NativeOrleanian.com one of the best pictographic depictions of the heart of New Orleans from a Friend

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - always vivacious and amazing

Before we left New Orleans a friend of ours was really taking off with his local photography career and as a going away present he gave us a print of his which happened to be one of the first things that I hung up in our house in Iowa. Our friend, Jerry Moran, just has a way of evoking that spirit of New Orleans when it is so good that it feels as if you are coasting on a wave of music, color, and culture mixed with the spice of something cooking that take you right on through the good and bad. His pictures just blanket me in nostalgia. Recently I went to Jerry's website, nativeorleanian.com and was so pleasantly surprised at how it has been redone. He now has so many pictures available and they are presented in such a beautiful way that really feels like him. On the website Jerry describes himself and his work as:

"my first love is and always has been the culture and heritage of New Orleans. I have been an enthusiast and supporter of the New Orleans music scene since the early 80’s and have not missed a single day of Jazz Fest in over 25 years. My life has always been enriched by the culture of my home in too many ways to list. I have often thought if everyone could get just a little of what I experience when engaged by the rhythms, culture and architecture of this city, the world would be a better place. It’s that cathartic experience some of us have when engaged by our music where you lose an awareness of reality and become immersed in the moment. It doesn’t matter if it’s jazz, blues, gospel, funk, or a combination of them all (and there are more as you well know), one always winds up in that same beautiful place. While using photography as a vehicle, my passion and mission is to capture the essence of those moments and emotions as experienced only through the eyes of a Native Orleanian."


- Mardi Gras Indians are a walking exhibition of Art that your can see almost anytime in New Orleans-

I could not have said it better. I encourage anyone who enjoys New Orleans for its unique beauty and culture to visit this website and see it through the eyes of Jerry Moran. I do everyday with this picture below, and the few others that friends have sent me.