City Wonders: Helsinki

Is it possible to discover something wonderful without traveling to new places?

On our daily routes we only notice practical things: whether the bus is on time, or if it's about to rain. As tourists it's different. Even a supermarket or a barber's becomes interesting, and we find ourselves photographing menus, façades and pavement cracks.

City Wonders: Helsinki is a mini guide that asks you to look at your own city like a tourist. It collects found objects, colors and shapes from the streets of Helsinki, each with a made-up story about what it might mean.

Published for the exhibition "City Wonders: Helsinki" at The Finnish Museum of Photography (24.8-29.10.2017).