Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy book of my Lego Star Wars photographs was published exactly ten years ago today. Ten years! Time goes by fast when you’re having fun. Pictured all five language editions that came out shortly after the original English edition.

All the Presidents Men is one of my all time favourite films, I don't even know how many times I've seen it. It is as chilling as it is entertaining, a great film altogether. That and many more from the great Robert Redford. RIP.

Making room for some new goodies, putting this in bags and up for sale. How much do these fetch these days? Prices on eBay vary wildly.

My new car, photographed it on a sunny day a while ago. I just love those curvy lines, what a gorgeous little car. They sure did good back in 1967. Too bad it's less than 20 centimeters long, a scale model I built. #scalemodel #ferraridino #toyphotography

I don’t recall the last time I watched Star Trek tos. Must be at least 15 years or more. So, I watched City on the Edge of Forever, the Hugo award winning episode. Damn, it’s so good!

Sometimes I get questions about the lights on the models in my photographs. People are curious to know whether the lighting is real or if it's photoshopped on. Well, the lights are always real (with one exception). Captions in ALT text.

You don't really get how big those walkers are until you see one on a foggy day. #scalemodel #starwars

I was unwinding from a busy week the other day, leisurely photographing garden flowers on a sunny day. Just playing with the camera, no plan, having a moment. Then a bee arrived and before I knew it The Blue Danube Waltz began playing in my head. You know?

The Pit Stop (2015). When you gotta go, you gotta go. The dog in the photograph is still with us, turns 14 in September. #FlashBackFriday

I opened some folders in the archives to look for something. I found this instead. From 2009, I had bought Corel Painter software and I was figuring it out by making random illustrations with it. Not using Painter anymore but for a while I used it very much.

My lightsaber. A charming little thing. #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsday

A #throwbackthursday post from 2017. The idea was to make a pair of photographs to sell the illusion of the X-wing better. As if I'd just walked in there and took some snapshots from different angles.

On screen Genevieve O’Reilly is the greatest gift to Andor. Her portrayal of Mon Mothma transcends anything Star Wars.

The Last of Us season 2 delivers so far. I liked the first season very much. Episode 2 was… quite an episode. Also, Andor S2 starts in a day or so. So far everything I’ve heard about it sounds great. I hope it’s not mere hype.

There is a Mandalorian planet called Kalevala in the Star Wars universe. Kalevala is also the name of the Finnish national epic. In the new game Star Wars: Zero Company there is a character Cly Kullervo. Kullervo is also a character in Kalevala. Kullervo’s story in Kalevala is quite something.

A second drone shot to go with the one I posted a couple of days ago. Reposting the other one together with the new one to make a diptych of a sorts. #toyphotography

I wanted to try drone photography (not having my own I got some help from a friend). It's quite cool how our Earth looks like from above, even if it's just 30 meters or so. Also, if you look close you may notice a subtle reference to the upcoming Andor Season 2. 🤓

The Banncars, pop culture vehicles, a series long time in the making. And what a series it is! Looking forward to seeing this meet the Kickstarter goal.

It occurred to me it’s been 14 years since I put these two characters together in a photograph. How time flies! The setup ("setup" ... a dead plant on a table) was there after I shot the golden spaceman a couple of days ago, so I figured why not give it a go.

There is feedback and there is feedback. This one, received on Flickr, had me in stitches: "You are like the Morgan Freeman’s voice of Lego photography." Don't really know what it means exactly but I love it! :D

Photographing the golden Lego Spaceman yesterday was fun. It was a sunny day today as well so I stepped outside to explore this a little more. Four more variations of the same. #lego #toyphotography #spaceman

Spring is here! I took a selfie sitting outdoors enjoying the warm sunrays. The selfie part was somewhat unintentional but I'll let it pass. #lego #toyphotography #classicspaceman

The Eternaut is a comic by Héctor Germán Oesterheld with artwork by Francisco Solano López (published 1957-1959). I’ve read it three times, it’s magnificient! High hopes for this tv adaptation, the trailer is promising.

Leftovers from a winter photoshoot. Couldn’t do more of these now if needed, no snow, the reflections would give it away. A problem with a chromium ship.

This is why I do not use AI to add to or generate content in my work as an illlustrator or photographer. I do not want to support this kind of exploitation of the creatives.

The things you find when on a walk and keeping your eyes open. What I’ve learned is to always carry a camera. #toyphotography #scalemodel #dune Two variations of the same. Indecisiveness, you know how it is.

