Back on the Farm is a photographic celebration of South Dakota farm and ranch families. Photographs from all corners of the state document the modern family farm and the unique people who live and work on them. 116 rich color photographs are presented in a clean, pleasing format: a perfect gift for anyone with a connection to South Dakota. Reknowned writer Terry Woster provides a beautiful foreword.

Back on the Farm: Celebrating South Dakota Farm and Ranch Families

Arts & Photography

Greg Latza

Photography & Video

Peoplescapes

This handsome hardcover is a fun and exciting way to teach children about South Dakota's infinite variety. It documents the state using the alphabet as a guide, combining beautiful color photography, educational poetry and interesting facts for a fun family reading experience. Although intended for children ages 3-8, its lively pace and informative factoids can be enjoyed by parents and older children as well.

South Dakota: An Alphabetical Scrapbook

Children's Books

Jodi Holley Latza

History

Have you ever wanted to slip off the interstate and follow that ribbon of blacktop you always see snaking over the horizon? It appears to end near the faint silhouette of a water tower, a church steeple and a pair of grain elevators. There's a simpler way of life there, a testament to South Dakota's rich rural history. 
The next best thing to actually driving that highway can be found in Greg Latza's third book, Hometown, S.D. Intended to be a companion volume to Latza's first book, Back on the Farm, Hometown offers the same heartfelt and creative views of small town culture in our great state. 
To create a collective picture of small town life, Latza spent three years visiting nearly all of the 650 current and former cities and towns in South Dakota. The result of his travels is a cohesive group of rich color photographs, one from each of 112 small towns across the state. 
"It was an overwhelming experience," Latza said. "I was excited to find so many interesting people and places to photograph in our small towns. It was difficult to follow my self-imposed rule of publishing just one picture from the towns we selected for the final edit." 
In Hometown, S.D. the charm of small town living comes alive before your eyes: Decades-old downtown businesses, the annual county fair, Main Street scenics, local festivals and fascinating people are all presented in a storytelling format accompanied by fact-filled captions. Renowned South Dakota author Linda Hasselstrom provides a thought-provoking foreword, and the rustic cover and reader-friendly design is by Jodi Holley Latza, Latza's wife and business partner.

Hometown, S. D.

Latza, Greg

The Missouri River. It is our state’s most distinctive and important natural feature. It gives life. It wreaks havoc. It even divides us. 
But one thing is clear in The Missouri: South Dakota’s River Legend. This river is beautiful. 
The Missouri follows the legendary waterway on its winding journey through South Dakota, from the barren prairies north of Mobridge to the quiet farmland bordering Sioux City. The book’s 118 color photographs document not only the raw beauty of the river and its surrounding terrain, but also tribal culture, vital conservation practices and the countless fascinating personalities found within a stone’s throw of its shores. 
Some of these personalities are profiled by renowned South Dakota writer Kevin Woster. Sprinkled throughout the book, these stories provide keen insight into the river culture, as well as a few surprising facts and just a touch of Woster’s home-grown humor. We discover details about Sacagawea’s last resting place near the land of Sitting Bull. We meet people like Bob Hipple, a centenarian who shaped river history during his extraordinary life. And we discover natural resources that live above and below water: the nearly extinct pallid sturgeon, bald eagles, plentiful walleyes and volatile rattlesnakes. 
Latza and Woster gathered material for The Missouri during a four-year period. They divided the river into five sections, choosing to profile a selection of people and issues within each section. 
The Missouri was a natural fit for South Dakota Magazine publisher and Yankton native Bernie Hunhoff, who wrote the foreword. His recollection of personal experiences along the river and his sense of river history provide an added dimension that can be attributed to someone who holds close ties to the river.

The Missouri: South Dakota's River Legend

Kevin Woster

From the lonely landscapes surrounding beautiful country churches and farms to the heartfelt comraderie between South Dakotans as they work and play, South Dakota Spirit displays the best side of South Dakota, the part that keeps residents here and makes visitors want to return. Spirit explores many well-known cultural activities found across our state, and explores some obscure ones too. Visit a corn maze in Harrisburg, a dinosaur museum in Hill City and the state capitol when it is filled to capacity with Christmas trees. Or maybe you would rather see Missouri River recreation, education in our tiny country schools or a timeless cattle   roundup? It's all here, shown through a gallery of 115 color photographs.

South Dakota Spirit: People, Places & Prairie

Join photographer Greg Latza as he explores the beauty and character of South Dakota's largest city in this handsome coffee table book. Brimming with 100 rich color photographs, this 128-page softcover book will guide you through the picturesque city of Sioux Falls, documenting interesting people, cityscapes and the incredible scenery found within city limits. Equally interesting to residents and out-of-staters alike, the book is a must for any South Dakota collection!

Sioux Falls: A Photographic Journal by Greg Latza (2007) Paperback

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