This past month marks the third summer Andrew Watson and I have made it down to New Orleans for what is, I think safe to say, our favorite shoot of the year. Andrew shoots the motion and I shoot stills for a non profit organization called Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools.
We love the organization, we love the kids involved and we love and appreciate the staff and interns that help to keep it running. And even though we seem to only go during the hottest, muggiest days of summer we also love New Orleans. Each year we’ve been lucky enough to stay in a different part of the city which has allowed us to learn more and see more of the city during our downtime. A highlight of this year’s trip was seeing a great brass ensemble the night before we left at Les Bons Temp on Magazine Street.
Below check out a few quick shots from our weeklong shoot.
Andrew does an interview in one of the only quiet rooms in the entire school. This year, large air conditioning units (worth their weight in gold by the way) and construction made Andrew's shoot difficult.
Each morning the group gets together for a circle meeting, which is a nice way for everyone to talk about the day and catch up on what's new in each other's lives.
Each year I shoot some glossy style portraits that the organization can use in conjunction with documentary work to help with grant proposals and other fundraising opportunities. An entire gallery of last year's portraits is up on my website, but this image here represents the small group portraits that I did with the Rethinkers this year.
