Is a freelance journalist and photographer specializing on the Indian Subcontinent. Having made it his home for over a decade he has a special bond with the people and the places he photographs and a wish that photography could in some small way help to improve people's lives. For the past seventeen years he has worked as a volunteer and co-administrator at a non-profit international collective of charities based in India, that is dedicated to helping to alleviate the burden of the world's poor and providing humanitarian aid where needed. These days he is the Chief Editor of Mantra Magazine, a Finnish language publication started to promote a healthy and balanced lifestyle along with spiritual awareness.