The French Quarter in New Orleans feels like its own little world within a city. Some of my favorite times to walk around and practice street photography is just before sunrise. The streets are virtually empty, there’s a reflective sheen coating the streets and sidewalks after the partying a debauchery is washed away from the night before and the way the sunlight makes its way through the neighborhood is pretty incredible.
Read MoreAutumn in New Orleans is absolutely beautiful. Being from the northeast, this time of year is usually cold and shooting photos outside becomes less and less frequent. Since moving to New Orleans, my wife and I take a walk around City Park at least once a week. John reached out to me back in November needing a photographer to document him proposing to his girlfriend Emily. They were visiting NOLA and he wasn’t sure of a good place to propose. I suggested City Park and after a quick search online he thought that was the perfect place. A couple days before the big day, I took a walk around the park and scouted locations that would be perfect for them. This bridge has caught my eye a few times before and thought it would be perfect for his proposal. When I sent him a photo of the bridge he was really happy with the location choice. We spent the next couple days planning out the proposal and coordinating everything.
Read MoreI’ve been shooting Tamron lenses for the past 3 or 4 years now and I’ve had nothing but good experiences with them. Last year, they gave me the opportunity to explain one of my long exposure photos in a How’d You Get That Shot as seen here. It was a cool experience to have such a big company, whose products I actually like and use, reach out to me about a photo I shot. They’ve since reposted a few photos of mine on instagram and a few weeks ago they reached out again. I’ve been shooting a lot of photos around New Orleans during the Covid-19 shutdown.
Read MoreWe’re experiencing an important time in history right now. This week a video surfaced showing a Minneapolis cop kneeling on a black man’s neck until he died. The man begged for his life, screamed that he couldn’t breathe and even yelled for his family in desperation. There were other officers involved who helped hold the man down and did not intervene in this stopping this murder from happening. This man’s name was George Floyd. His senseless murder was seen worldwide and and the lack of response from the governing bodies of Minnesota created an uproar of voices across the nation. Protests ensued. Some became violent and still no action was taken against the offending officers. Some rallies became riots until there was finally action taken against the main officer. He was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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