helsinki, Finland.

My "real" day-to-day work is as a principal lecturer and researcher at Arcada University of Applied Sciences.

I started my blog because I for some reason have an urge to share my photos and my thought about photography. I know, I'm really late here, blogs are probably dead, but I don't care. I feel like I have to write. And usually, when you have an urge to do something, it helps to do it. So this blog is just that, my urge to share the thoughts and words about photography that sometimes just have to come out of me.

Even if there might be some more tech or equipment related posts as well, its more about my view on photography, not as a system, not as a set of hacks.

But more as a way of paying attention to what goes on in my head.

Here I write about things like:

why to me, some photos feel alive and others don’t
What makes a photo better than another.
how meaning, intent, and perception shape images
how taste develops before style
why gear matters less than we want it to
what actually helps people improve over time, or what has helped me improve.

Most posts are explorations, ways of working through questions that I have reflected on, or that I’ve struggled with myself. If there’s a consistent thread, it’s this: my thoughts and views on photography, nothing more, nothing less. I don’t claim to have the right answers, this is only my personal take on a topic that I'm really enthusiastic about. So keep that in mind. Everyone sees photography through their own lenses. Some have opinions that match, some don't.

This blog is for anyone curious about or interested in photography, or more generally in other peoples, mainly my, thoughts, and photos.

If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

Awards and Exhibitions:

EXHIBITION: 8th Chania International Photo Festival, 2025.

Honorable mention in the 2025 Monovisions B&W Photography Awards, Street series.

Contact and inquiries: jonas.c.danielson@gmail.com