A Decade Among the Mennonites

Photo caption: El Cuervo (Casas Grandes Colonies), Chihuahua, Mexico, 1992. All images © Larry Towell / Magnum Photos, courtesy GOST Books. Article by Lauren Moya Ford. Hyperallergic – November 29, 2022.

Since the 1800s, Old Colony Mennonites have conducted their lives far away from the rest of society. The most insular and conservative sect of the Mennonite Church, they reject mainstream schooling, speak Low German, adhere to strict, gendered dress codes, and shun modern technology. Although cameras are also prohibited among the group, the photographer Larry Towell befriended, lived with, and documented Old Colony farming communities in […]

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