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August 2016

How To Tuesday #36 : #collaboratelouisiana There’s ripe talent in Louisiana to help you do what you do

We are truly blessed to have great artists in our midst Louisiana. A few great folks have helped me in the last few years get my businesses vision, brand, and voice heard on multiple levels. Tom Williams for getting the party started w/ logo design and especially Scott Campbell for my new How To Tuesday logo …

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The Louisiana Flood of 2016: How we can help those in the flooded communities of Louisiana

Right now there are thousands of Louisiana residents without homes due to the epic flooding that took place over this last weekend. Recent numbers say over 40,000 homes were damaged. Many were not ready for the flooding and had to be rescued from rooftops or stranded on highways. The storm that passed through was slow and …

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Can photographers document as an observer but still stay connected? My experience as a street culture photographer in New Orleans, Louisiana

As I sit here sifting through Lightroom tagging, keywording and editing the 9,206 images I made at this year’s Satchmo Summerfest  I can’t help but relive all of the amazing moments over the last few days. As festival, wedding, or conference photographers can attest, photographing these multifaceted events are intense when you are doing it …

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New Orleans’ Musical Magic Hour in Pictures – Only the Best from Satchmo Fest 2016

I am always looking for the “magic” moment – when subject, background, composition and story come together in a way that sings of a depth way beyond first glance. I am always observing the moment when documenting a music festival in New Orleans, but I am always keeping a keen eye out for what may …

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Images of Joy and Love: New Orleans lost two of it’s favorite sons and yet we danced and sung as one.

On Friday morning, New Orleans found out it lost two of it’s favorite sons, but we raised a glass and sung as one when the day was done. With so many icons of music, culture, art and life that live amongst us in New Orleans it’s not uncommon to mourn the loss of a great …

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Satchmo Summerfest 2016. A new New Orleans home that fits just right in Jackson Square

Even though I don’t photograph nearly as much festivals as I used to, I always look forward to shooting the ones I do on a regular basis. Up until the last few years I was shooting pretty frequently, on staff at Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest (see my best of 2016), and Satchmo Fest but …

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