The towns of the Central San Joaquin Valley are mainly rural, farming communities with long, rich heritages of many cultures and groups of people.  I have always been interested in looking at and wandering through some of these small, valley towns, especially the old downtown areas.  Scattered throughout much of my work are these sorts of images.  Here is a small look at Wasco, California taken in March 2010.  We’ll see how many other towns I get to and how often I am drawn back.  For now I want to do these strictly as black and whites.

All images are shot with a Nikon D200 on Lexar digital film.  Kevin Malamma, March 16, 2010