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The Hound
- Photographer
- Ian Willms
- Curator
- Giuliano Iacobelli
- Designer
- Paper Paper Studio
- Price
- $65.00
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Lyricalmyrical Books
- Format
- Artists' Books
- ISBN
- 978-1-0691011-5-0
- Size
- 23 × 27 × 4 cm
- Length
- 192 pp
- Genre
- Canadian, Photography, Social Practice, Activism
Toronto-based documentary photographer Ian Willms explores transience, exhaustion and the pursuit of an elusive dream as he rides Greyhound buses across North America in his photographic series and exhibition The Hound. In the photographs and in the following text, he conveys the landscapes and faces of a ceaseless journey, filled with tragic beauty, chance encounters, and convergences of fate. The opening reception will also host the launch of an expansive photobook of The Hound, spanning six years of field work, 123 photographs, and archival materials from the road.
The Hound was selected as a Core Exhibition at the 2026 CONTACT Photography Festival, presented at Towards Gallery, Toronto. The project appears in Macleans Magazine – https://macleans.ca/culture/ian-willms-the-hound-greyhound-buses/
Ian Willms (b. 1985) is a Canadian photographer and a member of Panos Pictures, one of the world’s leading photojournalism agencies. His multi-year documentary projects detail narratives of Indigenous sovereignty, ecological destruction, untold genocides, the psychological toll of the pandemic era and others. On assignment, Ian has worked around the world covering geopolitical power struggles, cultural trends, social issues, natural disasters, organized crime and more. As a freelance photojournalist Ian has worked with the world’s leading media outlets, including National Geographic, The New York Times, TIME, GEO, New York Magazine, The Guardian Weekly and many others. His works have garnered support and accolades from The Eugene Smith Fund, World Press Photo, Sony World Photography Awards, Pictures of the Year International, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Lange-Taylor Prize and have been shown in exhibitions internationally.
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