Josephine Sacabo Joséphine Sacabo lives and works mostly in New Orleans, where she has been strongly influenced by the unique ambience of the city. She is a native of Laredo, Texas, and was educated at Bard College, New York. Previous to coming to New Orleans, she lived and worked extensively in France and England. Her earlier work was in the photo-journalistic tradition, influenced by Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. She now works in a very subjective, introspective style. She uses poetry as the genesis of her work and lists poets as her most important influences, among them Rilke, Baudelaire, Pedro Salinas, Vincente Huiobro, and Juan Rulfo.
http://www.josephinesacabo.com/
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Charles Crain Charles Crain Photography:
Charles bought his first Nikon SLR nearly 40 years ago. His first studies included street photography - a genre the New York Times called, “…shots of everyday people living out their private lives in public.” In his portraiture, he has an ability to capture the life experiences of people reflected in their faces and gestures. A native of South Louisiana, he has been influenced by its unique French culture and the great number of talented painters, sculptors, and photographers from this region. As a practicing architect, one facet of his photography tends to capture the special essence of the built environment. Over time, his work continued in 35mm B&W and slide formats; of late, it has evolved to digital. The subjects of his photography range from England to Central America, the Gulf Coast, South Florida, and the Western U.S. http://www.charlescrainphotography.com
Ted Preuss Art and photography have always played a large part in my life. I believe there is something inherently beautiful about the human body. Through my lens I seek to capture the elegance and natural beauty of the female spirit, yet secretly wishing to leave traces of their identity forever. My images are studies in light and form, which blend formal and sensual qualities, radiating the individuality of my subjects through their emotion-laced gestures.
The process of making prints is as important to me as the practice of creating photographs. I chose platinum-palladium as a medium for its distinct vintage quality and archival properties. These images reveal shadows and dark values beautifully. http://www.tedpreuss.com
Jane Fulton Alt My photographic images reflect an exploration of the ineffable mystery of the life force, searching for that which is true and eternal. This quest is fueled by a persistent longing to return home.
http://www.janefultonalt.com
Robert Balkan
Joe Bergeron Started my photography career in the mid 60's, with the C Bennette Moore Studio, joined the U S Navy to avoid the draft in 1968, worked in the service as a photographer, went to photo school in the Navy and the University of Texas at Arlington for art and photography, discharged in 1971 as Photographer' Mate 2nd. class. Went to work in 1971 with C F Weber Commercial Studio, purchased the studio in 77, recently changed the name to Bergeron Studio & Gallery. I'm past President of the PPofLA. and hold a master's in photography
http://www.bergeronstudio.com
Jackie Brenner Jackie Brenner, a fine art documentary photographer, has participated in many group shows, the Florence Biennale 2007 and has had solo exhibitions at the Leica Gallery in New York City and The Darkroom in New Orleans, LA. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Museum of Fine Art, Houston and many private collections. Portfolios of her images have been published in CameraArts magazine, InConcert Magazine, Focus Fine Art Photography Magazine and "Ken and Thelma- The Story of Confederacy of Dunces." Her book, "Friday Night Grind," was published in 2006.
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Bruce Keyes My photography presents the viewer with an engaging and sometimes unexpected interpretation of the world. I draw from over thirty years of experience with photographic processes combined with a cutting edge digital workflow to create images that celebrate the traditional aspects of photography, as well as the limitless horizons presented by current technology.Commissions of individual works or complete portfolios are negotiable on a per project basis. My imagery is presented as archival inkjet prints on a range of watercolor papers and canvases, chosen both for image permanence as well as their subjective rendering of a particular image.
http://www.brucekeyes.com
John H. Lawrence
George Long George Long specializes in candid photography of events, public relations photography, wedding photography, corporate-industrial, maritime, entertainment, editorial, fine art, and stock photography in New Orleans, throughout Louisiana, and southern Mississippi.
