Cammie
Photographed at Audubon Park
New Orleans
June 22 2013
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Benjamin/Eureeka
Photographed at the New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans
September 25 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Brent
Photographed at Slice St. Charles
New Orleans
November 15 2013
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Emily
Photographed at Ralph's on the Park
New Orleans
July 8 2013
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Hilary
Photographed at Plum Street Snowballs
New Orleans
September 12 2013
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Laurie
Photographed at First Cup Cafe
New Orleans
March 12 2013
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Steph
Photographed at Mid-City Theater
New Orleans
September 5 2013
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Dixon
Photographed at La Finca Nightclub
New Orleans
December 14 2013
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Shawn
Photographed at New Orleans City Park
New Orleans
January 31 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Jennifer
Photographed at Bonnabel Boat Launch
Metairie
January 31 2014
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Aine
Photographed at Pirate's Alley
New Orleans
May 27 2014
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Nicole
Photographed at the End of the World
New Orleans
May 28 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Ally
Photographed at Gallery Burguieres
New Orleans
June 4 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Mark
Photographed at The Napoleon House
New Orleans
June 9 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Jenny
Photographed on Frenchmen Street
New Orleans
July 16 2014
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Jennifer
Photographed at the Edgar Degas House
New Orleans
August 21 2014
digital inkjet print
30" x 20"
Blaine
Photographed at Hotel Villa Convento
New Orleans
August 26 2014
digital inkjet print
20" x 30"
Freschete
Freschete was a portrait series about the people who are new to New Orleans; her non-native locals. In a town so immersed in her own history and made of people who have been here for generations, I'm fascinated by how many people I meet here that aren't native to the city, but chose to live here, and actively struggled to make that happen.
I was one of those people and actively gathered volunteers who were:
1. over 18 and not native to New Orleans or the immediate area.
2. someone who wanted to live in New Orleans and came a good distance to get here. If they were transferred with a job, moved from the burbs into the city, or otherwise just ended up here, they weren’t a good match for this series.
They filled out a questionnaire, then chose their favorite public places in or around the city and we met there. I took photos, we had a chat, and relished the community that we were a part of.