If you have ever been to Parma, Idaho you may have observed a quaint little town with a Mayberry-type feel, one main street and a handful of businesses. The buildings are conservative, practical, and no-nonsense. There is a strong feeling of nostalgia and it isn't unusual to see farm trucks traveling through, or hear the school band practicing in the distance. This is a tight-knit community filled with Parma Panther school spirit and a love for rural America.
As a photographer, Parma is eye candy with many hidden gems: textured buildings with weathered distressed brick, railroad tracks, and old street signs. There are packing crates, and train cars vandalized by graffiti. I feel like a kid in a candy store every time I get to photograph there.
Meet Trevor, Parma senior and basketball player extraordinaire. Trevor is the second of his siblings whom I have photographed, and his mother Anita, a fabulous woman, was kind enough to provide cool beverages and much needed mosquito spray.
