Frank Relle

I happened to run across a gallery in New Orleans that was showcasing these enormous images of the outskirts of the Louisiana country. The long nighttime exposures were taken from a boat, capturing abandoned and remote homes, surrounded or consumed by water. It was often hard to tell if the derelict homes were a result of Katrina aftermath or simply a means to living in poverty.

It turns out, the works are all a result of the hard work of photographer Frank Relle. The gallery I stumbled into, is his. Most of his projects emerge from similar physical setups - long exposures at night of questionably abandoned places. The Nightscapes I and II are gorgeous but nothing struck me quite as hard as the Until the Water series. Be sure to view these as large as your browser will go, it definitely helps.