Celebrated photographer and filmmaker Jim Saah to release his first book, In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997

Featuring hundreds of (and some never-before-seen) photos of punk and hardcore legends such as Fugazi, Minor Threat, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, and more as well as The Cramps, The Pixies, Lou Reed, Guided by Voices, Fishbone, Wilco and more

Available on October 15th from Cabin 1 Books

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On October 15th, 2021, celebrated photographer and filmmaker Jim Saah will launch his first book, In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997 (Cabin 1 Books). Decades in the making, the collection features many of Saah’s most iconic photographs from the fertile early Washington, D.C. punk scene and beyond. Its sprawling 332 pages of black-and-white images capture both the spirit of the time and Saah’s peerless work ethic — armed with a camera and countless rolls of film, Jim was ubiquitous within the D.C. scene. In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997 serves as a living document of all of those years of hard work.

In My Eyes, Photographs 1982-1997 features hundreds of impressive (and never-before-seen) photos of punk and hardcore legends such as: Fugazi, Minor Threat, Void, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Jawbox, Government Issue, The Faith, Iron Cross and more. But Saah’s musical palette wasn’t just confined to punk rock, as evidenced by the inclusion of The Cramps, The Pixies, Lou Reed, Guided by Voices, Fishbone, Wilco et al. The hardcover book closes with several intimate interviews between Saah and longtime friends/fans including Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), J. Robbins (Jawbox), Jon Langford (Mekons), artist Shepard Fairey, and photographers Cynthia Connolly and Patrick Graham.

In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997 is by far the most comprehensive photographic music document of its kind, vividly capturing the essence of a time and a place—with all of punk’s original passion, energy and total abandon still very much intact within its pages.

Says Saah, “The punk music I found changed the way I look at the world. Ultimately, punk music gave me the ability to think for myself and let music and art open my mind.”

About Jim Saah:

Saah’s photography has appeared in films, TV, print, archival collections and various record covers and sleeves. Some memorable covers include Fugazi’s seminal LP Repeater as well as releases by The Necros, The Meatmen, and Jawbox.

Saah also served as Director of Photography on the acclaimed documentaries Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, D.C. and CREEM: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine, and worked as a shooter on many other music documentaries, including Wilco: Ashes of American Flags and Jeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure.

Published by Cabin 1 Books, In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997 will be available for sale online and in brick-and-mortar stores starting October 15th, 2021.

QUOTES:

“Jim Saah’s photography of the Washington, D.C. music scene is incomparable. Not only was he there but he completely got it.”

Henry Rollins

“I remember being really struck by your pictures of Fugazi when I first saw them. I had seen plenty of other photos of us that were perfectly good representations, but your work often would look like the way I felt on stage.”

Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat)

“Jim Saah’s photographic work in the ’80s is crucial in illustrating the energy and camaraderie that were particularly important components of the DC punk music scene.”

Cynthia Connolly, photographer, curator and publisher of Banned in DC

“Jim’s work benefits from his excellent eye for motion and light, but perhaps equally important is his tenacity. Jim was everywhere anything was happening in our scene. I think he knew at a very young age that you can’t shoot what you can’t see. It was his constant participation in our community that produced all these fantastic images we now enjoy today.”