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| "The New Orleans Nightingales Wall Portrait" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet
My Swan Song: The New Orleans Nightingales
Five weeks ago, I confronted myself with a difficult decision. After a long internal debate, I concluded I would retire from commercial photography and videography. I will continue to pursue fine art photography and conceptual personal projects, but I will not be able to work for clients any longer. I feel grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to capture amazing people. When I look back on these memories, the one thing I cherish the most is the trust afforded to me by my subjects. This decision was not made as a reaction to any of my past shoots or clients. It was made as a commitment to myself to prioritize my writing as I was always neglecting it for other projects.
It seems fitting my swan song would be for the talented and lovely New Orleans Nightingales. Two photographs from my last shoot with them are in the December 2014 issue of OffBeat Magazine. Thank you, Gales, for entrusting me and thank you, Elsa Hahne, for publishing them.
It’s been quite a ride. Cheers to you all!
xx,
Kristin
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Curatorial Premise: Inspired by Brassaï’s Paris de Nuit photo collection from 1933, this call invited photographers to explore and unveil New Orleans after dark. Like Brassaï’s Paris, the images here transform the ordinary into the ethereal through the transaction of light and dark. Wander where tourists fear to tread. Featured Artists: Jamal Barnes Updesh Bedi Caleb Breaux Taylor Castillo Seth Cook Tenzin Dolker Kristin Fouquet Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee Eli Johnson Leone Julitte Zachary Kanzler Virat Kapur Kevin Lajoie Ryan Lips Denise Lyons Donald Maginnis Eli Mergel CB Merritt Darrell Miller David Rae Morris Leo Morningstar Joliet Morrill Daniel Newton Dung Nguyen Julien Orr Kenneth Pape Stacey Pearson Jared Ragland Chad Schneider Alexandra Silverthorne Carlos Talbott Trenity Thomas Karl Turner Joseph Walton Remy Williams
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