Photographers in New Orleans know George to be a leader in the photographic community. He currently serves as President of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and was president of the New Orleans/Gulf South Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). He is a charter member of Editorial Photographers and has been a member of the Professional Photographers of America since 1984.
http://www.georgelong.com
Renee Allie Images are of Methodist Campground Communities--an ongoing project http://www.reneeallie.com
Roman Alokhin My camera is like a plug. It serves as a connection to the world from which I draw energy. Photography’s strength is capturing life’s sporadic moments anywhere and anytime, and this is how I prefer to work. I move close to people and subjects in an attempt to present the viewer with experiences that I had while triggering the shutter. http://alokhin.com/
Thom Bennett “Thom Bennett explores the relationships between legend and modern interpretation in his series The Mythology of Mardi Gras. His exploration of this seasonal celebration looks past the surface of the occasion to connect additional meanings between masks, costumes, and role playing. Bennett successfully associates the playful with the human need to recall, reinterpret, and reenact historic and cultural mythologies.” - Barbara Satterfield, The Baum Gallery – “Focal Points: Contemporary Southern Photography” http://thombennettphotographs.com/
Tim Best I am investigating the difference between drama and reality. I photograph the moments between the moments, the expressions between the expressions, and the images between the images. I want to observe the unobserved and see how it relates to the reality people choose to see.
http://www.timcbest.com
Seth Boonchai Within the corners are the remains and glimpses of our histories and legacies. These histories, ghosts, and trace evidences of people and their activities fascinate me. To me they are sightings; glimpses of something common yet unique.
I try to reveal the beauty in the spaces by creating images that speak to the former glory of the places photographed. I want the viewer to meditate on the images and on the transience of man and the beauty that can be found between blinks.
http://www.oliowork.com
Shannon Brinkman Shannon Brinkman was invited to work with Preservation Hall in 2003 starting with the album
‘SHAKE THAT THING’ and has since traveled with the band internationally, including to Thailand,
where they were received as the guests of the King of Thailand . She is currently working on a book of
portraying the musicians in the space of the Preservation Hall which will include interviews of the musicians
conducted by Eve Abrams. http://www.shannonbrinkman.net
Lee Celano Lee Celano has been shooting major news events and documenting social change for two decades. Over the past three years , he has documented New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents whose lives have been transformed by devastating hurricanes. His photos have put a human face on the frustratingly slow re-population and rebuilding process. Lee also continues to work on a personal project on modern life in Cajun communities as their distinct culture and lifestyle fade away. His approach is naturalistic, capturing moments that illustrate the drama, tragedy and beauty of people’s everyday struggles. http://www.leecelano.com/
Ze daLuz I produce c-print photographs in editions of 10. Exploring the intensity hidden in everyday city life in order to elicit an emotional response from the viewer is my goal. Using oblique or exaggerated views as well as photo montage, I create unique portraits of people and places.
http://lightworld.org
Arnaud Daval
Jessica Delgado
Maria Delos Reyes
Philip M. Denman PHILIP M. DENMAN is a native of New Orleans and has been active in photography since the age of twenty five. In 1975 he befriended Clarence John Laughlin and aided with his projects over several years. Philip has participated in many photographic exhibitions including: "Exchanges in Imagination: The Clarence John Laughlin Collection"- New Orleans Museum of Art; "Contemporary Photography in Louisiana"- Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans; and the "Louisiana Photographers Salon" the Old State Capital, Baton Rouge to name a few. Philip has three photographs in the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art which were accessioned with the "Collection of Clarence John Laughlin: New Orleans and Beyond." He has worked as a freelance photographer since 1989 and resides in Covington, Louisiana.
Nell Dickerson Nell Dickerson is an architect, photographer, film maker and writer. Her hauntingly beautiful photographs document and preserve the rich cultures of America.
