Vermont Life Magazine

Last year I was given a dream assignment from the editors of Vermont Life Magazine. I got to choose 4 or 5 agricultural fairs around the state and tell the story of each one with my camera. The first challenge was in deciding which fairs to cover because there were so many to choose from. To finalize my list I went online to the state's official website and found the fairs with the most unique activities/traditions (i.e. a pie eating contest, arm wrestling matches, and sawing competition) and then asked a few photojournalist friends for their suggestions as well. I also had to find fairs that fit around my crazy summer wedding schedule.
The fairs that I ended up visiting were: The Addison County Fair & Field Days, the Orleans County Fair in Barton (the family came with me on this one!), The Champlain Valley Fair, The Deerfield Valley Fair and The Tunbridge World's Fair. I loved each and every one of them and easily took a couple thousand images. The biggest challenge was narrowing them down!!
Below are small versions of the pages within the magazine. To see the cover and see them larger, go to the Vermont Life website. On the site under "view web extras" you will find a slideshow with even more photos.
And while you are out + about...GO BUY THE MAGAZINE!! It's even better in real life. : ) You can find it pretty much anywhere in Vermont and in some major booksellers, like Barnes + Noble, around the states.








The second feature I worked on in this issue was a blast too. The writer, Michelle Edelbaum, and I discovered this darling little shop, Red Sky Trading, while we were touring aroung the Northeast Kingdom for a Burlington Free Press story called "Kingdom Gems" a couple falls ago. The owners are some of the most delightful people imaginable and the shop is adorable!! Definitely worth visiting while in Vermont.