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

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...