Cityscapes of Turku, Finland | photobook
NOW AVAILABLE in DIGITAL format (PDF) email me vesa.loikas@gmail.com
I make observations about my historic home town during my daily commute by bicycle along the river Aura. In this book I turn these observations into photographs. I’ve seen the same sights many times in different light, as I log well over thousand kilometers along the river per year.
But - as the old saying goes, you can never step into the same river twice, the same goes for the city. You never see the same scene the same way. As the light is different, and even more importantly, my eye and creative soul is different. So, this book is about the city as much it is about what I saw and how I saw it in that specific moment. It is also about the light in this northern location and how it shapes the views by its own way. I hope you get a glimpse of Turku via my photographs.
However, I also welcome you to visit the city along the river when you have the opportunity and see the sights on your own with your own eyes.
HARDCOVER version:
Back & Front Hardcover
View from Åbo Akademi Domus towards the cathedral (January 2018) | Book spread pages 22-23
Left: Piispankatu window detail (April 2015)
Right: “Ajan Virta” sculpture by Kain Tapper in front of Katedralskolan (March 2015)
PHOTO BOOK | ART I MAKE series
ART I MAKE book series consists of collections of my photographs which are chosen and curated around a subject matter or a location of my interest. This series was born from my desire to present to a larger audience my joy of photography and also something that could inspire people in their own creative journeys.
View from Föri towards the harbour (October 2015)
Alley view in Piispankatu (May 2016) & contents page
Pinella restaurant (February 2012) & Sibelius Museum (September 2018)
View from Tiirikkala balcony towards the river Aura (December 2013)
