A lone wolf crossing a dark forest at last light

Wildlife photographer · Kuusamo

Mari Kettunen

Long lenses, low light, long waits.

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AF
600mm
f/4
1/1600
ISO 3200
[ 247 ]

Encounters

Twelve galleries

Bears 01 Bears of the border Kuusamo, Finland · May to September · 10 frames Open gallery
01 Bears of the border 02 Wolf clearing 03 The grey ghost 04 Lynx in the spruce 05 Leopards of the Okavango 06 Lions at last light 07 Chobe elephants 08 Painted dogs 09 Jaguar river 10 Cranes of Kushiro 11 Reindeer in the polar night 12 Snow monkeys
Licensing, assignments, hide weekends. Get in touch

About

Behind the lens

Mari Kettunen behind a 600mm lens in a hide at dawn
Kuusamo hide · 35mm · f/2 · 1/60 · ISO 3200

I photograph animals that would rather not be seen, from hides on the Finnish border and, in winter, wherever the light is lowest. Most frames take nights, not hours. I shoot for natural-history editors and conservation teams, and open my hides to four guests a year.

  • Brown bear 412
  • Wolf 96
  • Great grey owl 61
  • Lynx 9
  • Leopard 38
  • Nights in hides 1,912

In the bear hides until mid October.

Rates

Three ways in

Filled months are open. The ring is now.

01

Assignments

Editorial and conservation stories, a week to a season.

Day rate from $1,800

Ask about dates
02

Hide weekends

Two nights in the bear hides, four guests a year.

From $1,400 per person

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03

Prints and licensing

Editions of fifteen, rights-managed files for editors.

Prints from $240

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Contact

Book a hide

Email [email protected]
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