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When you photograph a face, you photograph the soul behind it. – Jean-Luc Godard
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band gave their first concert in Lake Charles last week. It was a special treat to be able to photograph this group. They embody New Orleans Jazz and the spirit of that city. Here are a few of [...]

 
 
Marcy Tweed emits a perimeter of joy around herself and her vehicle. It is not just Christmas joy but she does use Christmas as an excuse to spread some of her joy around the town of Lake Charles. 
Tweed first started decorating her vehicle for the City of Lake Charles Christmas Parade  six years ago. She started small [...]

Writing does not come easy for me. However (in my opinion) the changing shape of media will require all journalists to write a coherent story.  Recently, I have jumped into the practice of writing beyond a simple narrative for 2 assignments for our art & entertainment section, “The Marquee“. Both pieces do accompany audio slideshows. [...]

These young guys are true inspirations to every baby boomer. John and Gervis did their time in the work force while playing their music part-time. Then they retired. Now they invest their free time into their music.
Watch the audio slideshow at this link: http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpphotos/?p=20

I had the opportunity to cover the 2008 Coushatta Pow Wow Sunday. The event included dancing, tribal drumming, and singing competitions attracting from tribes across the US. Naturally I did a slideshow/multimedia presentation. You can view it here.

The Times of Southwest Louisiana is a bi-monthly magazice produced out of Lake Charles. I had the opportunity to shoot the cover story for them this month. You can download the pdf on their website and view more photos here on my flickr.

The lack of posts is an indication of my schedule. here is one project. I shot a local musician for Philly.ms (a local arts & entertainment weekly). You can download a pdf of the full paper at www.philly.ms

Jon Ramey’s travels brought him to Meridian, Mississippi last week via Highway 45.
Jon lives by his creed of “live to skate, skate to live, skate free.” After two tours in Afghanistan, Jon decided to set himself free on the road. He’s a hobo by choice and travels the US skating with different people.
Panhandling [...]

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