I'm an Estonian born photographer living in Helsinki, Finland.

I bought my first SLR camera in 1994 after graduating high school. I started with shooting film and I was so excited. At this time, I mostly photographed for fun; mainly summer holidays, nature and flowers. My father is an amateur photographer and I had the opportunity to spend time with him in a darkroom. I think it was the spark that ignited my passion. I started studying photography in 2002 at VVI (Visuaaliviestinnän Instituutti) in Tampere, Finland.

I really liked my photography teacher and I think he is the best teacher I have ever had. At the same time I began to work as a freelance photographer. I visited many advertising agencies with my portfolio. It was the time before social media, you had to meet people face to face and show your work.

I’m totally in love with lifestyle, portraiture and interior photography. I'm sure that my eye for interior photography developed after I started to work closely with interior journalist and stylist Jonna Kivilahti. We have been and are still shooting homes for Finnish magazines and commercial shoots for different companies. After many great projects and a steady success here in Finland, I am happy to see the growing interest towards my photography in other countries. I am very thankful for that! My experience in lifestyle photography has also lead me to publish six books.

My signature style is feminine, deliberate, composed & feels quiet.

I am happily married with three children and I am always inspired by the sea, sand and stones. I am also a big fan of cherry blossoms, paintings, poetry, autumn rain and flying kites on a windy day. I enjoy meeting new and interesting people, learning from the different experiences of life they bring.

My life’s most important milestones… my children! They “teach” me every day how to become a better person and am incredibly thankful to know them.

Photographer John Saxton once said: “I think a good photograph reveals not only what is in front of camera -the subject; but also what is behind the camera - the photographer.” I try to remember that when I’m holding a camera.

INTERIOR…AJA & CHRISTIAN LUND IN NEST SPECIAL WONEN

January 8, 2014

Heille oli juuri syntynyt pieni tyttö, neljän pojan jälkeen. Olimme Purmossa. Ajan ja Christianin kotona. Melkein vuosi sitten ajettiin hollantilaisen toimittaja/stylisti Wilma Custersin kanssa ympäri Suomea kuvaamassa neljä kaunista kotia, joita on nyt ilmestynyt hollantilaisissa lehdissä ja tämä koti myös belgialaisessa Nest Special Wonen lehdessä. Aja pitää Lundagård kauppaa ja laitoin blogiini kaupasta myös kuvia maaliskuussa 2013.
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The new arrival was a lovely baby girl, after four sons. We were in Purmo, Finland, at the home of Aja and Christian. Just about a year ago, we had driven around Finland with Wilma Custers, a Dutch journalist/stylist and the founder of Features&More to photograph four beautiful Finnish homes for Dutch magazines. Photographs of this home have also been published in the Belgian magazine Nest Special Wonen. Aja has a shop called Lundagård. I included some images from Lundagård in my blog in March 2013. nest-special-magazine-lundagard-finland-netherlands-interior-home-krista-keltanen-01 Christian “tehtailee” käsityönä näitä upeita vintage mallisia Soulman laitteita, nimeltään Soulman Vintage Tone.

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Anna/kotiani.blogspot - IHANA!! Tällaiset kodit on syypäitä siihen miksi tunteet vetää vanhojen kotien puoleen, vaikka insinöörimies on täysin uuden kannalla. Ah! Oih! Täydellinen sisustus ja tunnelma, niin rento ja arkinen mutta juhlava! (:
Anna - Kaunis koti heillä!
Krista - Anna – Vanhoissa taloissa on kyllä ihan oma tunnelma tosiaankin! Hienosti kuvasit heidän kodin tunnelman, juuri sellainen se kyllä oli ihan livenäkin :)

Anna – Niin on!