New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy by Cheryl Gerber

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  • ISBN 10 193575470X
  • ISBN 13 9781935754701
  • Published Nov 03 2015
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 232
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette

Publishers Text

New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy uses photo juxtaposition to portray New Orleans culture--its contrasts, dichotomies, and social ironies, the things that make the city so richly diverse and distinctive--as seen through the lens of photojournalist Cheryl Gerber.

The book opens with Gerber's shots of her hometown's local color, showing how everyday New Orleanians live and how they celebrate life through Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, second lines, and more. The images then take a more serious turn as they depict the inequalities that sometimes make living in New Orleans so difficult. The book closes with photos depicting the way New Orleanians observe, mourn, and celebrate death. Besides images of jazz funerals, the photos include vigils for slain rapper Magnolia Shorty and Archbishop Philip Hannan, among others.

New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy is a visual insider's tour of modern New Orleans and its people.