Finger Poppin' Time - 2009





Some of you know that I live between locales. These days I spend most of my time in New Orleans. When I am in neither there nor near Louisville I am traveling somewhere else.



I had thought I'd blog about it here but am finding that makes little sense and that my time is too short to keep up with it. I'll post image as time permits.



Big Thanks to Ryan and all of the rest of you who… Continue

Mural by the Stage at Buffa's Lounge





In New Orleans there are always plenty of things to do, great food, great music, great people and wonderful visuals everywhere waiting to be photographed. During certain times of celebration the variety gets amped up and the treats seem endless. I hope some of you can make it down for Carnival and/or Mardi Gras. It's going to be a great year ! Only three weeks to go ! Come on down… Continue

Treme Brass Band sings "I'll Fly Away" at a Jazz Funeral January 16, 2009



Why New Orleans ? For more reasons than can be listed here. It starts like this:



New Orleans. Old city. The oldest city in the U.S. City of roots and traditions. City of ghosts, spirits, saints, dreams and nightmares. City of Heart and Soul. City of Pain and Joy. The city where all opposites coexist and wrestle in the natural order. This is the city where all… Continue

New Home - New Orleans 2008



Actually an old home which is new to me. It is in the St. Roch/New Marigny; very near the CANO Colton School studios (and everything else).



This is a screen shot from a google street view, best straight on image I currently have.



It needs some minor restoration and cosmetics to become a great place. I will be attending to it starting next week around the 14th of January. I look forward to it… Continue

from Black Men of Labor Parade - New Orleans, October 25, 2008



These men are cultural heroes. This is an amazing event that usually takes place Labor Day weekend. It was postponed this year due to Hurricane Gustav. Here is some additional information from their press release:



The 2008 Black Men of Labor’s Second-Line Parade and International Dance Festival:



"For the past 14 years, the second line stylings of the… Continue

Voodoo Passage - New Orleans 2008



I am way too busy ! As noted in my last entry my previously planned visit to New Orleans was postponed by Hurricane Gustav. Meanwhile I have kept busy with other projects and plans as well as responding to and participating in a variety of unscheduled or unexpected events.



In early September a great friend and teacher died and there is a page with a… Continue

The Beat - Second Line in Algiers, New Orleans 2008.



At this time on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav is expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico and towards New Orleans. It is predicted that Gustav will reach the city late Monday or early Tuesday as a Category 3 Hurricane. Given these circumstances the events I was slated to photograph have been postponed. Almost everything else in New Orleans has been postponed… Continue

Fortune



No more blah blah blah from me for awhile. Very soon now and until sometime in the Spring of 2009 I will mostly be on the move with visits of varying lengths back here at my home base in between. I will check in here fairly regularly and will try to add updates here at this blog every couple or few weeks or as time permits.



The best way to contact me about anything will be by messaging me here and by email, ask Bil Brown or… Continue

Tomb of the Unknown Slave - St Augustine's church - Faubourg Treme, New Orleans



Updates for those who wonder:



Except for some chores and the little bit of downtime I permit myself, all of my energy is geared towards my photography work in one way or another.



Now that the exhibit at the Cressman is up, the opening is in the past and I have had a week to try to collect my thoughts I am on to new things. I thought I'd get a… Continue

Uncle Lionel Batiste - April, 2008



Standing at the bar next to the stage, Uncle Lionel Batiste, 76, takes a break from over an hour of his bass drumming and singing. He is watching the rest of the Treme Brass Band and a great lineup of various musical guests ripping the air with crazy tight horns at Ray's Boom Boom Room, my favorite club and one of the great live music venues that line Frenchmens Street in the Marigny just outside of… Continue