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When he found out that the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta was to be flooded upon completion of a nearby dam, award-winning documentary photographer George Webber visited the inhabitants. He hoped they would allow him to photograph them at work and at play, before their homes disappeared forever. Over the next four years Webber witnessed and photographed, gently and unobtrusively, the daily life in the colony and finally its abandonment. They welcomed him into their barns, gardens, kitchen, dining room, school, and - ultimately - their church. This mutual respect and affection is reflected in the remarkable photographs collected in A World Within. The necessities of documentary photography are a good match for Webber's photographic methods and sensibilities. He eschews the use of flash and prefers to work only with available light. Webber's spare, unstaged compositions reflect the simple lifestyle of the colony. The speed of film he uses gives his images strong blacks and crisp whites, the grainy greys adding warmth to each image. The result is A World Within - an exquisite collection of black-and-white photographs, taken with an understanding, sensitivity, and spiritual connection that makes them exceptional. A foreword on the history of Hutterites in Canada written by University of Alberta religion scholar David Goa, and a series of excerpts from Webber's journals, provide cultural context for the images.

About the Author :
George Webber is an award-winning Albertan photographer. His work reveals his deep fascination and affection for the people and landscape of the Canadian West. Webber was born in Drumheller, Alberta, in 1952. Since the early 1980s he has photographed this region extensively. George lives in Calgary, where he works as a freelance photographer and photography instructor. In 2005 George was the only North American photographer to win an award for documentary photography in Seoul, South Korea.

Review :
A World Within is an intense personal project Webber undertook to document the simple lifestyle of the colony. (Photo Life, Quebec City) George Webber_s deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony_s inhabitants react warmly to Webber as he photographs four years of their daily lives leading up to the abandonment of their land, which was flooded following the completion of a nearby dam. The foreword includes an extensive history of the Hutterites, and evocative excerpts from Webber_s journal reveal the profound personal impact the project had on him. The compilation is as spare as the photographs themselves, and this is most pronounced toward the end of the book. Just four eerie photos are testament to the final disappearance of the place. (Canadian Geographic) When he found out that the Little Bow Hutterite colony in southern Alberta was to be flooded upon completion of a nearby dam, George Webber visited the inhabitants. He hoped they would allow him to photograph them at work and at play before their homes disappeared forever. Over the next four years, Webber witnessed and photographed the daily life in the colony and finally its abandonment. A World Within is an intense personal project Webber undertook to document the simple lifestyle of the colony. (Photo Life, Quebec City) George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber as he photographs four years of their daily lives leading up to the abandonment of their land, which was flooded following the completion of a nearby dam. The foreword includes an extensive history of the Hutterites, and evocative excerpts from Webber's journal reveal the profound personal impact the project had on him. The compilation is as spare as the photographs themselves, and this is most pronounced toward the end of the book. Just four eerie photos are testament to the final disappearance of the place. (Canadian Geographic) "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber as he photographs four years of their daily lives leading up to the abandonment of their land, which was flooded following the completion of a nearby dam. The foreword includes an extensive history of the Hutterites, and evocative excerpts from Webber's journal reveal the profound personal impact the project had on him. The compilation is as spare as the photographs themselves, and this is most pronounced toward the end of the book. Just four eerie photos are testament to the final disappearance of the place." -- Canadian Geographic "A World Within is an intense personal project Webber undertook to document the simple lifestyle of the colony." -- Photo Life, Quebec City "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber...." -- Canadian Geographic "Stunning!" -- Avenue magazine "Webber's work is a remarkable, sensitive tribute to trust, to home and, in his own words, to 'the impermanence of life on the prairie.'" -- Swerve "An exquisite portrayal of Hutterite life" -- The Calgary Herald "Photographer George Webber captures 'the heroic quality of simple lives.'" -- Legacy "The pages turn by themselves." -- Alberta Views "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber as he photographs four years of their daily lives leading up to the abandonment of their land, which was flooded following the completion of a nearby dam. The foreword includes an extensive history of the Hutterites, and evocative excerpts from Webber's journal reveal the profound personal impact the project had on him. The compilation is as spare as the photographs themselves, and this is most pronounced toward the end of the book. Just four eerie photos are testament to the final disappearance of the place." -- "Canadian Geographic" ""A World Within" is an intense personal project Webber undertook to document the simple lifestyle of the colony." -- "Photo Life, Quebec City" "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber...." -- "Canadian Geographic" "Stunning!" -- "Avenue magazine" "Webber's work is a remarkable, sensitive tribute to trust, to home and, in his own words, to 'the impermanence of life on the prairie.'" -- "Swerve" "An exquisite portrayal of Hutterite life" -- "The Calgary Herald" "Photographer George Webber captures 'the heroic quality of simple lives.'" -- "Legacy" "The pages turn by themselves." -- "Alberta Views" "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber as he photographs four years of their daily lives leading up to the abandonment of their land, which was flooded following the completion of a nearby dam. The foreword includes an extensive history of the Hutterites, and evocative excerpts from Webber's journal reveal the profound personal impact the project had on him. The compilation is as spare as the photographs themselves, and this is most pronounced toward the end of the book. Just four eerie photos are testament to the final disappearance of the place." -- "Canadian Geographic" ""A World Within" is an intense personal project Webber undertook to document the simple lifestyle of the colony." -- "Photo Life, Quebec City" "George Webber's deep affection for his subjects is evident in this documentary profile of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in southern Alberta. The colony's inhabitants react warmly to Webber...." -- "Canadian Geographic" "Stunning!" -- "Avenue magazine" "Webber's work is a remarkable, sensitive tribute to trust, to home and, in his own words, to 'the impermanence of life on the prairie.'" -- "Swerve" "An exquisite portrayal of Hutterite life" -- "The Calgary Herald" "Photographer George Webber captures 'the heroic quality of simple lives.'" -- "Legacy" "The pages turn by themselves." -- "Alberta Views"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781894856607
  • Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Fifth House Publishers
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 120
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 118 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1894856600
  • Publisher Date: 31 Mar 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: An Intimate Portrait of the Little Bow Hutterite Colony
  • Width: 229 mm


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