http://nelldickerson.com/
Jenny Ellerbe After twenty years as a pediatric intensive care nurse, Jenny Ellerbe traded in the tools of her previous life for a new camera and the opportunity to do what she had always wanted – explore and document the largely overlooked region surrounding her hometown of Monroe, Louisiana. She is a self-taught photographer who is now an instructor with the Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops. Her series of photographs, “Bosco Gin”, was published in Lenswork Magazine (Edition 69, 2007)) and a monograph of her work, “Here is Home” was published by Scotia Waterous in 2008. Her work resides in the permanent collections of the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
http://www.jennyellerbe.com
Michelle Elmore
Jill Ensley Jill Ensley's work covers a broad range of subjects, from photojournalism abroad and at home to backyard beauty and daily life, as well as the occasional wedding and portrait. She lives her creative life inspired by the Richard Misrach quote, "I've come to believe that beauty can be a very powerful conveyor of difficult ideas." http://www.jillensley.com
Shawn P. Escoffery Shawn Escoffery is a Harlem New York / New Orleans based photographer who uses his passion for life and the built environment to uncover beauty in images of every day life often overlooked. From a child gently kissing a father’s cheek showing affection on a crowded subway train, to the worn expressionless face of one of New York’s homeless or simple architecture, Escoffery seeks to capture the unseen and open new worlds to the viewers of his work. With a Masters degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Escoffery has spent the last ten years working in urban and distressed areas across the country trying to make improvements to the physical landscape and helping the people who live in these areas move towards self-sufficiency. His commitment to this sector has manifested in some of his recent photo essays as he explores combining social advocacy with photography. “Lives Forgotten” is a ongoing series on homelessness where he Escoffery volunteers with The New Life Project, a New York based homeless advocacy organization, shooting images of the homeless for fundraisers and the agency’s publication. His “Lost Innocence” series explores the world of children born into poverty with images of children playing in the streets unaware of the despair and decay of their surroundings. Escoffery’s most recent series “One Year Later: New Orleans” documents the devastation left by one of the countries greatest natural disasters. Worn streetscapes dotted with empty foundations, mountains of debris, dilapidated houses and dreams washed away in a storm, Escoffery’s images of New Orleans show the realness of a true tragedy.
A well traveled individual, Escoffery hopes to share some of the sights, smells and feelings he has encountered throughout his many trips domestically and internationally. He aims to allow the viewer to step into the picture and become part of that moment – to feel the mood expressed in a subjects eyes or the sadness painted by light and shadows. Peru, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Japan, Australia, France, and China are a few of the international backdrops in many of Escoffery’s work. He has spent extensive time in Japan and his fascination with the country and Asia in general has produced a continuously growing body of work entitled, “Unmette shinjiur?” where he captures all aspects of life in Japan from populous cities like Tokyo to rural rice filed villages in southern Kyushu. Escoffery shoots in a documentary style with each shoot telling a unique story.
Shawn Escoffery holds bachelor degrees in English Literature and Political Science from Rutgers University and a Masters Degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a certificate in international development and communications from the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and is currently a Rockefeller Urban Redevelopment Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He continues to work with community groups and volunteers at a number of community based organizations aimed at improving the lives of inner-city residents.
His work has been exhibited in several galleries in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California and Louisiana. Shawn shoots with passion and intensity – this energy is brought to all of his projects as he hopes to produce intriguing images that provoke lasting discussions.
http://www.shawnescoffery.com
Sara Essex Sara Essex has been photographing food, interiors, and still life for more than 10 years. While her studio is in New Orleans, she travels frequently for projects in the U.S. and Europe. Although her work is primarily commercial, every couple of years she shows personal work at the Big Top in New Orleans. She resides in the lower Garden District with her fiancé and two worthless cats. http://www.saraessex.com
Toni Goss To quote Edward Weston, "Anything that excites me I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual."
http://www.tonigoss.com
Cyndi McMurray I have been involved in art and photography for over thirty years. My work has been published in the Parade Magazine, Easy Rider and a few local papers over the years. I have won several photography and art competitions over the years. I LOVE ART! http://www.nita-zita.com
Ellen McRaney
Mark Menjivar
Rene Merino
Ashley Merlin Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, I graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in Journalism.
