RARE ASSOCIATION COPY OF TID, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DANISH PHOTOJOURNALIST SAXGREN TO COLLEAGUE PETER TURNLEY

SAXGREN, Henrik. TID. Om Fotojournalistik. [Time. About Photojournalism]. (Denmark): Amanda, (1990). Square quarto, original black cloth, original photographic dust jacket. $250.

First edition, a collection of over 100 striking photogravures offering highlights of 20th-century photojournalism, with works by Saxgren and many others, a distinctive association copy inscribed on the half title to fellow photographer Peter Turnley, “Perpignan Sept. 1992, To my frien [sic] Peter, [hand-drawn heart] Henrik.”

Danish photojournalist Henrik Saxgren, whose work in Nicaragua, Africa and the Middle East has earned him numerous awards, here showcases key figures and movements in modern photojournalism: with over 100 photogravures and chapters focused on the influence of Robert Capa, W. Eugene Smith, Sebastião Salgado, Anders Petersen and Mary Ellen Mark. Text in Danish. A memorable association copy inscribed to Saxgren’s colleague, noted photojournalist Peter Turnley, who has chronicled “almost every important international news event of the last 15 years” for Newsweek and Harper’s Magazine.

A fine copy, scarce inscribed.