If you’ve been wandering the grounds of the New York State Fair for years, there are no doubt some familiar faces you’ve seen many times. One of those faces has been on hand every year for decades, often hidden behind a camera.
Award-winning local photographer Michael Davis has had hundreds of State Fair photos published locally as he covered the Fair for the weekly Syracuse New Times. 
He can be considered a true blue Fair fan and something of a historian, having covered concerts at the Grandstand and races on the track as well as many scenes at now-defunct stands on Restaurant Row and around now-demolished places throughout the grounds.
Davis says that his retirement is on hold and that’s good news for Fair fans. Look for him taking shots at Chevy Court, framing portraits of the Fair’s people and animals or just enjoying lunch at his favorite spot, Baker’s Chicken Coop. When you see him, wish him well and thank him for his dedication to keeping the Fair in his sights, treating us to his well-focused perspective.
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