Katie Sikora
@katie.sik

Coastal restoration coordinator for the Lower Nine Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development (CSED) Arlo Townsley pushes a skiff carrying Spartina grass through coastal waters in Pointe-aux-Chenes on May 16. The field day was organized and powered by workers and volunteers from CSED, Glass Half Full, Common Ground Relief, and Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and included building a berm from recycled glass sand inside of burlap coffee bags and planting the Spartina grasses inside of the area to promote restoration of coastal land.
Marisa Clogher
@marisaclogher

Spanish moss drapes a tree in City Park in December 2024. Shot with Ilford Delta 100 speed 35mm film on a Minolta X-370.

A man dressed as an Easter egg holds a matching sign during the annual Gay Easter Parade on April 20 in the French Quarter. Shot with Portra 160 speed 120 film on a Yashica Mat 124G.

Karla Rosas parades with the Krewe of Zeitoun on Lundi Gras. The Krewe of Zeitoun is a walking parade put on by New Orleans Musicians For Palestine to “imagine, honor, and take action for a free Palestine.” Shot with Ektar 100 speed 120 film on a Yashica Mat 124G.
Top photo: Imani Johnson-Bey poses during a Vantage Point photo walk at She Comes in Peace on August 25, 2024. Shot with Ektar 100 speed 35mm film on a Minolta X-370.
Julie Dermansky
jsdart.com

Spoonbills in the Bonnet Carré Spillway on May 16 in Norco.

Participants march in the second annual Pride Northshore Parade in Mandeville on June 7.

Tuffy Love performs at the Pride Northshore Block Party in Mandeville on June 7.
William Archambeault
@wwarchamb

New Orleanian Amy Nguyen rides on the back of a relative’s motorbike in Saigon, Vietnam on August 27, 2024. Shot on Fujifilm 400 with a Canon Autoboy Luna 35 camera.

New Orleans trombonist Haruka Kikuchi (left) and her son Shouta (right) participate in the Little Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans’ sister city Matsue, Japan on October 13, 2024. Shot on Fujifilm 400 with a Canon Autoboy Luna 35 camera.