This project grew out of several portraits made in Louisiana and Mississippi during the 2020-21 pandemic. Through generous support from the Jazz and Heritage Foundation, I was able to begin an extended series of portraits of people in Louisiana that make contributions to the art and culture of the state.
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Louis Michot, Corey Ledet, and Leyla McCalla, Bywater, 2024
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Ernie Vincent at Euclid Records, 2023 (Cover for Living Blues Magazine)
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Esther Rose at the Tigermen Den, Bywater
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TR in his garden, Bywater
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