Fine Print: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, 1990 Leonard Freed

Fine Print: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, 1990 Leonard FreedLarry Towell first encountered the Mennonites near his home in Ontario, Canada, and his friendship with them has gained him unique access to their communities. Originating in Europe in the sixteenth century, the Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect, related to the Amish. Rather than compromise their way of life, they have continually been forced to migrate around the world to maintain their freedom to live as they choose. The greatest numbers

He has traveled to Myanmar (Burma) many times over the years to photograph its rich and varied culture

with snowmelt evoking the wearing down of illusions and continual changes of the contested state

Richly illustrated with more than 175 of his photographs

grounding the celestial display in the earthly reality below

he originally dreamed of becoming a film director

Photographer Thomas Hoepker

Pictured here is a family from the La Batea colony in Zacatecas

Produced in limited quantities

whose writing inspired the title of the book and much of the imagery itself

the book is a distinctive blend of reporting and art that inevitably engages the heart and mind of the viewer

personal memoirs

” reflected Hurn