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Larry Towell: The World From My Front Porch Hardcover – June 30, 2009

by Larry Towell (Author, Photographer)
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With extensive biographical text and images, The World From My Front Porch is a book about Larry Towell's home, its history and the world seen from its viewpoint. It is both a rage against injustice and the romantic expression of an ideal worth fighting for. Central is Towell's photo-essay about the Arcadian family life of the farm that he sharecrops in Ontario, photographed over a period of 20 years. The book also features the personal story of Towell's family and farm, illustrated with archival photographs and historical artifacts, and, in the last section, the story of Towell's journeys beyond his front porch--as photographer, poet and storyteller--into the lives and struggles of people dispossessed by conflict. This section is illustrated with songs, testimonies, tear sheets and artifacts collected from war zones.
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  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Chris Boot
  4. Publication date
    June 30, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    9.69 x 1.1 x 12.4 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    190571209X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1905712090
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chris Boot; First Edition (June 30, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 190571209X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905712090
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.69 x 1.1 x 12.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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thatbookperson
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014
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I am surprised that this book hasn't gotten any reviews yet. It is an amazingly beautiful book. As a photo book designer by day and photography lover by night I can say this is one of the most inspiring books I have seen. The cover is nicely done with the fabric and the plotted out graphic ( the title font not necessarily my first choice but definitely very interesting ). I could go on and on... it is a beautiful object with a mix of papers and a very interesting book content wise by this Magnun Photographer Larry Towel. Anyway...
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D. O.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2012
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I expected Towell's photos to be compelling, and they don't disappoint. I lament that there weren't more, but there are a handful of pictures that demand you revisit them. What I didn't expect was to find the narrative so compelling. Reading about the history of the home and land really drew me in, and background provided a wonderful context for the place Towell calls home.
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Emanuele
5.0 out of 5 stars Particolare
Reviewed in Italy on June 5, 2012
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Il tomo è ben fatto, diverso dai soliti libri fotografici e i tipi di carta utilizzata sono molto gradevoli al tatto e alla vista. Il contenuto in sé è molto particolare, un tipo di fotografia diverso dal solito per tematiche e approccio. Ottimo esempio di come un lavoro privato, intimo, possa sviluppare un occhio fotografico interessante.
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Big Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Larry Towell. The World from My Front Porch
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011
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As a documentary photographer this book by Larry Towell, The World from My Front Porch not only gives you an insight into one of America's great photographers it give you an insight into his life and ethos as a human being. When other photographers handed out their business card with what they did/do on them, Towell's card just said Human Being.

Whatever your views on Larry Towell as a man, you'll like this book whether your a photographer or not. The World from My Front Porch
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Aalt
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with my purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2017
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Everything as promised! Very happy with my purchase!
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FrancescoVignozzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Molto bello
Reviewed in Italy on June 1, 2013
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Un maestro della fotografia "moderna". Da studiare per la sua dedizione allo strumento fotografico, per la ricerca e, in modo particolare in questo volume, per come ha saputo raccontare la sua vita con semplicità, arte e poesia.
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