virginia lee hunter

About me:

For a number of years I’ve been traveling with carnivals across the country capturing a slice of Americana, using the colorful carnival midway at county fairs as the backdrop. I’ve then gone behind this backdrop into another reality of the carnival, a black and white grittiness, to document the life of the Carny. I have interviewed the carnies and use their stories as quotes throughout the book. Often edgy and sometimes heartbreakingly personal, these stories give a compelling portrait of the renegade and disenfranchised society butting up against sugar spun Americana. The carnival is both a provider of nostalgia and sanctuary depending on which side one enters onto the Midway. 2007 CARNY: Americana on the Midway was published by Umbrage Editions. Since then, Carny: Americana on the Midway won the bronze in Pop Culture catagory from the Independent Book Publishers Annual awards CARNY:Americana on the Midway can be purchased at any book store or online.google-book for details Reviews of the book, go to www.carnyamericana on the midway.com CARNY, the documentary inspired by the book is making the festival rounds winning best documentary at the Brooklyn International Film the trailer can be seen at myspace.com/carnyamericanaonthemidway