In 2002, I opened a studio in New Orleans. A freelance photojournalist, I specialize in documentary, landscape, nature, sports and outdoor event details.
http://www.ashleymerlin.com
Chris Mickal I have been on the New Orleans Fire Dept. since 1980. I rose up the ranks to my present rank of District Chief. I am in charge of the 2nd. District in the French Quarter and CBD, and also run the NOFD Photo Unit.
http://www.firelinephotos.com
Debbie Miracolo "Debbie Miracolo's portraits are intimate, intense, direct, and earnest. They tell us how special it is to be human. Her images of nature are full of surprises and revelations, not the usual pretty landscapes, but mysterious and disturbing. They take us to another level if we allow ourselves to be open to them."
- Harvey Stein - photographer, educator, author http://www.debbiemiracolo.com
Colleen Mullins Colleen Mullins is an active photographer and book artist, and is the Academic Director of Photography for the Art Institutes International Minnesota. Her current project, Elysium, examines the urban forest of New Orleans, and its new and delicate relationship with its human neighbors in the still choppy wake of Hurricane Katrina. She has received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant to continue the project.
http://www.colleenmullins.net
Scott Myers Self taught photographer Scott Myers is an active wedding and event photographer, with a keen interest in further developing his personal photography projects. Coming to photography from a music background has lent him an instinctive knack for feeling out those "moments" that happen between people, greatly benefiting his wedding business. Between 3.5 years of touring the States with the Ringling Brothers Circus, a stint on a cruise ship, and several visit's to his wife's hometown of Rio De Janeiro, Scott has been around the block once or twice, but has that special place in his heart for New Orleans. Scott and his wife Aline live in Mid-City, New Orleans.
http://www.scottmyersphotography.com
Sonya Naumann
Hannah Neal Hannah Neal has been making photographic art for over 20 years, during which time her work has been exhibited throughout her home state of Texas and in New Orleans, as well as published in national and regional newspapers and magazines. Since the 1994 opening of her Austin-based studio, she has specialized in photography of the performing arts, fine art portraiture, urban landscape and photographic documentary work.
http://www.hannahneal.com
Jim O'Connell Jim is an enthusiast of a multitude of photographic forms with a particular interest in portraiture and landscapes. As a 20-year resident of the greater New Orleans area he enjoys frequent photo outings in his adopted home. Building on a 30-year professional background in digital imaging and interpretation of the earth's subsurface for the oil industry, Jim has expanded into extensive digital post-processing of his photographic ventures using Photoshop and Paint Shop. http://www.jkophotography.fototime.com
Judith O'Dell
Kevin O'Mara A New Orleans-based photographer dedicated to the preservation of a
slightly alternate universe. http://www.klophoto.com
Rick Olivier Rick Olivier is a New Orleans-based photographer best known for his documentation of Louisiana music and culture. His book, "Zydeco!" (University of Mississippi Press, 1999) won the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of The Year award, and is considered to be the definitive pictorial record of the Louisiana Creole dance music known as "zydeco". Olivier's photographs have appeared on over one hundred LP and CD covers and in many national magazines. http://www.rickolivier.com
Michelle Pujols Michelle is an award winning photographer whose work has been featured in "This Week in Texas" as well as appearing in many other national magazines. Her work has been purchased by the State of New Mexico, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, and for private collections across the country. Michelle, a native of New Orleans, grew up enjoying the unique landscape and architecture of the city. After receiving her degree in photography she traveled extensively, living in Texas and New Mexico before returning to New Orleans. Along her journey Michelle stopped often to experience and record the wonders she found in everyday places.
"The work that I produce comes from the heart. When I look around, I don't see lines and shapes. I see the beauty of the spirit of the universe that we are each a part. I see the web of all things in existence intertwined. Each element has its own quality. In my images I try to capture that spirit, that elusive essence that all too often we are in too much of a hurry to notice. If I can help one person to stop and take notice, we all will benefit." http://www.michellealinepujolsphotography.com
Pamela Reed For a moment in time, I am what I create. The emotions inside that I don't dare share with the outside world are found within the images hung on the wall. The camera allows me the opportunity to briefly bare my soul.
While most hide a part of themselves, away from the public eye, an artist lays it all out in both b/w and technicolor.
