Simple Life Among the Hutterites – NYTimes.com

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Simple Life Among the Hutterites

Tim Smith was looking for a day picture when a quick glimpse of Hutterite women led him to pursue a project about their simple, communal life.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/simple-life-among-the-hutterites/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog

When it comes to feature photos, the more you drive the luckier you’ll get. Tim Smith learned that lesson one crisp spring day in 2009, when he was searching for something — anything — worth photographing. He needed to find a day picture to fill space on the pages of the Brandon Sun newspaper in Manitoba, Canada. Unfortunately, nothing much was happening in his corner of western Manitoba.