© 2007 Sarah White
Northampton, MA: May 5, 2007. Northampton is located in western Massachusetts and is best known for Smith College. It is a very close-knit and progressive community. Northampton's Pride March is always the 1st week in May rather than in June.
This image is of members of a Northampton women's drum circle performing at Pride. I was attracted by their sound and found that they already had a gathering of listeners enjoying the rhythms. It was a cloudy day (not unusual for Northampton in May) and the women all wore red windbreakers which added to the image. The circle itself was large, something like 35 or 40 women of various ages, so I decided to focus tightly on a few at a time. I wanted to capture a sense of the sound and movement as well as the sense of community.
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