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Solstice Food

June 22, 2005

Alaska isn't called the land of the midnight sun for no reason. Near the solstice Fairbanks gets around 21 hours of sunlight, and in those three hours of night the sun doesn't go far enough below the horizon to bring any darkness.

Every year there is a street fair on solstice that closes promptly at midnight: the sun may be able to work a 20 hour workday on three hours of sleep, but the rest of civilization tends to get a bit cranky.

Last year I wandered the booths with a friend, and the year before I was super sick and the band played a spot. This year I went with my cameras. And while I had a fun time photographing people without their consent, I was rather lonely. I should have brought my iPod.

A small gallery from last night: Solstice Food.

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Hi, I'm Valette

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