No guts, no glory.
http://www.pamelareedphotography.com
Natalie Root Natalie Root is an alumna of Loyola University New Orleans. Her recent work includes "New Orleans Fare" which is a series of food images. She also shot the photography for the New Orleans Junior League's children's cookbook which will be released in October of 2009. She has several editorial, commercial, and book projects ongoing.
http://www.natalieroot.com
Scott Schexnaydre I started shooting digital 5 years ago. My main interest is in nature photography, but I am always looking to shoot different subjects.
http://www.pbase.com/sschex
Bruce Schultz My photography is limited to wet-plate collodion. For me, it crystallizes the essence of organic image-making into a handmade medium with serendipitous qualities.
http://www.tintypesforever.com
Jennifer Shaw Jennifer Shaw grew up in Milwaukee, studied photography at RISD, and then moved to New Orleans in pursuit of the artist's life. She teaches the disappearing art of darkroom photography at the Louise S. McGehee School and works as a freelance photographer with a concentration on her personal work and custom portraiture. She was a founding officer and board member of the New Orleans Photo Alliance, where she continues to serve as coordinator of the annual PhotoNOLA festival, in addition to chasing after two young sons.
Jennifer’s photographs have been featured in B&W Magazine, Shots, Light Leaks Magazine, The Oxford American and The Sun. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and is held in both private and public collections, including the Huntsville Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Her work is also included in the forthcoming book and travelling exhibition: Before During After: Louisiana Photographers Respond to Katrina.
http://www.jennifershaw.net
Gary Michael Smith Gary Michael Smith is a writer by trade, using photography to accompany his articles. He has also shot corporate/industrial photography for such companies as Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and CACI, and has served as staff photographer for a number for professional organizations. In 2009 he explored the realm of art photography by exhibiting some of his newer works in a new fine arts gallery in New Orleans. His works appear in such publications as Cat Fancy, Architectural Digest, and a variety of literary magazines. http://www.garymichaelsmith.com
Leslie-Claire Spillman Leslie-Claire Spillman is an emerging photographer who graduated from Xavier University in 2006. She is the director of an art gallery in the heart of the New Orleans Arts District, and tries hard to find time each day to be an artist; to indulge the creative compulsion.
http://www.leslieclairespillman.com
Ellen Susan I am a photographer who lives in Savannah, Georgia. At the age of nine or twelve (I can't remember which, but it was definitely one or the other) I was given my first camera as a Christmas, or birthday or Hannukah gift. Just like everyone else. I used this Brownie or Polaroid Big Shot or other hilariously named, quaintly low-tech kiddie camera for a while to take unsurprising pictures of my friends, family and pets. After a short time, I put it in a drawer with all my other junk and forgot about it. None of which has anything to do with the fact that I make pictures today.
I also "work" in Savannah - this shouldn't come as a shock, given the fact that I live there. But I aspire to be a dual-city artist "dividing my time" between Savannah and either Detroit - the city of my birth - or Alligator, Mississippi, because I figure the real estate there is probably pretty cheap.
I have two art degrees, but I don't hold them, ever.
I am married to Rob Walker, columnist for the New York Times Magazine, author of two fine books (three if you count comic books), co-creator of the sublimely pleasurable Significant Objects, and "the Michael Bierut of Objectified." Take his Metapoll.
We share our orange house with El Rey, the King of the Dogs. Who is also orange.
http://ellensusan.com
Peter Tilgner The photographs I take are not planned. I make pictures by merging the unplanned. Many of my pictures display my sense of humor. However, some show a darker side to my picture making. Common to all my work is an interest in turning photographs into complex, merged image compositions where the viewer’s imagination can become an active collaborator in the scene.
Creating pictures from disparate parts (each picture is made up of two or more different images), is what my work is about. Combining unplanned images of every day people and places into content driven, meaningful pictures is the challenge.
http://www.petertilgnerphotoart.net
Kyle Zeringue Originally from Thibodaux, LA I have been a nature photographer for 25 years. I earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of Florida. My goal is to produce images evocative of the experience of time spent in wild places. I have recently begun incorporating the lines and forms of the human body into the natural environment. I currently have a studio and gallery at the Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment Center in Huntsville, AL. http://zeringuephoto.com
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