Stuff Happens

Tor Eigeland

• Publisher: Brown Dog Books
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781839524080
• Edition: 0

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. '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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• 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