I made this Snowtrooper snow globe in 2018. A fun idea I thought. Forgot it in a cupboard after taking photographs of it. Took it out a while ago to see how it was after all this time. Not very good, as it turned out. Poor trooper had been attacked by bacteria growth. #toyphotography #starwars

The Silver Surfer x 2. Playing with different lighting, direct and indirect. The differences are enhanced by the chromium surfaces. That’s a fun little custom minifig, not an official release. The one with glitter is two years old, the other one is new. #lego #toy #toyphotography

The Deception Pass bridge (Washington State US) exactly ten years ago today. One from the archives. Thank you @shellycorbett.link for the lovely trip that day.

Gene Winfield, automotive customizer, builder of the Blade Runner Police Spinner car, among other things, passed away yesterday, March 4. That article in Cinefantastique, 27 pages long (July/Aug 1982), was where I learned his name. I still have that issue, it was a treasure. RIP Gene Winfield.

A shipyard for old spaceships. #spaceship #scalemodel

The Blade Runner Police Spinner, finished after boxing it for almost eight years over an electrical issue. I fried some of the leds inside it, a stupid mistake. It was just too much to handle. Some of the lighting worked and I decided to finish the build as it was. #bladerunner #scalemodel

Those tourists did not know what they were taking photographs of. A Maserati Boomerang isn't a common sight on snow. In fact, it practically never happens. Inspired by the sunny winter days. #maserati #toyphotography #scalemodel

The new Andor trailer shows the classic X-wing in black and white Partisan livery. It's the first time we see it in action as it didn't fly in Rogue One. I made this model from a vintage MPC kit a few years ago. I like that black and white paint scheme. #starwars #andor #scalemodel

An Andor Season 2 trailer is out. It looks very good, very Star Wars-y. All those flying machines, new and old. Yes, this has a promise of something good written all over it.

How do videos work here? Testposting with this clip I made relearning Final Cut Pro. I used to know how to use it but I seem to have forgotten a lot.

I took some snapshots of the “Royal Guardsman” N-1 model this afternoon. It was a bright sunny day with fresh snow on the ground. Perfect for testing how this thing behaves in front of the camera. It turned out it behaves well and I’m happy with that. #scalemodel #toyphotography #StarWars

K-2SO, such a wonderful design and a joy to photograph. I’ve used one of these photographs as my header image here for a long time. Always liked that one. We’ll see more of K-2SO in Andor S2, I believe.

Cold Case. 
 Not an original idea but I’ve had that beetle for a long time and I figured I’d try this with it. A leisurely murder investigation photograph for the weekend. 
#toyphotography

I took these probably right after the BSG episodes Gun on Ice Planet Zero 1&2 aired here in March 1981. There was also THAT movie less than an year earlier about some rebels hiding on another ice planet. One track mind, huh? Never too late to change I suppose, but you know, I don't want to. :)

Made from unused materials from ”Projects”, a folder on my computer. Sometimes digging through leftovers can be fun. #toyphotography

The N-1 Naboo starfighter, such a cool design, it looks great in white. Quite happy with this as it is now and I call it done. Another model for photography ready to go. #starwars #toyphotography #scalemodel

I don’t usually go this deep in the rabbit hole of model building but this one deserved it (not quite finished yet though, almost). I mean, it’s just a prop to use in photographs.

Waiting for paint to dry on a model I'm building. While waiting some non-topic photographs I've taken. Non-topic as in there are no spaceships, they're just photographs from my hometown. I have a habit of carrying camera with me most of the time and, well, sometimes I use it too.

The Expanse is an amazing sci-fi series, splitting it in two like this is very unfortunate. If you haven’t seen it, you definitely should.

An excercise in metal. Haven’t really tried it like this before, not in this scale. Slowly dragging it closer to the finishing line.

I got nothing done to this today but I took these to document the process. The droid and the droid socket on the N-1. #toyphotography #starwars

I like photographing scale models, make them look real if I can. The thing is that the scale models need to be built to my preferences and it takes time. This is what I’ve been busy with for a few weeks now. Details from the current build. 
#starwars #toy #toyphotography #themandalorian

A snowtrooper and the opportunities to ski a little. Variations from a photoshoot. #toyphotography #lego #starwars

Things I built this year. Not terribly much but great fun nevertheless. Learned a thing or two in the process, that’s always a plus. Happy New Year! Let’s make it a good one. Or at least try our best.