Only 60 days until Fat Tuesday!

It will be here before you know it, so start planning for Mardi Gras 2017 now. I have just updated my Guide to Mardi Gras 2017 and its the 21th version of my guide. Check it out and we'll see you on the parade route!   http://faculty.samfox.wustl.edu/strembicki/neworleans/Stan.html

from the series "Katrina Bibles"

"Samuel 10" lower 9th ward, New Orleans 2006

from the series "Katrina Bibles"

"Isaiah 46" Lower 9th ward, New Orleans 2006

from the series "Katrina Bibles"

"Psalms" lower 9th ward, New Orleans 2006

Katrina Bible-Mercy Seat Baptist Church, Isaiah

One of the earlier works from the series "A Matter of Faith" taken in the lower 9th ward after hurricane Katrina. This image from a smaller subset of Katrina Bibles I photographed.

Allison G., Susan's studio 1983

Here is one from the archive, dated 1983 soon after I started at WU.

Rita, Tyson studio

Camaron, Tyson studio 2016

State of the Art

From a visit to the archives, taken in 2005 of myself and one of my "muses" and me holding what I think was my Apple PowerBook 160. At the time we thought it to be fire breathing, not sure I could even boot it up anymore, but I do still have it. The cutting edge of state of the art is an easy place to bleed out at.

Ale & Beth Tyson studio 2016

Couple shoot, Tyson studio 2016

Tyson studio, October 2016

Revisiting some files from the fall, but for me, thats what the "off season" is all about. My rhythm is to pretty much shut down the Tyson studio November to April and spend those months combing thru those files. I am pretty sure there will be more investigation done in this area next year. First stop is Ikea for more of this material.