Thoughts

For the past 14 years, at the end of October, I've grabbed a hot drink and opened the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition gallery to view the latest winning works. Thousands of wonderful moments from all over the world are submitted to the competition each year. However, the photograph ”White Fairies”, captured in a native forest, received recognition this year in the ”Plants and Fungi” category. This is my first…

This gathering of nature photographers in the Pärnumaa forests was for this year's Vereta Jaht. The hunting grounds included river bends, old forests, paths, fields, meadows, and clearings, and they hunted almost everything. The main quarry, however, was the otter. This 27th Vereta Jaht was my first, and, figuratively speaking, the competition took place right in my backyard. Although one might...

I am more than satisfied with 2014. Despite the tight schedule, I managed to create numerous stories for the nature programme ‘Osoon’ and a considerable number of photographs also made it into print. Among other things, photographs were published in National Geographic magazine, and in an international issue at that, not just the Estonian one. My surprise was all the greater that two different photos were published. This is a great honour, especially for a photographer who…