Documentary Photography in New Orleans, LA

A wide range, united by a documentary approach. Editorial and assignment work for publications; long-form personal and commissioned documentary projects following a subject over time; nonprofit and NGO storytelling about the people and communities you serve; authentic brand and founder documentaries; candid documentation of weddings, milestones, and events; and environmental portraiture. What connects all of it is the method — honest, unstaged, time-intensive, and centered on dignity — and the goal of making images that carry the real feeling of a story. If you have something true you want told and kept, whether it's a magazine feature, a cause, a company, or a family chapter, reach out and we'll talk about the right way to approach it.

The core difference is that I don't direct or stage — I observe and wait. Traditional photography often arranges a scene; documentary photography earns its way into a real one and captures it honestly. That means spending time, becoming invisible so people forget the camera, and having the patience to wait for the true moment rather than manufacturing a convenient one. The result reads as real because it is: the actual glance, the actual room, the actual hands. It also means a strong ethical practice — consent, honest framing, and dignity for every subject. For clients, the payoff is imagery with a depth and authenticity that staged work simply can't reach, and that people trust precisely because it wasn't posed.

Yes, nonprofit and NGO storytelling is some of my most meaningful work, and dignity is the non-negotiable center of it. I spend real time with the people a nonprofit serves, earn their trust, and photograph them as full human beings — never as symbols of hardship or objects of pity. I practice informed consent, I'm transparent about how images will be used, and I frame stories to honor people rather than exploit them, which is not only right but also what actually moves donors, because audiences trust and respond to work that respects its subjects. I'm happy to work within your organization's ethical guidelines and to collaborate closely on messaging. If you need to tell your community's story with both power and conscience, that's exactly what I do.

Absolutely, and I encourage it — a documentary project deserves to be held, not just scrolled. I design and produce beautifully sequenced, archival photo books and fine prints, whether it's a magazine-quality book of a personal project (a family chapter, a portrait of a place or a person), a report or campaign piece for a nonprofit, or an exhibition set. Sequencing is part of the craft: the order and pairing of images is how a set of photographs becomes a story. Books and prints are made on archival materials built to last generations, and clients consistently tell me the physical object becomes among the most treasured things they own. If you'd like a lasting form for your project, we'll plan it together.

I'm based in New Orleans and know it deeply, and I travel for assignments and projects anywhere. Pricing depends entirely on the project: an editorial assignment, a multi-week documentary project, a nonprofit campaign, and a family commission all price very differently, based on the time in the field, the deliverables (files, books, prints), and usage. Because documentary work is time-intensive by nature, I scope each project individually and give you a clear proposal rather than a rate card, and I'm glad to work with nonprofit budgets where the story is compelling. Reach out with what you're hoping to document and why, and we'll talk through the right scope. Some stories are worth every hour it takes to tell them truthfully.