Last October, I got a chance to visit New Orleans and photographed one of the amazing, regular weekend Second Line parades; Mardi Gras World, where they make and store many floats for the Fat Tuesday festivities; and a wedding parade. Wow!

All photos copyright by Greg Cook, October 2014. A great thanks to Elizabeth Keithline and Nick Fox, without their generous hospitality my journey could not have happened.

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