El Salvador

This was a shocker''the B/W photos are wonderful (Yo fui en El Salvador en Marzo)'' y this was an inspiration. The authors have included beautiful photographs and the text, such as it is, is dead on. I love ES and this book brought me to tears. viva la revolution y la FMLN

Larry Towell gives you a chance to see El Salvador through a completly different perspective. There are many books out there that show photography in a very literal way, but in this book you sometimes have to search for what Towell is trying to tell you. You can't just flip through this book and understand what is going on in a photo in a few seconds, but you have to take time to look at each one, think about it and look at all of the layers.If you are adept at looking at complex photojournlism, then I highly recommend this book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is moved by high quality documentary black and white photogaphy. Or anyone who is interested in the culture of El Salvador. As a photography student, I know how many thousands of exposures it takes to get one image that has a truly unique perspective and contains real power. This book has many images that would be the "photo of a lifetime" for most people I know.It was very moving. Larry Towell does real honor to the word "photojournalist" with this collection of work. I would love to own a print from one of his negatives someday.