Nature is my temple. Spending time outdoors shifts something within me and fills me with a sense of wonder. I never quite know whether this feeling rises from the nature inside or outside of me — it simply happens. It appears when I encounter a wild animal, experience magical light, find myself in a breathtaking landscape, or feel the raw power of the weather. These moments remind me that I am part of nature too. And these are the moments I seek to capture in my photographs.

Nature photography is my introverted way of expressing myself. It brings balance to the frequent moments when I am on stage. Photographing nature is my time for solitude and quiet — something essential for my well‑being and sense of wholeness.

I grew up in Ogre, Latvia. While at that time photographs in our world were mostly black and white, my family had the chance to look at colourful slides projected onto the wall. That’s where my love for colour images began, even though I deeply appreciate the power of black‑and‑white photography created by masters such as Ansel Adams.

As a child, I chose the path of music because it seemed to require more serious study, while visual art has always been an effortless and joyful form of my self‑expression. Photography was part of that too. I remember my first attempts with my parents’ FED film camera; back then I was especially fascinated by the railway, which has played a very important role in my life to this day, helping me move between my different homes.

I turned to photography more consciously in 2019. That year was a major turning point in my life. My mother’s sudden illness forced me to ask myself what truly matters, strengthening my conviction that time spent on this world should be devoted only to what genuinely inspires me. At the same time, my personal life opened a path to the Estonian countryside and to horses — the animals I adored so much in childhood. As a result of all these experiences, I began composing piano pieces and wanted to accompany them by moving images of nature and, of course, horses. That impulse led me to buy my first digital camera.

After taking my first steps in video making and realising the limits of my equipment, my interest gradually shifted toward nature photography. A two‑month photography course at ISSP in Riga broadened my understanding of photographic art and gave me confidence in my abilities. During that time, I created the photo sequence “Forest In My Head.”

As you can see from the images in my gallery, I have fully devoted myself to nature photography only since 2024. In this process I experience creative struggles, uncertainty, and the feeling of not being in the right place at the right moment — but when an image finally works, it outweighs everything, and I want to keep going.

And the greatest satisfaction comes when I print my photographs in large format on high‑quality paper. Since I don’t have enough space to display them all myself, I would be happy to print them for others. So if you like any of the photographs and would like one on your wall, write to me and we’ll discuss the size you’d prefer.