Philip Street * 2004

|December 6, 2009 | Photos By J.Yuenger

Here’s a photo I took at the corner of Philip and Annunciation streets here in New Orleans. It looks like it was set up, but the truth is that I happened to have my camera in my car, and as I was pulling up I noticed this little girl walking around in her Mardi Gras mask. Lens cap off, click, move on. I don’t think she even noticed that I took her picture. Later I gave a print to her parents, who were pretty surprised. This image really reminds me of the little magic moments that were always occurring during my pre-Katrina year in the city.