California Dreamers is an intimate fly-on-the-wall photographic study of over 70 Californians, along with their personal testimonies and tales, revealing life behind closed doors in this iconic US state.
Sally Davies, acclaimed New York street photographer and author of New Yorkers, heads west to capture the images and listen to the voices of everyday Californians in their own homes, hoping to delve beneath the ubiquitous stereotypes. She finds light and space, swimming pools and enticing views of the stunning natural surroundings encroaching through the walls.
Posing for her in bedrooms, garages and patios, Davies discovers vibrant multicultural communities, eccentric stories of hopes and dreams, tales of gridlocked traffic, urban sprawl, air pollution and all aspects of the entertainment industry. Among the voices are well-known figures, Linda Ramone and actor Eric McCormack, accompanied by a cast of models, producers, a high-court judge, artists, stylists, writers, musicians, lawyers, magicians and many more.
Author: Sallie Davies
Hardcover
160 pages
Dimensions: 10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Publishers: Ammonite Press, September 12, 2023
Table of Contents
The California Dreamers:
Mark Storhaug
Foreword
Donna Lee
Introduction
Tarran Merrill
Osbaldo and Rosa Castro
Deke Dickerson
Denise Cook
Charles Phoenix
Brandon Wargo and Thuc Doan Nguyen-Brophy
Arturo Mirafuentes
Eric Gray
Carol Holden
Marco Franchina
Ryder Noyes
Gabriella Redding
Mandon Lovett
Kimberly Biehl Boaz and Greg Boaz
Jeff Guthrie
Helen and Gene Gleason
Victor Spencer
Michael Vegas
Veronica Hunt and Dan Bigelow
Linda Ramone
Lynda Kahn
Blair Sebastian Toles
Nils Grevillius
Nathan Galligani and Lily Polstein
Lily Noyes
Dennis Keeley and Veronica Cotter
Ed Solózano
Adam Normandin and his wife Allison
Kristian Hoffman
Mary K Humfeld and Sonia Manganaro
Jonathan Paley
Andrea Taylor
Claude Hall
Ronnie Barnett
Barry Blinderman
Richard Haymes and Michael DeJong
Leigh Wishner and Brian Light
Carl Bogen
Xiao Liu and John Winter
Cinn
Nancy and Spencer Hunt
Diane Cockerill
Cybill
Michael Hilf and Alyson Souza
Sara Reyna
Janet and Eric McCormack
John Lansing
Louis Jacinto and Kene Rosa
Tosh and Lun*na Berman
Sheila Silber
Bryan Ray Turcotte
Rob Zabrecky
Ed Valfre
Aleksei Tivitsky and Lena Moross
Thom Zimny
Sam Tobey
Ingrid Grunewald and Harvey Kornspan
Kathryn Solózano
Pamela des Barres
Vin Stratton
Donald Diers
Jane Shirkes
Bill Lustig
Bernie Shine
Mat Geason and Leigh Salgado
Gwynne Ridgway and Ross Vinstein
Greg Gary
Annie Sperling
Steven Reigns
Phil and Lisa Noyes
Johnny Cubert White
Seymour Stein
Cynthia Bach and Jim Matthews
Kitten Kay Sera
Stephen Henry
Joan and Gary Gand
Acknowledgments
