Here Far Away

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First edition of Here Far Away by Pentti Sammallahti. First edition. Medium format hardback in fine condition. About This retrospective covers more than forty years of work and unf olds 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. Show more