charles crain photography

selected works
  • unit stills-"true love"
  • the art of architecture
  • >>> la tour
  • >>> new orleans
  • >>> new orleans-cemeteries
  • >>> soleri bridge
  • >>> salt river pima - maricopa
  • my face my life: the native american series
  • early work
  • lafayette mardi gras 1970
  • recent work (1 of 3)
  • recent work (2 of 3 )
  • recent work (3 of 3)

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early work

When Charles bought his first Nikon F SLR the resulting studies were of derelict architecture, machinery and also street photography - a genre that the New York Times has called, ".....shots of everyday people living out their private lives in public". In this type of portraiture, he has the keen ability to capture life experiences of people reflected in their faces and gestures. For this and carefully composed imagery of man-made objects mingling with the natural landscape, he believes it is important to utilize available light for the best effect on the first take.

© 2013 charles crain photography; all rights reserved

acadian cottage in decline

loosing traditional acadian architecture

french market vendor

when it was truly a farmer's market-1969

a streetcar named desire

shopping tourist

59th St. Bridge

early snow in Manhattan-1981

The Balfa Brothers

Les Frères Balfa was an American Cajun music ensemble (2nd generation of this group 1967-1979)

Early Snow in New York

Manhattan 1981

Catfish Town-Baton Rouge

a transitional industrial area in Baton Rouge, 1982

House for Sale

small town version of "house by owner"

Washing Porch

traditional "laundry room" Acadian architecture genre

Leaving Roatan

Bay Islands, Honduras 1982

Sugar Mill Chains

Billeaud Sugar Factory, Broussard, LA (now demolished)

Large Bits

Billeaud Sugar Factory, Broussard, LA (now demolished)

cutting machine-retired

farm implement in its desert resting place

Forgotten Fedora

a millworker's hat gathering dust and cobwebs, Davidson Sash & Door

Gathering Storm at Cypremort Point

Julian and Bertha Yves, New Iberia, LA

morgan-artist, photographer, teacher

on stage with elemore - a mentor