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Larry Towell was born on 1953 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, is a Canadian photographer, poet, and oral historian. Discover Larry Towell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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1953

Larry Towell (born 1953) is a Canadian photographer, poet, and oral historian.

Towell is known for his photographs of sites of political conflict in the Ukraine, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Standing Rock and Afghanistan, among others.

1976

In 1976 Towell volunteered to work in Calcutta, India, where he became interested in questions about the distribution of wealth and issues of land and landlessness.

1980

Returning to Canada, he taught folk music and wrote poetry during the 1980s.

1984

Towell became a freelance photographer in 1984.

Towell's photographic projects are often long-form investigative pieces; this format allows him to connect with the subjects he depicts.

His early work included a project on the Contra war in Nicaragua, in which he met civilians who the United States-backed Contras had persecuted, including landmine victims.

He also photographed the civil war in El Salvador, American Vietnam War veterans who worked to rebuild Vietnam, and relatives of the "disappeared" in Guatemala - those presumed murdered by Guatemalan security forces.

His book House on Ninth Street is a collection of his photos taken in Guatemala during this time.

1988

In 1988, Towell became the first Canadian member of Magnum Photos.

Towell was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario and grew up in a large family in rural Ontario, attending local schools.

At college, he studied visual arts at York University in Toronto, where his interest in photography first began.

In 1988, Towell joined the Magnum Photos agency, becoming the first Canadian associated with the group.

His first magazine essay looked at the ecological damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

He has since had picture essays published in The New York Times, Life, Rolling Stone, and other magazines.

His work has included documentation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Mennonite migrant workers in Mexico, and a personal project on his family's farm in southern Ontario.

2008

From 2008 to 2011, Towell traveled five times to Afghanistan to photograph the social effects of the Afghan civil war.

2013

Between 2013 and 2015, he photographed the above and underground construction work in Toronto's Union Station.

2015

In 2015 his photo Isaac's first swim was published by Canada Post as a stamp.

2016

In 2016 Towell photographed the Standing Rock protest in Standing Rock, North Dakota.

He works in both film and digital photography formats.

He has said "Black and white is still the poetic form of photography. Digital is for the moment; black and white is an investment of time and love."

He has also worked with panoramic cameras to document the impact of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

Towell has published books of photographs, poetry, and oral history.

He has also recorded several audio CDs of original poetry and songs.

Towell lives in rural Lambton County Ontario and sharecrops a 75-acre farm with his wife Ann and their four children.