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Yellow Doors

We went to Marigny one afternoon and hadn’t gotten lunch yet, so we stopped at this hot dog place. It was outstanding. I got an andouille sausage on a roll. I guess they’re a local chain, because I saw one in the Garden District a day […]

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A storefront painted blue with several doors that are painted a bright yellow. There are anthropomorphic hot dogs in some of the windows of the doors. The word “Bienvenue!” is painted above the main entrance. “Witam” and “E Komo Mai” are above two others. Plastic barriers are in the street in front of the storefront.
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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522 520

If there’s one thing the French Quarter of New Orleans has in abundance, it’s doors. Doors is the highlighted category on Glass, and for once, I have film pictures that fit the category. I took this just as someone was coming out of a place […]

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Two doors and two windows covered with shutters so they look just like the doors sit in a brown stucco wall on the street. One door is partly open.
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Dinner is Served

Not sure what krewe this was. Mardi Gras parades are something else. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A guard stands by as a chandelier swings over a table loaded with dishes on a street in the dark as people look on.
February 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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American Safari

I don’t think the animals on this sign are the kind of charismatic megafauna we have in America, but okay. Rolleiflex MX-EVS, Ilford PanF+, 510-Pyro.

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3 story motel with a neon sign out front that says “American Safari” with a neon zebra and giraffe above the words.
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Fenced In

The apocalypse has also hit New Orleans. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A fence surrounds a parking lot for a run down building with a questionable roof.
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Is This All There Is?

Yes. Sorry. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A float emerges from the dark with two lamps on top of a sign that says “Is This All There Is?” Neon-like letters on the side say “AC” (I think the rest of the message is “AB”, but that’s not shown here).
February 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Aztec Motel

Complete with fake palm trees (with the palms removed for winter). Rolleiflex MX-EVS, Ilford PanF+, 510-Pyro.

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A three story motel, empty, with a neon sign out front that reads Aztec Motel, with the sign in a shape that vaguely references Aztec culture.
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Washington & 1st

Across the street from Carton Brewing. Seems to have survived the apocalypse pretty well, oddly enough. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A two story blue brick building has painted on the side “Washington & 1st”. A smaller sign offers coffee, and the awning has the words “Breakfast • Lunch • Brunch • Coffee • Snacks” on its edge.
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Monster

Not sure which krewe this was part of. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A monster with orange skin, sharp teeth, and bulging eyes marches along a one way street at night with feathers on its cap.
February 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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Bel-Air Motel

This is not the classic neon sign they have, but it’s still charming, especially the surfboard. Rolleiflex MX-EVS, Ilford PanF+, 510-Pyro.

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Office of a motel with a glass door. The address is vertical next to the door, 5510. There is a surfboard on the railing above the office that says “Bel-Air Motel On Vacation Since 1956”. A sign sticking out from the wall reads "BEL•AIR MOTEL Suites Efficiencies/ Guest Rooms On Vacation Since 1956” with palm trees and a surfboard
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Carton Brewing

Carton Brewing’s signature color is orange. Their building is orange. The barriers in front of their building are orange. Their beer cans are orange. So I thought it would be funny to shoot their building with Lomography Turquoise […]

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A blue brick building has blue planters in front of it. The sky is orange. There are trees behind the building and cars parked in front of and beside the building.
February 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Sea Gull Motel

I think this may have been converted to condos given the sign for “Sea Gull Suites”, but at least it has the original sign and structure. Rolleiflex MX-EVS, Kodak PanF+, 510 Pyro.

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A two story motel has a neon sign that says “Sea Gull Motel” and “Office” standing out from its side. “Sea Gull” is in script, and “Motel” is in all caps, each letter inside a box, the boxes in an alternating location up or down from baseline. The word “Office” has a boomerang next to it serving as an arrow. A far more boring sign on the railing of the stairs says “Sea Gull Suites Office Next Corner” with an arrow pointing to the left.
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Aaaahhhhh

Not sure which sub-krewe this is, but they seem pretty relaxed. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A float showing an angel with a flapper haircut is lit up while the people marching are bathed in blue light.
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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School

Some buildings took the apocalypse worse than others, like this once and future school. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A large brick building stands in ruins with no roof and braces holding up its walls. The sky is orange.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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SeaKist Motel

I drove down to Wildwood last week with some cameras. Barely hit the boardwalk; focused more on motels. They are increasingly being converted to condos, ruining what makes Wildwood special, so I think it’s important to document them […]

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A older but well-maintained two story motel has a sign out front in its snow-covered parking lot that says “SeaKist Motel” where “Motel” is in neon an vertical, and “SeaKist” is not neon, horizontal, and has waves under its undulating stylized text.
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Eye See You

This is the back of the Garden of Dada float. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A wooden frame holding up a display has lights in the form of eyeballs hanging from it. Attendants guide the float along the march path.
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Well

Or something like that. Potable water is hard to find after the apocalypse. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A small structure made of cinder block in the bottom half and a wooden lattice in the upper half is mostly missing its roof. There are trees behind it. The sky is orange.
February 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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The Garden of Dada

The Krewe Boheme parade has some crews that are, shall we say, of a somewhat intellectual bent. Like this one. Pentax 17, Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A spotlight lights up a float in the shape of a yellow crescent moon with a bearded person holding a head in each hand under the words “The Garden of Dada”. Crowds of people are slightly visible to the side.
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Icicles

Another shot from the Polaroid Model 80 on Instax Mini. There’s something weird going on with this one, but it kinda works.

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3 icicles hanging down from a roof overhead. Trees are visible, out of focus, in the distance. There are a number of odd lines and dots throughout the shot.
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Shack

The apocalypse did a number on this building. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A run down shack sits behind a concrete pad. A barren tree sands beside it. Other trees are also visible, as is another building in the background. The sky is orange.
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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Trees

I’ve been working on the Instax Mini adapter for the Polaroid Model 80 trying to get it to fill the entire frame. I have it correct top to bottom, but it’s still slightly off left-right. Going to keep going and see if I can nail this.

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Some trees stand in the midst of accumulated snow.
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Chaissez Ladies

As seen from behind. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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The rear of some motorized chaise lounges have neon-like signs saying “Chaissez Ladies”.
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Officers’ Club

Looks like the club took a direct hit when the bombs came. Apocalypses suck. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.

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A brick building is in ruins, with all its windows boarded up and a chain link fence around the worst bits. The sky is orange.
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Chaissez Lady

The Chassiez Ladies march in the Krewe Boheme parade in motorized chaise lounges. This sort of thing appeals to my sense of the absurd. Pentax 17, Kodak Portra 800, ECN-2 development.

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A woman in a cowboy hat, gold jacket, and sequined pants lays back in a upholstered chaise lounge with a drink in a holder on her left and a big smile on her face.
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Skeleton

Keeping watch over the building entrance. Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16, Ilford PanF+, 510-Pyro.

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A brick building with a garage door has a skeleton character from the Nightmare Before Christmas standing on the roof. A pumpkin is on the wall beneath him. A boat in need of repair sits next to the building.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM