New Orleans photo dump #8- saved the best for last! Crypts and walkways at Lafayette Cemetary No. 1 with @kyle.belmont. This was part of our historical walking tour, sadly no one is allowed IN the cemetaries currently. I learned a lot about how these crypts were used for what was basically natural cremation, since as an originally Catholic city, New Orleans did not get an actual crematorium until 1971! The magnolia trees were planted to cover the smell of the decomposing bodies. #nola #neworleans #history #lafayettecemeteryno1 #magnoliatree #graveyard #rain #vacationallieverwanted #crypts #nofilter https://www.instagram.com/p/CjOGa9MrDJQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A few years back after Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrations in New Orleans and my friends had departed for all parts of the West Coast I lingered a couple extra days to capture some of the above ground graves in the Garden District. I decided to shot in La Fayette Cemetary No1. It turns out that cemeteries are surprisingly difficult to shoot and capturing most of the thumbs time consuming. But these old distressed and decrepit memories of loved ones are always fascinating. It was fun to experience beauty and feel an old tradition in New Orleans. @lafayettetravel #lafayettecemetery #lafayettecemeteryno1 #gardendistrict #gardendistrictnola @visitneworleans @photoalliance #nola #cemetery #billybennightphography #cemeteryphotography #graves #nolacemetery #tombs #tombstone #celebritybirthday #celebrityphotographer #celebrityphotography #photography #photographer #losangelesphotographer #losangelesphotography #photographerslife https://www.instagram.com/p/CIPl1GOpSIk/?igshid=1sdbwiu33oyo9

Lafayette Cemetery no.1 #lafayettecemetery #lafayette #lafayettecemeteryno1 #tombs #neworleans #hauntedcemetery #visitnola #cemeteryphotography #famoustombs #bnw #blackandwhite #streetphotography #bnw_greatshots #bw_street #bw_addiction #nola #cemeterytour #bw_captures #nola300 #historic #architecture #blackandwhitephotos #hauntedplaces https://www.instagram.com/p/BxndjKmHhf-/?igshid=w4pfwufh6tvg

Second day...walking tour and bike rentals #lafayettecemeteryno1 #marielaveau #bluebikesnola #tired #lisahatesme #shweaty (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0pcCHXlsXycXb76hIFhgTbMXuOHv6l8I0zcvE0/?igshid=1pwu2tv8px6ng

I want to sleep awhile, awhile, a minute, a century; but all must know that I have not died; that there is a stable of gold in my lips; that I am the small friend of the West wind; that I am the intense shadows of my tears. #daysoffbelike #lafayettecemeteryno1 #washingtonave #nolalife #nolavibes #nola #weirdkid #mood #rainyday #blackandwhite #cemetery #thetumultofcemeteries #gacelaofthedarkdeath #federicogarcialorca #citadelofthedead #cityofthedead #darkaesthetic #beautiful #aplacetorest #strangegirl #onceagothalwaysagoth (at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1) https://www.instagram.com/alternative_mv/p/Bt7kRCOgQxc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ac73dd786tpi

Haunted Honeymoon Pt. 1 #honeymoon #hauntedhoneymoon #neworleans #wafflesonmaple #lafayettecemeteryno1 #anotherbrokenegg (at Garden District, New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpnif0FAIrE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mi2avw0syu63

More than just sights, sometimes you have to take a picture with the beautiful view #vacay #vacation #nola #travel #jacksonsquare #audobonpark #cafedumonde #bulldogbar #obriens #hurricane #lafayettecemetary #lafayettecemeteryno1 (at New Orleans, Louisiana)

Lafayette Cemetery No 1. *scroll through* #nola #neworleans #cemetery #lafayettecemetery #history #grave #mausoleum #death #decay #texture #southerngothic #oldest #cityofthedead #lafayettecemeteryno1 #louisiana #iconic (at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1)

NOLA pt. 2 ❤️ #xoxo #happyfeet #onthego #travel #explore #wanderlust #southerncharm #southernbelle #downinthebayou #neworleans #nola #louisiana #congosquare #treme #lowergardendistrict #jacksonsquare #frenchquarter #voodoo #culture #happyholidays #lafayettecemeteryno1 #travelmates #friendship #femmely #sistersister #unicorns #colorsoftherainbow #tourist ✌️😍✈️🌎👑📿🔮🇺🇸🦄🌈👯

When you're blessed to see another day. Good morning from Nola. #lafayettecemeteryno1 #neworleans #nola #earlymorning #graveyardshift #justanotherday #beingthankful #aboveground #sixfeetunder #nolacemetery #nolastyle #closerwalkwiththee #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography #goodmorning (at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1)

Plots for lease: 1 year + 1 day only. 😮#lafayettecemeteryno1 #graveyardstrolls #gardendistrictnola (at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1)

Fun Fact: Multiple family members can be placed in each tomb. The deceased are placed in here and essentially cooked (think slow cooker). After some time cooking, the remains are stored in an urn. The urn is placed below until it fills up with your relatives. #lafayettecemeteryno1 #mausoleum #grave #neworleans #louisiana (at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1)

I am fascinated by places that are old for real, meaning more than a hundred years. Mama always said that funerals & cemeteries are for the living not the dead, places for those alive to visit. The #GardenDistrict & LafayetteCemeteryNo1 gave me both, the homes of both the living & the dead. The house from the Coven season of @ahsfx plus celebrity homes including Beyonce & Jay-Z. The cemetery right across from @commanderspalace filled with old graves some families adding more recent members. It all gave more meaning to the saying, "A place to rest your weary body." Beautiful places to call home. #NOLA #latepost #imissmymama #tinaandjilltakenola2019 #travelingtina #heritagetravel #adventuresoftinatamale (at Garden District, New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2R2tD8Bx-u/?igshid=1jxwcdshhd7xs

#lafayettecemeteryno1 #gardendistrict #nola #neworleans #tomb #cemetery #trees http://ift.tt/2xiFLUJ

#cemetery #neworleans #louisiana #grave #mausoleum #lafayettecemeteryno1

My shooting in La Fayette Cemetary No1 offered a finality to these people’s lives covered in stone and offered packets of remembrance. In some of the tombs you could feel the radiating tradition and others there was a sense of abandonment: a longing for recognition and adoration. The disrepair indicated families had moved on or at some point those families found their end. @lafayettetravel #lafayettecemetery #lafayettecemeteryno1 #gardendistrict #gardendistrictnola @visitneworleans @photoalliance #nola #cemetery #billybennightphography #cemeteryphotography #graves #nolacemetery #tombs #tombstone #celebritybirthday #celebrityphotographer #celebrityphotography #photography #photographer #losangelesphotographer #losangelesphotography #photographerslife https://www.instagram.com/p/CIPm-UJJZL0/?igshid=1gljzydzft7rm