Frank was born and raised in New Orleans. He found photography on a lake in Maine, lost it in the bright lights and darkrooms of New York, and rediscovered it in the curving columns of Coliseum St.

A few months after moving back home, almost by accident, Frank realized that he had finally found his subject in the houses of New Orleans. He started wandering the streets at night, searching for houses that captured the feel of the city and its people. As Frank explains it, he didn’t pick the houses so much as they picked him. That was the beginning of his “Nightscapes” series.

A year later, Katrina hit and Frank thought he was done. He didn’t want to capitalize on the devastation or add to the negativity surrounding the hurricane, but he felt the need to continue with his mission - letting the houses tell the story of the city. He went into areas that were cordoned off or abandoned, places where no one else was going (or were allowed to go), and captured images that you just aren’t able to see anywhere else.

The eerie quality of the lighting and the careful composition of each picture invites you to imagine the stories of the people who lived and loved in each house.

Process:
Frank’s photographs are taken during the early morning hours. He uses a combination of high pressure sodium, mercury vapor, and daylight balanced hot lights along with long exposures to create the color in his pictures.