Rebirth

Uncertainty cast a shadow over Carnival 2022. The world was still finding its way out of the pandemic. After two years of disconnect, many hesitated to start work on costumes, feeling that at any minute Carnival would be taken away. But the deep need for connection outweighed any risks. A determined New Orleans would find a way to make Mardi Gras happen. Carnival was the needed thawing of the isolation, a reintroduction of society after a turbulent few years. One way or another New...
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Uncertainty cast a shadow over Carnival 2022. The world was still finding its way out of the pandemic. After two years of disconnect, many hesitated to start work on costumes, feeling that at any minute Carnival would be taken away. But the deep need for connection outweighed any risks. A determined New Orleans would find a way to make Mardi Gras happen. Carnival was the needed thawing of the isolation, a reintroduction of society after a turbulent few years. One way or another New Orleans was getting out the door. REBIRTH: Carnival 2022 is a 244 page photography essay presented chronologically from Spring of 2021 up to Mardi Gras day on March 1, 2022. This volume also features text by Mardi Gras Artist Caroline Thomas and an epilogue with text by Dr. Ansel Augustine, Medicine Man for Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians.