Christmas Eve

An old Cajan/German tradition in St. James Parish is to hold bonfires on the levees Christmas Eve.

Apparently the miles of bonfires (some over 40 ft. tall) are to help Santa find his way to the bayous.

I visited with my housemate Chuck, his Aunt Evie, and Uncle Charlie (pictured below.)

Smart Skin

Descours 2010: part architecture exhibit, part art installation series, part scavenger hunt. Fourteen installations

were hidden around New Orleans this past week. I had the privilege of visiting some of the sites with friends

and a few days later, was randomly hired to photograph each site.

The site entitled "Intense Correlations" created by Gernot Riether (pictured below) was one of my favorites.

Crosses & Pews

Religion/spirituality: topics that have been working their way into many of my conversations as of late. It seems

that what I've been photographing isn't shying away either.

Top: Karen came to visit for Halloween weekend and we spent an afternoon walking through cemeteries near City Park.

Bottom: I photographed Kaatalyst, a spoken work poet in Jackson Ave Evangelical Church while scouting locations for

a short film he will be starring in. He explained that he gets nervous in churches. After scoping out the place for a bit,

it was agreed upon that the location was perfect. He seemed at ease.

Urban Exploration

Spent Sunday morning wandering through an abandoned power plant with Trevor

Freret Street Fight Night

People gather in a shopping center parking lot once a month for an event that includes a Lady Gaga

impersonator in drag, 20 kegs of beer, a huge pot of gumbo, and some pretty intense boxing matches.

Against the advice of many, I decided to attend the fight night the evening after my bike accident.

I didn't work the lighting the way i really wanted to but figured I might as well post a couple of my favorites.

Afternoon Light

Willoughby

sitting on the stoop

Summertime and the livin's easy

photos taken with the Minolta X700