Everything in front of the camera is worthy of a picture even if it appears trivial.
These snapshots were selected from countless thousands captured over a five year period (1999-2004) of the central interior region of the Golden State's New Frontier – the Third California. This unknown and emerging area of California was defined as 'The Third California' by Brookings Institution fellows Joel Kotkin and William H. Frey in their 2007 research brief – Golden State's New Frontier - The Third California.
As an immigrant to this central region, creating pictures with my point-and-shoot camera was a way to connect with and make sense of this foreign landscape, as well as integrate the formal language of the snapshot aesthetic into my photographic work.
Make pictures that are imperfect and veracious.
Search for enduring subjects in the fleeting, while chasing the poetic qualities of light.
One snapshot at a time.
BURN, Fresno, CA, 2002
97 Plus, Madera, CA, 2002
Abandoned Trailer, Fresno, CA, 1999
California Princess, Fresno, CA, 2000
2+2=4, Fresno, CA, 2003
Carts, Oakhurst, CA, 2004
Christmas Eve, Fresno, CA, 2002
County Fair, Mariposa, CA, 2001
Cows, San Joaquin Valley, CA, 2000
Karaoke Night, Oakhurst, CA, 2000
MALO, Fresno, CA, 1999
Merlin, Coarsegold, CA, 2002
Oldsmobile, Coarsegold, CA, 2001
Painting, Oakhurst, CA, 2000
Parade, Fresno, CA, 2005
RADIAL HRX, Oakhurst, CA, 2001
Rodeo, Raymond, CA, 2002
Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 2003
Staples, Fresno, CA, 2002
Tarantula Festival, Coarsegold, CA, 2002
The Third California - Photography by Terrance Reimer from Bojh Parker on Vimeo.
