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a man sitting under a tree on top of a rock covered hillside next to a forest

Sammallahti's photographs take the viewer beyond everyday experience into a wistfully enchanting world. Regardless of where on the globe Sammallahti goes - Finland, Russia or France - there is a gentle humour in his gaze. In Sammallahti's universe things that are considered unimportant become significant, while the essentials are discovered through acutely experiencing the world. Dogs stretching and doves dozing, the rhythms of a Roma market, or children in clothes that are too big for them…

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black and white photograph of storm clouds over the ocean

photo-eye Gallery Anne Kelly Interviews Pentti Sammallahti In this rare interview, Gallery Director Anne Kelly speaks with Pentti Sammallahti about his past, process, and photographic vision. Pentti Sammallahti is a self-proclaimed nomad, a man who has dedicated his life to patiently observing and recording the world as he perceives it. His images are quiet, perfectly composed, imbued with a dash of humor, and are often inhabited by animal accomplices — photographs that are nothing short of…

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a flock of birds flying over a field under a cloudy sky with lots of dark clouds

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 methods—he has been a major influence on published photographic art. He has had an…

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a person sitting on a bench in the snow near poles with birds flying over them

Works by Pentti Sammallahti: Western Cape, South Africa (dog and bird), 2002, printed 2018 , Alpes Maritimes, France , 2002 , Prince Island, Turkey, 2000 , Stio, Italy, 1999 , Cilento, Italy, 1999 , Helsinki, Finland (Embrace), 1983 , Humlebaek, Denmark, 1999 (Printed Later) , Koylio, Finland (Jumping Cats), 1973...

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black and white photograph of a tree with no leaves in the woods on a foggy day

Inscription: signed in pencil on mat beneath image: "Ansel Adams"; inscribed in ink on mount, verso, sideways, UL: "Oregon 1960"; stamped on mount, verso, LC: "POLAROID LAND// PHOTOGRAPH// BY// ANSEL ADAMS"; stamped on mat, verso, C: "POLAROID LAND// PHOTOGRAPH// BY// ANSEL ADAMS// ROUTE 1, BOX 181// CARMEL, CALIFORNIA// 93921"

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a pile of tires sitting in front of a building with a dog standing next to it

Pentti Sammallahti was born in 1950 in Helsinki, Finland. He began photographing at 11 and by 1971 began to exhibit extensively in Finland and throughout the world. Sammallahti has travelled widely as a photographer, from his native Scandinavia, across the Soviet Republics through Siberia, to Japan, India, Nepal, Morocco, Turkey, across Europe and Great Britain, and even to South Africa. Sammallahti’s travels and interest in fine printing and lithography has led him to publish numerous…

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