Clown Town #3

A note from photographer Slate Vernick about this image: "Canaryville was once known only as a quaint little beach town. Many travelers still come for the beach before going into town to grab a bite to eat. I snuck this portrait of the lifeguard on a day off." ----- 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 tr...View all