Marika Salmi Photography

05/04/2026

Looking for a place where you can truly slow down, unwind and enjoy disc golf at its finest? This is it. Valle D’Encanto DGP in Alvaiázere, Portugal offers an unforgettable setting for both relaxation and play.

🥏 Disc golf course with four layouts
🏚️ Accommodation options on-site or nearby
🔆 Stunning scenery in the heart of authentic Portuguese countryside
🐐 Share your round with friendly farm animals: sheep, goats, donkeys, ponies, and dogs
🌳 Soak in the silence and natural soundscape as you play

On the course, the Gold layout is the most demanding and designed for competitive-level players. The Blue layout is more forgiving but still provides a solid challenge. The Red and White layouts are clearly more beginner-friendly.

If you’re planning to arrive by camper, keep in mind that the final roads are very narrow. Campervans can make it (we did), but larger vehicles may run into difficulties.

This place is pure joy — highly recommended 🎯 Share your thoughts about this course in the comments!

11/03/2026

The collaboration continues 📸🥏 I’ve renewed my photography agreement with the for this season. This will be my fifth year working with DGPT: documenting the athletes, the atmosphere, and the moments that define professional disc golf. And what memorable years they have been so far. Thank you to DGPT for the trust again 🙏

This season I´ll be at:
• EuroTour Pärnu Open
• PDGA Major European Open (& Presidents Cup)
• DGPT Swedish Open
• DGPT Ale Open
• DGPT Heinola Open
• EuroTour Sieravuori Challenge
• EuroTour Moravian Open
• EuroTour Silesia Open

Looking forward to the season on the fairways with the best players in the World! Superexcited! 🤩 See you at the events and remember to smile for the camera 😁

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Photos 2, 5 & 7 📸

12/12/2025

Vaikkei vuosi ihan vielä olekaan ohi, tulkoon katsaus taaksepäin 🔆 Paljon on vuoteen taas mahtunut. En edes yritä listata kaikkea. Oon kiitollinen ja onnellinen, et voin elää omannäköistä elämää ❤️ Vaikka viihdyn parhaiten mun omassa kuplassa, on mulla silti mahtavia ihmisiä ympärillä minne ikinä meenkin 🥰 Eurooppaa on kierretty ehkä enemmän ku koskaan 🧭 Valokuvia on kertynyt tuhansia ja tuhansia 📸 Ja matka jatkuu, kuinkas muutenkaan ✨️

09/12/2025

Last weekend was the NBDG-X Alentejo Open 🔆 The atmosphere of the event was relaxed and warm, as it is in Portugal ✨️ Nice course and great people!

15/11/2025

Tsekkaa Fuengirola Openin slideshow YouTubesta ja nappaa samalla kanava seurantaan 🤩

✨Return to the atmosphere of the Fuengirola Open 2025. Disc Golf event on Costa del Sol.✨Palaa Fuengirola Openin tunnelmiin slideshown merkeissä. Frisbeegolf...

15/11/2025

📸 Fuengirola Open 2025 ✨️

06/08/2025

World Championships photographer – what an incredible experience ✨️

About ten years ago, I shot my first local disc golf event in Hyvinkää, Finland. I had no idea where that would lead. What a journey it’s been!

For me, Worlds meant six long days in Nokia and Tampere:�
📸 Shooting every round of FPO and MPO A pool
🖥️ Editing and publishing photos the same day�
🌲 Shooting course photos of both layouts�
🏆 And capturing official PDGA portraits of the new champions

Before the event, I told myself: Trust the process. Even when tired or stressed, stick to the workflow that works. That kept me focused.

PDGA Pro Disc Golf World Championships 2025�
▪️15 135 photos taken�
▪️1 609 photos published

I followed a lot of lead cards, like usual, but didn’t really get to watch much disc golf. Instead, I focused on the players’ concentration, reactions, and emotions – and the crowd’s too. The cheers after a great shot, the sighs after a missed putt. The atmosphere was intense and electric.

Thank you , players, organizers, spectators – and everyone who made this amazing event happen.

📷 Photo dump from round 1. Last photo by

You can find my photos on DGPT’s SmugMug – link in bio!

10/06/2025

This is my second favorite photo from Ale Open (the previous was Niklas' final putt). Both are very powerful reflections of was sport is. A rollercoaster of emotions.

10/06/2025

I don't always have a clear favorites when it comes to tournament photos. This time I found two crystal clear options from Ale Open. Here's one of them.

I'll post the other one later 😊

04/05/2025

Tiedätkö, mikä erottaa hyvän frisbeegolftapahtuman unohtumattomasta?

👉 Laadukas valokuvaus.

Se tuo näkyvyyttä pelaajille, vakuuttaa sponsorit ja antaa muille yhteistyökumppaneille ja tapahtumajärjestäjälle mahdollisuuden esitellä tapahtumaa ylpeydellä.

Miltä näyttäisi urheilutapahtuma ilman hyviä kuvia?

👉 Jos sponsorit eivät näy, pelaajat eivät erotu ja tapahtumasta ei jää visuaalista tarinaa, jää iso osa arvosta hyödyntämättä.

Tuoreessa blogissa avaan, miksi valokuva on paljon enemmän kuin muisto – se on osa strategiaa.

Lue blogi: "Miksi frisbeegolf tarvitsee valokuvia" https://www.marikasalmi.com/l/miksi-frisbeegolf-tarvitsee-valokuvia/

Heräsikö kiinnostus, ota yhteyttä!

Ammattimaiset frisbeegolfkuvat nostavat tapahtuman tasoa ja tuovat näkyvyyttä pelaajille, järjestäjille, sponsoreille ja tapahtumapaikkakunnille..