ENTRY DESCRIPTION
The Kaleva Church in Tampere, Finland, was designed by Reima and Raili Pietilä and built between 1964-66 out of raw concrete using the continuous slip forming method. The church is considered to be among the key works of post-war Finnish modernism. The beautiful 41 stop organ was handcrafted in Kangasala Organ Factory, just 10 miles from the church itself.

I photographed this with a Rolleiflex camera, also built in the late 60’s, using Ilford HP5+ film that I pushed to 3200 ISO. This 3 stop push allowed me to emphasize the beautiful grainy surface of those massive concrete walls.

AUTHOR
My name is Ari Jaaksi. I’ve lived in many parts of the world, have 2 children, been married to the same lady for 30 years, been a part of the executives at Intel, Hewlett Packard, Nokia, etc. and created digital products that have sold in millions. I have a Ph.D. in software engineering and an MSc in Education.

I have fell in love with black and white analog photography. To me, it provides a means but also the limitations; both so necessary for any art!

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