{"product_id":"children-holding-toy-guns-in-the-air-palestine-1993","title":"Fine Print: Children holding toy guns in the air. Palestine, 1993","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarry Towell was born in rural Ontario in 1953. After studying visual arts at York University in Toronto from 1972 to 1976 and a stint of volunteer work in Calcutta, he lived in solitude on a homemade raft for two years in order to write.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1980s, Towell taught folk music at night school and simultaneously documented the Nicaraguan Contra war and the relatives of the disappeared in Guatemala, which resulted in two oral histories and a book of poems. He joined Magnum in 1988 and became a freelance photographer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1996, he completed a 10-year reportage on the war in El Salvador, which was followed by two books on the Palestinians. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe World from My Front Porch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a project on his family and his philosophy on land and landlessness, was published in 2008, followed by a 10-year project documenting Mennonite migrant workers in Mexico and Canada. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mennonites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 2000 by Phaidon, won many accolades and was re-released by GOST in 2022. His highly original book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a moving and in-depth look at a country crippled by conflict for decades, was published by Aperture in 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowell’s coverage of historical events, human rights and conflict, complemented by personal projects, has appeared in many leading publications, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times Magazin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and has resulted in 16 books plus several music projects and films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHonors include World Press Photo of the Year, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, the inaugural Henri Cartier-Bresson Award, the W. Eugene Smith Award and the Prix Nadar, among others. In 2020, Towell was named a Guggenheim Fellow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is also a gifted musician and songwriter, whose recordings include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Man I Left Behind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a set of three vinyl LPs of original ballads that focus on photography and the international issues he has documented. The collection was released in 2023, along with a feature-length documentary of the same name. That same year, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe History War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a book documenting the situation in Ukraine, was published by GOST.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowell has had numerous international exhibitions throughout his career, and his work is held in collections that include the Getty Center, National Gallery of Canada, George Eastman Museum, National Museum of Qatar, and Archive of Modern Conflict in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Larry Towell","offers":[{"title":"11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.5 cm)","offer_id":53305131794797,"sku":"FINE-PRINT-PAR114746-11x14","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm)","offer_id":53305131827565,"sku":"FINE-PRINT-PAR114746-16x20","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.9 cm)","offer_id":53305131860333,"sku":"FINE-PRINT-PAR114746-20x24","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/5575\/8907\/files\/laaa2.jpg?v=1779544813","url":"https:\/\/store.magnumphotos.com\/products\/children-holding-toy-guns-in-the-air-palestine-1993","provider":"Magnum Photos","version":"1.0","type":"link"}