New Orleans, 2009

I can't believe it has been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina. In 2009 I volunteered with Rebuilding Together New Orleans. It was really a voluntourism experience. Over a long weekend I re-framed windows, ate MRE's (because there was nowhere to buy food near the house we were rebuilding), had a close encounter with a deft handed pick-pocket in the French Quarter (sorry about your luck thief!), toured the...

Wellington Street Destructor

I just found out the Wellington Street Destructor has been cleaned out! It was bound to happen after the neighbouring slaughter house closed. The city is now looking to secure and mothball the site. Here are some of my photos from several visits over the years when the building was full of "the caretaker's" collection of stuff. And this is how I imagined the Wellington Destructor with a...

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