Tor Eigeland

Photographer & Writer

Tor Eigeland, an internationally known photojournalist, presents unique photos from 60 years travelling the world on assignment. During his long and distinguished career, Tor contributed to a wide range of publications including National Geographic, Time Life, Fortune, The New York Times and many more. His autobiography ‘Stuff Happens’ The Far from Humdrum Life of a Photojournalist, with over 250 photos, is now available for purchase. Tor’s previous book on The Marsh Arabs of Iraq, ‘When All The Lands Were Sea’ was published in 2015.

Sadly, Tor died on 2nd April 2024, aged 92.

EGYPT 1964: a historical moment. Excited workers reach across the Nile as the final boulders close the free flow of water, completing the first stage of the Aswan Dam.

EGYPT 1964: a historical moment. Excited workers reach across the Nile as the final boulders close the free flow of water, completing the first stage of the Aswan Dam.

MEXICO 1970s: Tarahumara Indian brother and sister

MEXICO 1970s: Tarahumara Indian brother and sister

CUBA 1959: Fidel Castro triumphantly makes his victory speech in Havana with his key revolutionaries amid an exuberant crowd

CUBA 1959: Fidel Castro triumphantly makes his victory speech in Havana with his key revolutionaries amid an exuberant crowd

SPAIN: Flamenco superstar, Sara Baras, center, performing with her own company in Jerez, Andalusia

SPAIN: Flamenco superstar, Sara Baras, center, performing with her own company in Jerez, Andalusia

JORDAN: dramatic storm cloud scene in the Badia desert

JORDAN: dramatic storm cloud scene in the Badia desert

SPAIN 1975: Nuns, sad and shocked on their way to Franco's funeral in Madrid, read about his death plastered all over the newspapers

SPAIN 1975: Nuns, sad and shocked on their way to Franco's funeral in Madrid, read about his death plastered all over the newspapers

EGYPT 1964: the Nile canal at dusk, where cattle, camels and farmers head home from work in the fields.

EGYPT 1964: the Nile canal at dusk, where cattle, camels and farmers head home from work in the fields.

BORNEO 1964: Iban children, descendants from headhunting tribes, captured in the glow of firelight.

BORNEO 1964: Iban children, descendants from headhunting tribes, captured in the glow of firelight.

IRAQ 1967: Marsh Arab gliding silently across the water before dawn, the canoe barely creating a ripple.

IRAQ 1967: Marsh Arab gliding silently across the water before dawn, the canoe barely creating a ripple.

SAUDI ARABIA: a mustache of foamy camel's milk on this Al-Murrah bedouin boy in the Empty Quarter.  He was always laughing

SAUDI ARABIA: a mustache of foamy camel's milk on this Al-Murrah bedouin boy in the Empty Quarter.  He was always laughing

EGYPT: A near biblical scene. A peasant walks his camels along a canal in the Nile Delta

EGYPT: A near biblical scene. A peasant walks his camels along a canal in the Nile Delta

SPAIN 1980s: Fire quickly ripped through this train in Rentería after being set alight by ETA, Basque 'terrorists'/freedom fighters

SPAIN 1980s: Fire quickly ripped through this train in Rentería after being set alight by ETA, Basque 'terrorists'/freedom fighters

EGYPT: women and child from the nomadic Beja tribe who roam southern Egypt and Sudan

EGYPT: women and child from the nomadic Beja tribe who roam southern Egypt and Sudan

NORWAY: Codfish hung out to dry. Dried fish has been a trading commodity since Viking times

NORWAY: Codfish hung out to dry. Dried fish has been a trading commodity since Viking times

EGYPT 1981: a boy with his little wooden boat, a replica of the full size sail boats on lake Manzala.

EGYPT 1981: a boy with his little wooden boat, a replica of the full size sail boats on lake Manzala.

FRANCE: Annual medieval festival at Carcassonne with spectacular jousting and colorful period costumes

FRANCE: Annual medieval festival at Carcassonne with spectacular jousting and colorful period costumes