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The Louisiana Flood of 2016: How we can help those in the flooded communities of Louisiana
Right now there are thousands of Louisiana residents without homes due to the epic flooding that took place over this last weekend. Recent numbers say over 40,000 homes were damaged. Many were not ready for the flooding and had to be rescued from rooftops or stranded on highways. The storm that passed through was slow and…
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The Power of Being at the Edge: Images and Words from the Ocean
Walk to the Edge of Yourself Close Your Eyes and Listen. Really Listen. Relentless tugging layers of sand tumbling shells, wind hitting your body Each wave speaks a new language that feels familiar Until the waves and the body of water and you are One. Reflect on the sound of what has come before you and…
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36 Hours in North Carolina – My advice? Get Lost To Get Found
Yes, I am ready for it all to end. I have been away from home 3 weekends in a row and I have to say I miss my wife, my dog, and our oasis in St. Bernard Parish. It all started with Labor Day Weekend shooting Bayou Country Superfest at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. Every…
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Saints Bernard, Claude, and Rampart St. A tale of a quickly changing New Orleans
I have always loved the photography of Walker Evans. I am more specifically enamored and the same time perplexed by his very “straight” street photography. You know the ones, very flat, but contrasty straight forward views of homes and businesses. You know, the barbershops, auto repair, and general street life shots? To me they hold…
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New Course! Photography Portfolio and Project Mentorship with Zack Smith Photography
I am very excited to get back in the fold at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art with this wonderful new course. After taking a semester off from teaching at NOAFA, I am once again ready to share some knowledge I have gained over the last few years that could help photographers of all…
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Recent Portraits February to May 2016
My most creative spirit comes alive when photographing a portrait. When I make portraits, everything I have learned about language, communication, light, lenses, and life come together in the click of a shutter. I feel it is with portrait photography that my storytelling talents come out and my true purpose on this earth for my…
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Killer Clouds from Outer Space: After the Rain on the Last Saturday in April
The rains came dumping in from the west, just like days before out of nowhere only to flood the streets from Gentilly to St. Bernard. I peered out the window to see a group of tightly wound bluish black clouds and I ran for the door with camera in hand. I raced down St. Bernard…
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Borrowed & Blue QnA with Zack Smith Photography
Location, Location, Location!” Whether or not it was first said by a British real estate tycoon or local music group The Tin Men, those three words sum up for me what it means to really KNOW New Orleans. For a photographer living in the most visually and culturally unique city in the United States, finding…
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4×5 Film Voyage From Chalmette to Shell Beach…a Sunday in Pictures
I can’t say enough about the New Orleans Photo Alliance. I have been a member since Day 1 and I recommend you all do the same if you: love New Orleans, photography, and community. About an hour before sunrise this past Sunday I was sitting in my home studio checking out locations on the computer and…
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Photographing the Landscapes of St. Bernard Parish with the 4×5 group from the New Orleans Photo Alliance
As a resident of Chalmette and St. Bernard Parish for the last 2 years, I have enjoyed exploring the land and people out here. As you may know I have been documenting The Battlefield Oak at the National Park here for about 4 months, but there are so many other amazing locations to photograph. Right…