Stuff Happens : The Far from Humdrum Life of a Photojournalist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eigeland, Tor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photojournalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Brown Dog Books, 2022.

Summary:

Photojournalist Tor Eigeland looks back at the most memorable highlights of his remarkable life and travels on assignment for the likes of National Geographic, Time Life and multiple foreign publications. _x000D__x000D_'Stuff Happens' is a catchphrase Tor has used time and again during his 60-year career when something out of the ordinary happened.... his life has certainly never been humdrum. This incredible, unique memoir, with varied tales and anecdotes, the culmination of a life's work - all wonderfully photographed - is captivating from start to finish.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1. Off to Sea

2. I Love New York

3. Off to Canada - McGill and Mining

4. Mexico - An Exotic New World

5. Pettermann the Squirrel

6. Mexico, Miami - and Trinidad

7. Photojournalism, the Way Forward and Castro

8. New York City - Deal Done

9. Mexico Again - An Important Encounter

10. Joburg - A Musical Drama

11. Strawberries - and Big, Fat Texan Pancakes

12. Egypt, Aswan 1964 - A Near Disaster

13. Borneo - Meeting the Iban 1964

14. Borneo - On Gurkha Patrol 1966

15. Goodbye to the Magic of Mexico

16. Beirut - Hectic and Intense Times 1965-1970

17. Algeria - A Surprise Revolution

18. Contacts and National Geographic

19. Sudanese Adventures

20. Hot Days in Aden 1966-67

21. Arab-Israeli War 1967

22. King Hussein of Jordan

23. Colombia - Weird and Adventurous

24. Marsh Arabs of Iraq 1967

25. Iran and the Shah

26. Egypt - A Wealth of Memories

27. The Empty Quarter - Traveling with the True Bedouins 1970

28. Goodbye Beirut, Hello Spain - and Off to Jordan

29. Mexico - The Tarahumara Indians

30. Generalíssimo Franco

31. Algeria - Scary Adventures

32. Oman - Reagan and Other Memories

33. Spain - Drums of Calanda

34. The Silk Road

35. Spain - ETA and Brushes with Fire

36. Cocaine Scare

37. Moving On - Spain to London 1990

38. Borneo - Academy of the Rainforest

39. New Life in London

40. On the Doorstep - Regent's Canal

41. Master Crafts - Suits and Shoes

42. AIDS in Zambia

43. Here and There and On to France

44. Food and Related Adventures

45. Music

46. Art, Architecture and Cézanne

47. Nile Cruise - A Special Way

48. Glossy Mags

49. Looking Back - and Forward

50. Tangier - A Touching Farewell

51. It Ain't Over.

Acknowledgements

Tor - On Location.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Eigeland, Tor Stuff Happens

ISBN:

9781839524080

OCLC:

1306061114