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The Path: Super Sunday in New Orleans
Photos of young Mardi Gras Indians from Super Sunday shot Uptown at A.L. Davis Park.
This past Sunday, Uptown was treated a gathering of Mardi Gras Indians called Super Sunday. If you don't know what it is, it's a tradition that dates back to 1880. It's passed down from generation to generation of boys and girls who begin learning the tradition at a very young age. You can read more about Mardi Gras Indians HERE.
I tended to focus myself on the young men, wondering what it was like to have this over-century old tradition passed onto me. There wasn't a baton passed to me when I was a kid. We played baseball, war and video games so I'm intrigued by the path of a young man or woman becoming a Mardi Gras Indian. I wanted to get a story, or at least the foundation of one that I could continue in the years to come.
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I Love Super Sunday
A beautiful day at A.L. Davis Park with Mardi Gras Indians.
Yesterday was supposed to be a photo shoot that I was really excited to do but we canceled it due to strong winds that were forecast (it ended up being a beautiful day). Aryn and I instead rode our bikes to A.L. Davis Park to watch the Indians parade for Super Sunday. I packed a small, compact camera with a zoom. I had actually decided that I wasn't going to take pictures but I brought the camera anyway, just in case.
It was really a perfect day. We laid in the park, shared polish sausage and downed them with dollar beers sold to us by a man and a woman who had set up shop in the back of their pickup truck. It was Aryn who started to take pictures while I sat down with a plate of crawfish, sausage, corn on the cob, turkey neck and boiled potatoes (all for 5 bucks) as I watched the Indians, revelers and musicians pass by. After I finished, the picture bug kicked in and I didn't stop from then on.
I've been shooting a lot with this little camera, the Panasonic Lumix that was released probably five years ago. I typically shoot with only prime lenses but I enjoyed taking advantage of the zoom because it allowed me to stay out of the way of every one.
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One Year in New Orleans Part 3
Photos from one year in New Orleans from April-June 2015. Burlesque, Weddings, Crawfish Boils, Street Photography and more.
