a Finnish year

On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne. We run a small permaculture called Beyond Buckthorns and we work in our marketing company Chase & Snow. 2017 is the 100th Anniversary of Finland's Independence. Therefore this series contains 100 photos. 

Tools of the trade for gardening

Tools of the trade

A wall of tools outside the Beyondbuckthorns premise.

5kg of Mansika

5kg of Mansika

In our near we have a nice summer shop & café called Suttinen, which I recommend to visit as…

Just another leak

Just another leak

Just another tasty leak. 

The Leaves

The Leaves

We collect all kinds of herbs and leaves and dry them. We use them as teas. Pretty tasyt - and healthy of course. 

First potatoes - even hard shaped

First potatoes

In the book "Finnen von Sinnen" the author describes the Fins as "Potatoe eaters". And I have to admit: I love to eat potatoes to.

Red Radish

Red Radish

Red, small radish taste delicious. There are two main varieties available. One is long while the other is round.

All from the field, potatoes, radish, letuce

All from the field

A dish that was entirely cropped at the garden. When have you the last time eaten something that you grow on your own? 

Floppy disk lamp - lamp made of floppy disks

science fiction

Photography that look like from outer space.

Miss Liberty - or what is visible of her

NYC spring

In 2014 I followed an invitation by SolarC³ITIES TH Culhane to visit NYC, Dobbs Ferry. It was the first time I went to the States.

Oslo Permanent

In 2019 I went to Oslo for the Nordic Institute of Permaculture meeting in order to complete the application of the Finnish Permaculture…

A view from Tiger and Turtle

Ruhrpott Part Two - the night strikes back

Part two of the Ruhrpott Series. I visited Tiger and Turtle, helped a butterfly, opened the EmptySpace, and yes: I took a lots of sundown photos…

BMX - zero gravity - in Berlin

I love Berlin

Berlin, the capital of Germany. I have to say: yes, I do love Berlin.

A black board in front of a vegetarian restaurant in Dublin, Ireland

the blue flame tour

In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.

The techno producer greeting a new track

Ruhrpott Part Three - return of the wiseguys

3rd Part of the Ruhrpott Quadrologie. I walked through the city several times at different hours.

a Finnish year

On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.

A40, a waste of time

Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye

Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.

Cuba - Havanna - A street

cuban affairs

Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero