TZIPAC 43mm Issue 5 - Winners of Zebra Awards and GoPix Awards

Jukka Laitila
I am originally from Finland, but for
about a year now, Ihave lived on the
beautiful and rugged North Sea coast
in St Andrews. Experiencing space and
time directly alters the entire process
that goes into photography, and
indeed,Scotland has had a vital influence
in discovering and experimenting with
my own technique, workflow and style.
My favourite part of the photography
process is to be out in the field and to
scout new, interesting locations and to
wait for the right lighting and weather
conditions; the often physically laborious
process of experiencing the elements
can be immensely rewarding. An image
that might take a few seconds to look at
often has taken an entire day’s work to
create.
photographs – be it water, clouds or
people.
While technical knowledge
is,unquestionably, important up to a
point, I don’t examine photographs
from a solely technical point of view.
For me, visually exploring the texture
and ambience of what I see and feel in
the environment are the most important
aspects of photography and, essentially,
photography for me is a dialogue
between the visual, the corporeal and
the nature.
http://www.jukkalaitilaphotography.
com/
Many of my photographs are long
exposure shots,and the sea is a
particularly suitable element for the
technique. I am not so much interested
in portraying the landscape in realistic
terms, but I’d rather add some surreal
elements to it, something a naked eye
cannot see. I am fascinated by capturing
seconds, often minutes, which is why
I like to include moving subjects in my
© Jukka Laitila