Best Of: Fall 2013

For Best of Fall 2013 I wanted to share with you a selection of photographs from my Night Shade exhibit at the Old Church on Felicity. The opening was one of those beautiful New Orleans nights and I felt lucky to be there. The people, the place, the light, they all arrived together. Here are Installation Shots and Event Photographs from the exhibit.

How many thanks can I say for one night?

I want to thank The Tree Man John Benton of Bayou Tree Service, The Moss Man Daniel Illg at Audubon Park, The Access Paul Soniat at City Park, The Gaurd at Bretchel Park, The Permission Slip John Herod at Jean Lafitte Park and The Church Master Chris Jones.

My family: The Wolf, The Brother, The Paulio.

The Team that made it happen: The Music Maker Benny Dominich, The Cocktail Creator Mark Schettler, The Chef Amie Marvel, The Visionary Julia Allen, The Pretty Face Peter Campanelli, The All Nighter Jennifer Brunjes, The Legendary Zac Sleeth, The Timberlake Hannah Joyce, The Wood Transformer Remy Laan, The Precise Framer Jeff Alltmont, The Brute Casey Jordan, The Clean Up Donna Viering, The Make-it-Nice Matt Thompson.

Étienne de Boré, Audubon Park

Wind Chime Tree, City Park

Peristyle, City Park

Zeller, Prytania & Washington

Oak, Mandeville LA

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir

"Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

On Saturday night we turned on the lights.

"These trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the sublime and moving space between them, as though with their growth it too increased." - Rilke

The Old Church on Felicity Street was the setting for my Night Shade show.

Great to see al the people enjoying the show.

Show presenter, John Benton, and the Salvaggios.

Anseman Oaks

The main floor.

Photographs from the Nightscapes series on display downstairs.

The overview.

Best Of: Summer 2013

Fall is upon us and summer is (long) gone. I've been busy the past few months exploring new locations for my recent show, Night Shade, which took place at the beautiful Old Felicity Church in the Lower Garden District in October (photos to come).  I was able to capture some very beautiful scenes on some of these summer outings, and I'd like to share my favorites:

    Bayou exploring.

Reminds me of a Tom Petty song out on Lake Pontchartrain this afternoon. 

Audubon Park Trees in sleepless light. 

First, I thought this tree was a tangled mess of a self but on further inspection I realize he is just trying to get his heart right.  

Tulane Freshmen Class of 2017. I gave them a photo/art tour of New Orleans, CBD. First we discovered why the sky is blue then I told them the meaning of this statue. Let's just say their minds were blown. 

History adds to the colorful character but can sometimes make the climb treacherous.

I was driving home and saw this house on fire, Uptown New Orleans on S. Saratoga.

Night work makes for strange colleagues.

Last night's sky would not stop. I couldn't resist a bridge shot with all that drama. The police stopped me from shooting at water level off a barge but I'll be back via kayak.

The pasts' view of work, the future's view of condo living. Present company: photographers, vagrants and vandals. 

It's just another Friday night on the bayou.

I felt bad until I awoke in a field of black and gold.

Last night, across the cemetery wall a yellow crowned night heron patiently provided ornamentation.

White cat with red door.

Not so super "Supermoon" situated among cypress. With all the recent media hype, Mr. Supermoon got over eager and started rising before the sun had set, greatly mitigating the fullness of his superiority. Crestfallen crowds luckily were able to utilize Instagram autocontrast and darkening filters to augment this disappointing reality. Nature Chokes.

Last night, the bayou's waters were contaminated by sky.

Morning called, City Park.

There is a white chair next to a red door.

The waters of Bayou St John held almost mirror still for my commissioned photo shoot of this home.

New Orleans Bayou morning.