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"Connection" is part of my "Reflections of New Orleans" series. Abstracts from the city through the lens of water and glass.

The Crescent City Connection in New Orleans was opened in April 1958 as the Greater New Orleans Bridge. It carried two lanes of traffic in each direction and spurred growth in the suburban area known as the West Bank Construction of the second span began in March 1981. Despite promises that it would be ready for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, it did not open to traffic until September 1988.

The CCC has become an iconic part of the city's skyline.

My goal as a photographic artist lies in creating images that demand more than a passing glance, more than 125th of a second they capture. My favorite genre is abstracts that draw the viewer into aesthetically pleasing puzzles that inspire wonder. While searching for that elusive magic, I indulge in anything else that catches my eye and might catch yours. My obsession with photography began with a 75-cent folding Kodak from a church bizarre when I was twelve years old. I spent the next 20 years in darkrooms and textbooks, learning everything I could about the art and science of it. I opened a studio and lab business while still in high school and eventually ended up selling equipment and supplies for an old-school camera shop. That job...