I like tranquillity and silence – who would not?
I think I enjoy the life most in remote districts photographing the life and the environment that are vanishing. The transience of life often increases the importance and value of a photo – the world changes but the image remains.
~ Pentti Sammallahti
Luck is a large part of the mystical, poetic qualities behind so much of Pentti’s work, but at times he draws out the very same magic from moments of stillness — nothing more than a rock in calm water. Yet somehow, I can still feel its strength, carried from his heart to the camera and finally to the print. A reminder that even the simplest forms can carry a quiet power.
