The shaggy Highland Cow featured on the cover of Farm Life brings the series around full circle to the legendary cows he photographed for Pentagram Austin’s redesign of Dairy Today magazine in 2008. Learn more about the project Zoom Enlarge The new book is the third volume of Ford’s animal portrait series published by Rizzoli New York. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge The book's “Barn Red” case-cover features a blind emboss of a country weather vane. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge The title spread features “Peanut” the Arabian Mare. Like the two previous volumes, the careful juxtaposition and pairings of single page and full-spread portraits complement one another, and the farm animals featured in the book are identified by their names. Learn more about the project Zoom Enlarge The book features insights by Ford on photographing different species. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Interesting pairings of the portraits enhance the reader’s experience. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge A tribute by the photographer opens Farm Life. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge To top off the book's agrarian attitude, the hardcase of the book, clad in a “Barn Red” cloth, is blind embossed with a weathervane “F” icon based on one at the Ford family farm. Learn more about the project Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Full-spread images, carefully composed, appear throughout the book. Zoom Enlarge Some exotic and non-traditional farm animals are included in the mix. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Ford’s first dairy cow portraits were commissioned by Pentagram Austin in 2008. Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge Zoom Enlarge A playful, "yearbook-like" Index provides additional context on Ford's portraits.