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The carriage tours in the French Quarter of New Orleans are iconic. The drivers line up on Decatur street infront of Jackson Square park. Mules pull the carriages instead of horses because they are better in the hot, humid weather. Many drivers adorn their them with all sorts of costumes and decorations. In this case some glitter and nail polish.

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...