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Jari Peltomaki OM magazine
Jari Peltomäki
Promoting wildlife and nature conservation through
his photography, Jari specialises in birds, shooting
primarily in the stunning landscape of Finland
Photographer bio
INTERVIEW
Country: Finland
Speciality: Birds
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How did you get into wildlife and
nature photography?
I’ve been an active birdwatcher
since 1977 and in 1992 I founded
Finnature, a specialised travel agency.
For almost 30 years now, I have
made my living as a nature tourism
entrepreneur, so nature photography
is very much an important part of
my job! Since 2016, I’ve also had the
pleasure of working as an Olympus
Visionary. With my photography I
like to share the beauty of birds
and hope that in doing so, people
will appreciate the importance of
conservation!
What kit are you currently using?
I use the OM-D E-M1X and OM-D E-M1
Mark III bodies as well as the M.Zuiko
300mm F4.0 IS PRO and M.Zuiko
40-150mm F2.8 PRO. Hopefully in the
near future also
the M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x
IS PRO lens – because I think it’s
the ultimate bird photographer’s
dream lens!
close. Earlier this year at Finnature’s
shorehides in Liminka, Finland, I
purposely took a photo with a long
exposure, so that I could show
movement in the picture (1). The male
is sharp in the picture and the females
rumbling around it are in motion, as is
the water. Olympus’ excellent image
stabilisation made it possible to take
such a picture by handholding the
camera.
In July I was shooting on Hornoya’s
bird island in northern Norway and
spotted a shags’ nest in a dark rock
cavity. Whenever another bird came
to approach, the first bird in the nest
Talk us through some of your
favourite photographs.
May is the best time to photograph
Ruffs, and from a photography hide
you can capture them pretty up
I like to share the beauty
of birds and hope that
in doing so people will
appreciate the importance
of conservation
(1) OM-D E-M1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 300mm F4.0
IS PRO
1/5s | F22 | ISO 64
(2) OM-D E-M1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 300mm F4.0
IS PRO
1/2000s | F14 | ISO 3200
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