A project emerging from the pandemic – documenting the diversity of both locals and tourists as they meander through the varied amusements and concessions within the Santa Cruz boardwalk and its beach. I began this project in the winter of 2021 as the local COVID pandemic restrictions began to ease and people anxiously started to reclaim some sense of normalcy. At first, I saw small, masked familial groups, guarded while seeking outdoor amusements – and as the months have passed, larger, carefree gatherings emerged.
