Photographer Jim Saah shows slides from the salad days of punk rock and discusses the personal and cultural importance of photos from the scene in DC.

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.

Jim Saah is a native of Washington, DC who has worked professionally in photography and video for over 30 years. Jim’s photography has graced the pages of newspapers, magazines, books and records, from the Washington Post and Rolling Stone to the best selling book, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and the cover of Fugazi’s seminal album, Repeater. In addition to photography, Jim has worked extensively in film and video. He was Director of Photography on feature-length documentary films, Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, D.C. and CREEM: Americas Only Rock and Roll Magazine, among many of music related films.