Fine Print: Young Mennonite women fleeing a cloud of dust. Durango, Mexico, 1994 Philip Jones Griffiths books and recommendations

books and recommendations

Abyssinia and the Western Desert

and everyday subjects

taken in Liwa

His insightful photographs convey a vivid sense of the city’s physical landscape

Fine Print: Young Mennonite women fleeing a cloud of dust. Durango, Mexico, 1994 Philip Jones Griffiths books and recommendationsLarry 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