World of wonder: Pentti Sammallahti’s black and white photography – in pictures

A retrospective of the Finnish great's work, Here, Far Away, has just been published in the UK. Below is a selection of his finest shots
  
  


Pentti Sammallahti : Varanasi India, 1999 by Pentti Sammallahti
Varanasi, India, 1999 Photograph: Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Birds by Pentti Sammallahti
Mt Etjo, Namibia (Flamingos), 2005
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Birds by Pentti Sammallahti
Princess Islands, Turkey (Seagulls), 2000
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Cilento Italy 1999 by Pentti Sammallahti
Cilento, Italy, 1999
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Frog by Pentti Sammallahti
Ristisaari, Finland (Frog), 1974
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Houston Texas USA 1998 by Pentti Sammallahti
Houston, Texas, USA, 1998
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Solovki White Sea by Pentti Sammallahti
Solovki, White Sea, Russia (Dog with Bag), 1992
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
PENTTI: Man sleeping in doorway by Pentti Sammallahti
Helsinki, Finland, 1964 Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Humlebaek Denmark 1999 by Pentti Sammallahti
Humlebæk, Denmark, 1999
Photograph: Pentti Sammallaht/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Ocean by Pentti Sammallahti
Suomenlahti (Gulf of Finland), 1968 Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Solovki White Sea by Pentti Sammallahti
Solovki, White Sea, Russia (Man Walking Away on Snowy Road), 1992
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : House in Finland by Pentti Sammallahti
Pyhäjärvi, Finland (Horse and Barn), 1981
Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti/Dewi Lewis Publishing Photograph: Pentti Sammallahti /Dewi Lewis Publishing
Pentti Sammallahti : Car by Pentti Sammallahti
Miskolc, Hungary, 1979 Photograph: Dewi Lewis Publishing
 

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