The County Fair

I am fascinated about how people look for distractions from their everyday lives and what activities they engage in. People reveal themselves differently in a crowd distracted by the entertainment options and noise found at the rural county fairs. From the people who come fr a respite from their daily jobs to the workers and performers to the farm families who are there with their animals hoping for a blue ribbon. As a photographer, I look for moments where I can create a portrait or document an activity that speaks about the inherent relationships of people to their environments.