The Circus Chimera was closed down in 2007. Its founder and operator, Jim Judkins, could no longer establish work visas for his many international performers - mostly from China, South Africa and Russia - following legislative changes, and was forced to stop the tour he had done for almost 10 years. However the circus will forever live on thanks to photographer Norma I. Quintana. The one-ring show started in 1998, and the following year visited Napa, California, where Quintana lived at the time. She quickly became obsessed, wanting to know more about the people involved, and, with Judkins blessing, following the circus every summer from that year right up until the end.
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Photographer Norma I. Quintana spent 10 summers travelling with the Circus Chimera
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It was forced to close down in 2007
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She has since published a book, Circus: A Traveling Life, of the images she collected over the decade
Snap shot: The book represents a decade-long collaboration with the families and performers of @placeholder