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Carnivals

Carnivals have always interested me. Bright lights, rides, movement, a variety of fascinating people.

These photographs were taken over a period of several years in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The carnivals include the Fiesta de Santa Fe 2006, several years of the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, and The Rodeo de Santa Fe 2007 Carnival. I also have a few photographs from a carnival held in the fall of 2007 in the parking lot of the Santa Fe Place Mall.

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A man carries his baby grandson in a harness on his chest while the baby's mother walks beside them holding the baby's foot as the family walks through the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Two teens sit at a picnic table by the concession stand at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival late at night. The carnival looks empty because they are the only people there.

Riders look down from the heights of the Arabian Nights carnival ride at the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Candyland concession stand selling caramel apples, popcorn, soft drinks, and cotton candy at the Three Rivers Festival midway in Fort Wayne.

A little girl and her dog chat with the woman who runs the photo booth at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival. The booth has a big sign that says "Capture the moment", and the outside is covered in framed portraits.

A carnival worker standing in front of Little Tykes basketball toys surrounded by plush stuffed animals used as carnival prizes at the basketball game at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne.

Stuffed animal toy prizes hang behind a middle aged woman working at the ball toss game at a carnival.

A family with a little boy playing ski ball at a carnival. The boy is standing on the ski ball lane throwing the ball while his father watches him.

Customers gather around the windows waiting for their food while checkered racing flags fly from the top of the brightly lit Cheese Steak Diner during a late night carnival.

Ticket booth at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival after closing time. The trailer is closed up and looks lonely in the dark night.

A little boy standing by the balloon dart game at a carnival points at something while the bored carny waits.

A brightly lit nighttime carnival with no people except for a few police officers standing in front of the pizza concession.

The brightly lit Elephant Ear concession stand at a carnival glows in the dark night. The carny inside is looking out the window at me.

A Ferris Wheel at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The two men working in the ticket booth at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival look bored because no one is buying tickets. Photographed at night so the booth glows from inside. The sign says Buy Ride Coupons Here!

A woman looks out at me through the window of the brightly lit funnel cakes stand during a carnival at night. The Internal Combustion ride stands behind the food trailer.

A little girl in a stroller holds her small fuzzy dog as her mom pushes them through the crowds at the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A bored carny waits for someone to play the Goofy Golf game late at night during the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival.

A baby runs through the water in his diaper while his pregnant mother and older sister watch at the Headwaters Park fountain in Fort Wayne.

Kids sitting in the fountain at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne during the Three Rivers Festival.

A smiling boy and other children playing in the water at the Headwaters Park fountain in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

My seven year old son running through the water at the Headwaters Park fountain in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A little boy screams and jumps for joy after winning the fishing game at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival.

A father and daughter smiling at each other after the girl beat her dad at a carnival game that they played together during the 2005 Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A bored looking carny leans on the counter and waits for someone to play the Balloon Game at the Three Rivers Festival carnival.

An old carny working at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival holding her tiny dog in a blanket like a baby.

An old carnival worker kissing her tiny dog in front of the carnival game that she worked at.

An old woman carny working at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival kissing her tiny dog.

An older woman working at a carnival and holding her tiny dog in a blanket like a baby in front of a carnival game.

A carny kissing her cute little dog in front of the carnival game that she works at.

An old woman smiling at the cute little dog that she is holding like a baby.

Mister Fries curly french fry concession stand at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A worker with a large pile of potatoes can be seen through the window of the Mister Fries French Fries carnival food stand.

A bored carny waits for someone to play ski-ball late at night during the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival.

An American flag and a sign that says God Bless America hang in the window of a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich stand at the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne.

A little boy picks out a prize after winning the balloon dart game at a carnival late at night.

The Ring of Fire ride with the lights off at night after the midway closed.

A group of teenagers walking through the front gates at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival under stormy skies. A ticket booth, ferris wheel, photo booth, and carousel can be seen inside the fence.

The Roll A Ball game glows brightly in the dark night at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival.

A little girl pushes a stroller with a baby past the Roll-A-Ball game at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival No one is playing the game, which looks deserted.

The Screamer ride at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Colorful lights on a carnival ride called The Screamer at the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne at night.

The riders are upside down in the Screamer carnival ride.

The Screamer ride in the middle of its rotation at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The signs on the top of the Screamer carnival ride.

The people on the Screamer ride are suspended upside down.

The bottom of the Screamer carnival ride while it is in motion.

Close up view of the passenger car of the Screamer carnival ride in motion.

The riders can be seen hanging upside down inside the tiny passenger cars of the Screamer carnival ride.

The Screamer carnival ride makes a blur of light as it spins its riders at high speed at a nighttime midway.

Ski Ball game at a carnival in the dark of night.

A girl at the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana wearing a t-shirt that says Eat, Drink, and be Merry, for someday you might end up in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Starship 2000 ride in a carnival at night after the midway closed. The ride looks like a spinning UFO.

The girl working the Hot Shot basketball game at a carnival is pointing at someone in the distance while she takes a break from work.

The Fireball ride is a blur of motion in the dark night illuminated by the brightly lit carnival ride.

The Round Up ride at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival. Photographed at night while the ride was in motion while two teenage girls watch the carny control the ride.

The Round Up ride photographed at night while the ride was in motion. The empty ride has a lonely look to it.

Two teen girls wait to ride the Round Up ride late at night during the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival.

Swinger carnival ride lit up at night while the ride is in motion.

The Swinger ride at the Fiesta de Santa Fe carnival is a blur of colorful light in the darkness.

A brightly lit carnival ride called The Yo-Yo in motion at night.

A blur of light from the motion of the Yo-Yo carnival ride at night.

The Zipper Ride at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival on a rainy dreary day. The carny looks at me when I take the picture.

The sign for the Zipper Ride at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival. Photographed on a stormy day under a dark sky.

A little boy jumps with excitement while he waits his turn on the Zipper Ride at the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival. Photographed at night with glowing lights on the carnival rides.

Teens hang out late at night by the balloon dart game at a carnival while the carny watches them.

Fireworks explode in the night sky above a carnival food stand at the 2011 Three Rivers Festival finale at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Flags fly from the top of the tiny ticket booth at Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The tilt-a-whirl ride is a brightly lit blur of motion at night during the Rodeo de Santa Fe carnival.

The carnival employee operating the Tilt-A-Whirl ride takes a drink of bottled water as the ride's passengers spin behind him.

A carnival game trailer that has Trust Jesus and a cross painted on the end of it and has an American flag flying from the awning.

A little boy hits his sister with a giant inflatable hammer that he won as a prize at a carnival game.

A woman throws her hands in the air in celebration after winning the Roll-A-Ball Game at the Three Rivers Festival carnival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A Barack Obama doll hangs with the other prizes in a carnival balloon dart game next to an American flag and a portrait of Jesus Christ.

  

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