Dek Unu Magazine - Avery Danziger

With a Carolina native’s sense of the myths and methods of the South, artist-photographer Avery Danziger is a master capturer of the quirky conjunctions and sometimes (but not-always) humorous ironies of people having fun, seeing and being seen. Through the unavoidable scrim of anachronism and “show biz,” Danziger’s shots always show the essential humanity of his subjects and his images always document his easy and personal connection to real people rather than stereotypes. Every image frames a memory and each of his narratives gives a textured glimpse of the artist’s life and times. Notwithstanding that the region continues to be divided by economic, religious, and racial differences, Danziger sees the fair, consistently through 50 years, as a great mixer of people and, in some ways, a holiday from insularity, suspicion, and racism. He returns with his camera every October; for him, it's a fair of the heart.