JIM SAAH

Jim Saah is a native of Washington D.C. and first fell in love with documentary photography during the burgeoning D.C. music scene in the early eighties. Photographing the bands and community around the music got him hooked.

For over 30 years, He has worked for several newspapers and magazines, ranging from the Washington Post to Rolling Stone and many, many others. Music and entertainment has been mainstays of his career. He’s worked for many music related non-profits and associations as well, like The Grammy Foundation, the RIAA and Americans for the Arts, to name a few. His photographs have been featured on many books and records. Two highlights were the best selling-book, Our Band Could Be Your Life and the cover of Fugazi’s Repeater record.

In October of 2021 a book of his music photography was published. In My Eyes, Photographs, 1982-1997. It’s a 332 page, 12 inch by 12 inch, 6 pound, hard cover art book. It was very well received, getting great reviews from the Washington Post to Brooklyn Vegan. The book sold out in less than a year and a second edition is in the works for later in 2023.

In addition to photography, he has also worked extensively in film and video. Most recently, He was Director of Photography on two feature-length documentary films, Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington, D.C. and CREEM: Americas Only Rock & Roll Magazine. Photography and music have been his lifetime muses.