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Appleby

Anna Adamo
Ongoing
In 2021 I discover the Appleby Horse Fair which is an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby in Cumbria, which takes place on the first week in June.

I went there to try to get in touch with people in a different way from what I had always done, having always followed people who were already part of my life, starting with my mother, I felt the need to try to understand if I could have come into contact with a reality completely different from mine.

I would be lying if I said that there was a particular reason why I started photographing there, because there isn't a strong motivation or a great sense behind this choice, I was simply curious to know more.

in 2022 I had the opportunity to spend a week at the fair and at the caravan park, the last few days I met Joanne's family, with whom I remained in contact throughout the coming year and who I met again in 2023, the year which I spent most of my time with them.

I would like to focus more on the family I met and leave aside the surrounding context a bit.

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