Publisher/Addison House

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This is "Disfarmer: The Heber Springs Portraits 1939-1946 (First Edition)," a photobook by American photographer Mike Disfarmer. His real name was Mike Myer. Myer changed his surname to "Disfarmer" to break away from his family's agricultural roots. He ran a photo studio in Heber Springs, Arkansas, a rural town, and worked as a commercial photographer in the 1930s and 40s, primarily taking portraits of local families. He passed away in 1959 without achieving much fame during his lifetime, but 4,200 negatives were discovered more than 10 years after his death. Many of the families he photographed were cotton farmers, and his work is highly regarded for its documentary quality, faithfully representing the historical facts of the era, and for its artistic quality, clearly capturing the humanity of his subjects. Since then, exhibitions have been held all over the world. Numerous revised editions have been published by renowned publishers such as Steidl and Twin Palms, but this is the first edition published in 1976, which marks the beginning of the "Disfarmer" legend. This book is a captivating collection of pure and beautiful portraits.