I photograph from my 1960s wooden runabout on Lake Pyhäjärvi. The same boat, the same lake, again and again.
Out on the water, I'm alone - which is exactly what I want. No obligations, no roles to play. Freedom. But solitude isn't always peaceful. Sometimes the water is rough, the weather turns, snow covers the deck. The boat moves fast through spray and waves. It's confrontation as much as escape.
The boat is my refuge out there. It keeps me safe while I face whatever arises - in the weather, in myself. The shore stays distant. I'm not trying to reach it.
I return because this is where I can be fully alone with myself - perhaps the hardest company to keep. The photographs capture that: being by yourself, dealing with your inner storms and the rough waters around you, knowing the boat will hold, knowing you'll prevail.