Pentti Sammallahti: Here Far Away (2012)

This retrospective covers more than forty years of work and unfolds in almost as many countries. Pentti Sammallahti is a wanderer who makes subtle observations of the people and animals he encounters. He records the ordinary and in that ordinariness finds the wondrous” and beautiful.”

Sammallahti is recognized as a master craftsman both in terms of the photographic print and also in mechanical printing methodshe has been a major influence on published photographic art. He has had an enormous influence on a generation of photographers in Scandinavia and, since 1979, has published thirteen books and portfolios and received innumerable awards.

Condition: The head of the spine shows partial detachment of the headband, exposing the spine lining, otherwise fine.