MISC Mardi Gras 2012 in New Orleans

(Mardi Gras. part 3.) Fi Ya Ya - Mandingo Warriors !!!

St. Joseph's Night 2011

Big Chief Victor Harris of Fi Ya Ya Mandigo Warriors coming out for St. Joeseph's Night in the 7th Ward. (Again, GOD.BLESS.THIS.CITY.)

Black Men of Labor 2010

Black Men of Labor annual second line down in New Orleans on Sept. 7th, 2010!!!

Super Sunday in New Orleans: Part One

 I have to keep the actual Mardi Gras Indians to myself for a little bit, but here is just a quick shot from Super Sunday. This impromptu session in front of the main stage happened as the parade first began to trickle in to the park - Soul Rebel Brass Band kept the momentum going....

                                                                                                                                   God bless this place.

St. Joseph's Night in NOLA

OK, there are one million more where this came from, but as I am still in the Crescent City and still trying to figure out the structure for this project, here is just a little peak at what I've been up to:

 Michael Tenner Jr., Spyboy for the Comanche Hunters, poses in front of Vernon Freeman, Flagboy for the tribe, in front of the House of Dance and Feathers in the Lower Ninth Ward. St. Joseph's night was the first time that Michael Jr. at age 6 masked Indian. The pose is both for photographs and a part of preparations for the evening. Even though he is only 6 years old, it is expected that Michael Jr, as Spyboy of the Comanche Hunters will always be in front of Freeman, looking out for other Indians.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Northside Skull and Bones Gang

These are images I took on Mardi Gras day starting at about 6:30 in the morning until maybe 7:30 or 8am, as the Northside Skull and Bones Gang (With members that include Bruce Sunpie Barnes and Ronald Lewis) first came out the door of the Backstreet museum in the Treme. The gang then went all through the neighborhood and into the French Quarterbanging on people's doors and windows waking them up and announcing the arrival of Mardi Gras day with their slogan, "You next!!"

Here are some of my favorite images from the morning...