Welcome to my new and updated website! I have a lot of new work to share with you, most importantly from my last trip to Haiti, which came in the wake of a horrific earthquake rather than the carnival that we had been so looking forward to. The intent behind the original Jacmel workshop was to go to Haiti to photograph something other than a disaster, or election– in other words to make images that would show another side of the country. Unfortunately, as in so many things, reality got in the way. Armed with a used Canon 5D I spent a month in Haiti. Its the first time since I started shooting digitally that I feel at home with a camera. Its like rediscovering an old friend. This is the way its supposed to be.

I would like to think my students for supporting my projects even in very difficult situations. The seven who came to Haiti under very difficult circumstances showed a great deal of courage. I am very proud of you and appreciative of your support.

I have begin to include more work from New Orleans, so you will find two essays, one on my beloved Mardi Gras Indians, and the other on the funeral second-line for Miss Antoinette K-Doe who is missed by all. If you never felt the harsh whip of Antoinette’s tongue, you certainly missed something. I remember my first summer after moving to New Orleans from my native New York. I sat out Hurricane Ivan with Miss K-Doe and Dave Reed. It barely rained a drop. They made me feel at home.