A police officer bites into an ear of corn.
A man and a young boy sail through the air trying to place bean bags as far away as possible before being yanked back by their attached bungee cords.
Two volunteers pass an empty keg between them, meant to illustrate the work that goes into pulling off the Southeast Alaska State Fair.
A young man sleeps on a rock in the sun at the Southeast Alaska State Fair grounds in Haines. Meant to show the relaxation of the day.
A man plays a makeshift instrument built out of a washtub a long stick and a string.
A group of female and femme-presenting people play on stage with a variety of instruments.

(Rashah McChesney, Francisco Martinezcuello/Chilkat Valley News)
Top photos: (left) Haines police officer Travis Russell eats corn with his family. (middle) Jim and Jack Holland, of Whitehorse, race to see who can place a beanbag the furthest before being yanked backward by their bungee cord tethers. (right) Big Jack Smith picks up empty kegs from Samantha Clay. (Center) A man naps in the sun on Saturday.
Third row:(left) George Farrell, of Haida Gwaii, plays…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...