Inspiration Board: Hairnomicon: Communiques from Beyond the Chair

Antique fake ghost photography to be the inspiration for a new book.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresDecember 12, 2017Photography, Fake Ghost Photography, Spirit, Ghost, Bayou St Blonde, Book, Hair, StylistsComment

Documenting Yellow Fever in New Orleans...112 years later

Photos and illustrations from the yellow fever scourge that terrified New Orleans for 110 years and how it fits into my project about this era in our city's history.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresDecember 5, 2017Yellow Fever, Photography Project, Louisiana State Museum, Williams Research CenterComment

My 19th Century Plague-Inspired Photos to be Exhibited

Two photos from yellow fever epidemic-inspired collection to be exhibited in Texas.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresNovember 28, 2017New Orleans, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, Yellow Fever, Tintype, Wet Plate, Ghosts, Fine Art Photography, PrintsComment

30% off Books and Prints Until December 1, 2017 (Promo code in post)

Click to get access to the promo code for 30% off copies of GHOSTS OF NEW AMSTERDAM.

The City of the Dead, the Giver of Peace

Does the cemetery bring you peace too?

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresNovember 7, 2017New Orleans, Cemetery, Cemeteries, St Roch Cemetery, St Roch, PhotographyComment

The Disco Dancer's Dead

A short photo story shot in the abyss of downtown New Orleans.

Road Tested iPhone 8 Plus Camera: LA > JOSHUA TREE > LAS VEGAS

A short conversational review on my experience using the camera on the iPhone 8 Plus during a recent road trip through the West Coast.

Spectacular Gravetimes with Friends

Meeting twilight in the City of the Dead with friends.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresAugust 23, 2017Zombie, Cemetery, New Orleans, Photography, Sunset, Crypts, Metairie Cemetery, Weeping AngelComment

Favorite Photos from Tales of the Cocktail 2017 in New Orleans

Photos from Tales of the Cocktail 2017.

NEWS About My Upcoming Book: Ghosts of New Amsterdam

I'm excited to share news about my first book due to be released in October.

Photo DiaryCarlos DetresJuly 13, 2017Book, Photography, New York City, Street PhotographyComment

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