This was my year.

This is an OUT from a studio shoot. I love my outs, but most can't be shared.

I actually did a post for the decade, since it has been one giant whammy of a decade. But I scrapped that post. I know where I’ve been and what it took to get here, and if you know me you know that story as well. So here is my year. I won’t say it’s … Read more

Three

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I returned to the Gulf at the beginning of the month for my long term documentary work on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill. I returned to Grand Isle, where a giant sand scrubbing machine was shut down because the noise bothered the woman whose house it was parked next to, and the easternmost beach … Read more

Doorways

©2010 Jenn LeBlanc

One of my ongoing projects is simply called Doorways (working title) but you get the idea. I love doorways (and windows), they can speak volumes about a person, or nothing at all. Some are bereft of personality, while others ooze enlightenment. New Orleans has to be one of the most expressive cities in the United … Read more

Wedditing™…

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One of the most lovely, amazing souls I have ever met was married to another lovely and amazing soul this past summer. I was just lucky enough to be there to capture some moments, and the beauty of one of my best friends. I posted some of her images already, but we (Cora and I) … Read more

Ibis and oil in Louisiana

Bay Junop and Caillou Lake

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Lake Caillou – Where the sky blends with the sea… Around the bend…Bay Junop -

Returning to the Gulf

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. The rocky beach is splattered with flows of gooey, thick, oil that washed ashore at high tide at the east end of Dauphin Island beyond the old fort. Photo by: Jenn LeBlanc/Iris Photo Agency

I will be returning to the Gulf of Mexico August 4-10, one month after the original trip for Gulf Oil Coverage. There were some stories I saw, that I couldn’t chase, and some images I needed I was unable to get. So here I go. Here are a few of the images from the last … Read more

I don’t shoot weddings…

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That being said, check out the beautiful bride…

Thoughts on a disaster trip

Workers use shovels to gather and scoop the orange gooey mousse into plastic bags to be hauled to the local trash dump. Night operations on Long Beach in Long Beach and Pass Christian started July 7, 2010 and this was the third consecutive night o work in the same area. The workers are tired but in good spirits, but they are not allowed to speak with us. They work hard until someone comes and tells them to stop for a break or a shift change. They keep going.Working on the seemingly endless piles of oil that come ashore with the tide.

1. Know who you are going with 2. Know how much crap to take 3. Never underestimate your budget 4. Always have a plan 5. Always be flexible with your plan 6. Know what you need and make sure you have several opportunities to get it 7. Be prepared 8. Be very prepared 9. Expect … Read more

Surrealism

Long Beach, Mississippi, July 7, 2010. A large amount of oil washed ashore in Long Beach prompting the first night time cleaning. Lights were brought in for the workers, originally, the lights had amber colored filters on them to protect any sea turtles in the area. The filters were peeled off when the men in charge were told there was no danger from the lights.  Photo by: Jenn LeBlanc/Iris Photo Agency

Massive amounts of oil wash ashore : clean up goes into the night July 7, 2010, Long Beach Mississippi According to a person in charge (so far, in my experience, nobody on-site from the clean-up crews will go on the record) 5,000 workers scoured Long Beach, a stretch of sand through four cities: (west-east) Pass … Read more

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