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The Mardi Gras Indian tradition is and culture is predominately male, but more and more women have begun masking as Queens within their tribes.

Queens can be any age,, from babies to the elderly. Many promote the role of Queens as peace keepers among tribes, and instruments for community outreach.

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...