Portrait of our Ancient Forefather Lew Thomas Presented in chronological order

Presented in chronological order

The images I used for Heartbeat were taken without any intent to publish them in a book

a healing rather than a destructive or pathological purpose

which Swindells describes as “fantastically punchy and vivid reportage”

2016 Steidl edition

Portrait of our Ancient Forefather Lew Thomas Presented in chronological orderSpecifications 6 x 6 Magnum Square print Fuji Crystal Archival Matte paper Signed on verso by Pentti Sammallahti Mint condition Artist's statement "In the 1970s, I often spent the end of May on a small rocky island on the Baltic Sea, photographing nature and observing the migration of wildfowls to their Arctic nesting regions. "There were ponds on the island where toads had their coupling seasons. At nightfall, every so often the toads would raise