My photography is focused on New Orleans and Haiti, these are vibrant places formed by French, West African, and other cultures. I try to capture their common heritage through my photography. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised on Africa Plantation, about 45 minutes northwest of New Orleans, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in the small town of Modest. Africa Plantation is a Norman Trust roofing system that was built between 1790 and 1800. It sits 10 yards from the Mississippi River and is surrounded by sugar fields as far as the eye can see. For me, Africa Plantation was a spiritual place that put me in touch with nature and stimulated my imagination. As a young child, I would climb 45 feet to the very top of Africa with my little brother. Under the stars and moon, I would tell stories of how I was going to travel around the world. At some point between the time we spent on Africa’s hot tin roof and my father’s teaching me how to use his Nikon FT2, I began t