Iterations

When I was a kid, one of the things I would look forward to every year was going to the fair. The LA County Fair was massive and in elementary school we always got free tickets—I think they were stapled to our report cards, but I could be wrong. Although I moved around a lot as a kid, it seemed like we never lived very far from the fairgrounds, which are right next to the Pomona Raceway. My dad would take us there to watch the NHRA Winternationals every year and see people like “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme drive like bats out of hell down the 1/4 mile. I remember reading that at one point the LA County Fair was the largest county fair in the nation, but I don’t know if that’s still true. That said, to a 10-year-old, it was huge. QUESTIONSWhat’s your favorite part of your creative process?Do you give that part of your process the time it deserves?Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.comLINKSSanta Anita Montgomery County Agricultural FairMaryland State FairOlympus EM1 MkII12-40mm f/2.8