New Release: "St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 -- Autumn"

Save 10% off this order this weekend only. Discount code within.

A Memory of Fire

Get a discount code for this print. It expires Monday September 25, 2023 at 11:59PM. Learns what makes this print particularly special.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresSeptember 21, 2023St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Photography, Collectible Art, New OrleansComment

Longing for the Desert

I wanted to manifest through a picture my desire to be at the desert.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresJuly 14, 2023Desert, Art, SurrealComment

10 Year Anniversary of "The Anxiety of Love" Special Limited Edition

The story behind my most popular print in time for its 10th anniversary limited edition release.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresJune 15, 2023Ghost, Art, New Orleans Artist, Prints, Open EditionComment

Mother, Daughter and the Holy Ghost

A heathen looks for religion in this week’s release of a limited edition artwork.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresMay 25, 2023New Prints, New Orleans Art, New Orleans ArtistsComment

New LIMITED EDITION works now available

A story, too of a psychedelic experience that led to my current phase of work.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresMay 18, 2023Art Collector, New Orleans Art, Nature ArtComment

In Case You’re Keeping Score…

Where to view art inspired by local, New Orleans vampire legend and how to purchase limited edition prints of these works.

New Art Show! After the Flora Opening Night is April 15

My art show, After the Flora comes out of the wreckage of a former plant store in New Orleans.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresApril 7, 2023New Orleans, Art Show, Local ArtComment

The Invention of Ectoplasm

Spirit photographers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries made some of the earliest (and eeriest) manipulated photographs.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresMarch 10, 2023William Mumler, Ghost Photography, Supernatural, ArtComment

Books of New Orleans for Research and Pleasure (PART 2)

Part 2! Travel way back in time into New Orleans’s past with these terrific books that I am happy to share with you.

Books of New Orleans for Research and Pleasure (PART 1)

New Orleans has inspired generations of artists and writers. Here’s a collection of books that I’ve enjoyed.

The Year that Almost Wasn't

“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they are old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.”

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresDecember 31, 20222022, Annual Review, Updated WorkComment

People are Buried Beneath the Dirt Here in New Orleans

Not everyone is above ground.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresNovember 18, 2022New Orleans, Cemetery, Buddy BoldenComment

A Short Rumble of Thoughts About New Orleans During These Strange Times

It has always been dark times for New Orleans.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresNovember 4, 2022New Orleans, History, St Louis Cathedral, CommentaryComment

A Night’s Walk through a New Orleans Cemetery

“Nothing breathes here except me although I’m not alone.”

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresOctober 26, 2022New Orleans, Cemetery, Weeping Angel, Crypts, New Orleans History, PhotographyComment

Does New Orleans Actually Bury its Dead?

Make a Virtual Visit to the Site of a Mass Grave in New Orleans by Watching the Video Below

Carlos DetresOctober 21, 2022Comment

Was My Artwork Cursed?

I don’t usually get this personal but it’s Halloween month. Screw it.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresOctober 13, 2022Artwork, Cursed, New Orleans, Halloween Photography, SaleComment

50% Off Select Prints for the Month of October

It’s our annual Halloween sale. Save 50% off select prints.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresOctober 3, 2022Sale, New Orleans, Photography, Print, Halloween SaleComment

Gaia’s Exorcism of Plantation Alley

Deconstructing and reconstructing a dark past with art.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresSeptember 6, 2022Plantation, Art, Louisiana, Plantation Alley, PhotographyComment

An Old Church Along Plantation Alley

Why I had to make art from this old church on Plantation Alley.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresAugust 5, 2022New Orleans, Art, Plantation, Plantation Alley, Old Church, LouisianaComment

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