




At the metairie cemetery I found the newer tombs had glass doors and the stained glass windows on the back walls of the tombs. When you look inside you never know what your going to find, it could be nothing, a great angle to take a picture of the staned glass window or the fallen angel statue drapped in blue light that comes from the stained glass windows on the side.
St Roth Cemetery. St Roth is the patron of good health, and here you will find the miracle room located in this Gothic revival chapel. In the chapel you can notice an unsettling rotting smell; the walls are covered with a lavish, decaying collection of cast-off prosthetics, anatomical-themed voltives, and crutches, accented by casually draped rosaries; the floor is littered with dozens of cockroach carcasses, which lie among the pennies, candles, crucifixes, hand scribbled notes and "thank-you" bricks. You get a feeling of a forgotten museum rather than a chapel.
St. Louis Cemetary #1, located at the edge of the french quarter. This cemetery is most faous for the tomb of the voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Many people come to pay their respects, as you can see they only damage the crypt. Others leave tokens on the ground in front. It is said that voodoo rituals are still practiced on this site.
The "lucky" homeless guy..
Jazz music is an important part of the culture in the French Quarter
A view of the French Quarter taken from a steam boat.
The was an interesting vacation and this assignment is really helping me get an idea of what I want to do with my photography. In the future look for pictures from the New Orleans Cemeteries.