Clown Town #10

A note from photographer Slate Vernick about this image: "I was surprised to learn that the fishing industry is a large portion of Canaryville's economy. Boats leave the harbor every morning hoping for a good catch." ----- This portrait is an excerpt from the photographic archives of beloved photographer Slate Vernick. From 2082-2084, Slate photographed the residents of Canaryville, a coastal community known to outsiders as "Clown Town." For almost two decades, the citizens of Canaryville had widely embraced the practice of dressing up as clowns each day. What started as a unifying form of anti-war protest became a nearly religious cultural tradition and aspect of town identity. The devo...View all