I seem to have bitten off more than I can chew. I want to share a narrative of my trip to New Orleans, but I have way too much material to sort through.
There is so much to tell.
Already I am making new work that I so desperately want to show you…
In that regard I present several scenes from New Orleans. I hope they provide a context for the upcoming movie that I have been working on (as an assistant.)
Fishing along the bank of the Mississippi river, New Orleans.
A young pregnant mother outside of her New Orleans home.
A man sitting under a painting of one of the Krewes of New Orleans. Krewes are secret societies that have existed since the founding of New Orleans. To belong to a Krewe you must be born into it. The Krewes control Mardi Gras and although Mardi Gras may appear to be a touristic event, it is actually a celebration of the Krewes that make up the inner society of New Orleans.
A leprechaun counts his money on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Playing pool at midnight.
A man of style…
…Lionel Burnett, regular of the bar called the Spotted Cat.
An old hardware store outside of New Orleans, barely competing against Home Depot, subsidized by the government after Hurricane Katrina.
Edwards Repair on Magazine street was one of the most interesting locations we filmed in.
Edward, the owner, had sent five kids through college, repairing every kind of shoe and leather product imaginable. He also had some great stories to tell.
Edward, the owner, had sent five kids through college, repairing every kind of shoe and leather product imaginable. He also had some great stories to tell.
I am planning on visiting Edward next time I am in New Orleans. Sometime in the next year I will be heading across the country again, possibly the same route as I took to get to New Orleans, with a large format camera in tow, with boxes and boxes of Kodak Portra 400.
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the man sitting under the painting, and the shoe maker are particularly handsome portraits.
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Yes Kirk!! Nice shots.
“…boxes and boxes of Kodak Portra 400.”
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Hi Kirk,
The first image of Edward is fantastic in every sense, right down to the expression on his face, I love that he is closely surrounded by his environment. In the mountains of objects & tools that litter his workshop there is a complexity and intimate history being told here even without words…
Brillant image.
Becky
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