Katie Sikora
@katie.sik
Top photo: Alfred Marshall, a formerly and wrongly incarcerated man and chapter organizer for the New Orleans branch of VOTE (Voice of The Experienced) stands in front of a mural by Darryl Falls in the VOTE headquarters on Washington Avenue. VOTE is a grassroots organization founded and run by formerly incarcerated people, their families, and their allies to restore the full human and civil rights of those impacted most by what is often referred to as the Louisiana “criminal (in)justice system.” An interview (and detail of this photo) with Marshall was featured in our October 2025 issue.
John Stephens
@l.objectif.photography
Louisiana Party for Socialism and Liberation organizer Cecilia Paz speaks to a gathering in Lafayette Square on July 16 to protest the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Guerrero, who were both shot and killed by ICE within one week of each other.
Stephanie Tarrant
@stephanietarrantphoto
Rosa Ladybug stands with her euphonium before the Bug parade on February 13 at the Rock Pile.
James Cullen
@accidentalcajunphotography
The Queen’s Float passes as part of the Prince of Wales annual second line parade on October 12, 2025 through Uptown.
Big Chief Al Polite (center) debuts his new tribe, Brave Mandingo Hunters, on the streets of the 7th Ward on St. Joseph’s Night on March 19. Polite was formerly the Spyboy of Fi Ya Ya.
Ryne Hancock
@10thwardphotoguy
Photos from Ryne Hancock’s recently released photo book, Uptown, Downtown Vol.1.
Mardi Gras Day on Royal Street, 2023.
ANTIGRAVITY editors and contributors meet at Stein’s Market & Deli in August 2025 as part of the monthly “Office Hours” get together.
