California Dreamers

New York street photographer Sally Davies travels to California to capture the images and 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 natural surroundings, as well as vibrant multicultural communities, eccentric stories, and tales of the entertainment industry.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2023
Publisher: GMC Publications

California, the Golden State, is a land steeped in cliches like almost nowhere else. Palm trees, beach-blonde surfers, aspiring actors, and tail-finned cars, all bathed in endless sunshine. Sally Davies, an 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.

California, the Golden State, is a land steeped in cliches like almost nowhere else. Palm trees, beach-blonde surfers, aspiring actors, and tail-finned cars, all bathed in endless sunshine. Sally Davies, an 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.

California, the Golden State, is a land steeped in cliches like almost nowhere else. Palm trees, beach-blonde surfers, aspiring actors, and tail-finned cars, all bathed in endless sunshine. Sally Davies, an 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.

Weight: 920g
Dimension: 217 x 264 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781454657