SAMMALLAHTI, Pentti - Hier weit entfernt

Background information

"This monograph 'Here far away. Photographs 1964-2011' presents a comprehensive retrospective of the nearly 50 years of photographic work by Finnish photographer Pentti SAMMALAHTI. The understated book title also points to the paradox that photography always represents a 'here-and-now': the encounter between artist and viewer, whether in an exhibition or on the pages of a book, (...) reflects the ability of the two to enter into dialogue with each other and to extend the emergence of the past in an image into the present and future." (freely translated, © Finn THRANE)

Content

The black-and-white photographs by Finnish photographer Pentti SAMMALALHTI take viewers 'from native Scandinavia through the Soviet republics and Siberia, Europe and Great Britain, Asia and Africa. Numerous portfolios and books, mostly self-published, are the result of his travels and his interest in printing and lithography techniques.' (freely translated, © Kehrer Verlag, 2013)

Additional information

The photo volume 'Here far away. Photographs 1964-2011' about the Finnish photographer Pentti SAMMALLAHTI has been published in five languages - English, Spanish, German, French and Italian. Unfortunately all versions are out of print for a long time.

About the Finnish photographer, Pentti SAMMALAHTI (b. 1950, in Helsinki)

Photo books by and about the work of Pentti SAMMALAHTI