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Thomas Neff  -  Antoinette K-Doe, Mother-in-Law Lounge, Treme, LA, November 2, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Antoinette K-Doe, Mother-in-Law Lounge, Treme, LA, November 2, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Caroline Koch, Mandeville Street, Foubourg-Marigny, October 20, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Caroline Koch, Mandeville Street, Foubourg-Marigny, October 20, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  James S. Stephen, Royal Street, French Quarter, September 28, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - James S. Stephen, Royal Street, French Quarter, September 28, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Tommie Elton Mabry, B. W. Cooper Public Housing Complex, New Orleans, November 17, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Tommie Elton Mabry, B. W. Cooper Public Housing Complex, New Orleans, November 17, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Campbell - Hamshire Sheep, Edwards Colarado, 1986 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Campbell - Hamshire Sheep, Edwards Colarado, 1986

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Addie Hall and Zack Bowen, Governor Nicholls Street, French Quarter, November 3, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  24 x 20

Thomas Neff - Addie Hall and Zack Bowen, Governor Nicholls Street, French Quarter, November 3, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 24 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Altheus and Bernadine Banks, Central City, New Orleans, May 12, 2006 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Altheus and Bernadine Banks, Central City, New Orleans, May 12, 2006

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Ashton O' Dwyer, At Home on St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, September 16, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Ashton O' Dwyer, At Home on St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, September 16, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

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Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

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Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -   Philip Turner (aka Doctor Love) at his Post in Jackson Square, French Quarter,  December 12, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Philip Turner (aka Doctor Love) at his Post in Jackson Square, French Quarter, December 12, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Mr. Joe Peters and Crew, St. Claude Used Tires, St. Claude Avenue, Ninth Ward, September 20, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Mr. Joe Peters and Crew, St. Claude Used Tires, St. Claude Avenue, Ninth Ward, September 20, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Joseph Glover, Josephine Street, Central City, September 22, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Joseph Glover, Josephine Street, Central City, September 22, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Melvin Smith, St. Bernard Avenue, Seventh Ward, September 25, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Melvin Smith, St. Bernard Avenue, Seventh Ward, September 25, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Norman and Dolores Williams, St. Bernard Avenue, Seveth Ward, October 3, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Norman and Dolores Williams, St. Bernard Avenue, Seveth Ward, October 3, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Pete Hart, the Only Left Handed Witch in the French Quarter, September 29, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Pete Hart, the Only Left Handed Witch in the French Quarter, September 29, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Peter Ibert, At former home on St. Andrew Street, lower Garden Discrict, November 4, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Peter Ibert, At former home on St. Andrew Street, lower Garden Discrict, November 4, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Ray Vincent Menard and M.C. Brown, Lee Circle, September 16, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Ray Vincent Menard and M.C. Brown, Lee Circle, September 16, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Scott Cooper, President, Crescent Towing, Algiers Point, October 20, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Scott Cooper, President, Crescent Towing, Algiers Point, October 20, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Susie Chenevert and Joseph Bode, Evelyn's Place, Chartres Street, French Quarter, September 17, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Susie Chenevert and Joseph Bode, Evelyn's Place, Chartres Street, French Quarter, September 17, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Bayou Manchac, Assencion Parish LA, 1993 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Bayou Manchac, Assencion Parish LA, 1993

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Muorji Temple, Steps 1998 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Muorji Temple, Steps 1998

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Gerald Jackson, St. Gabriel, LA, 1987 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Gerald Jackson, St. Gabriel, LA, 1987

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Butch Mac Lemmury, Zachary, LA, 1985 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Butch Mac Lemmury, Zachary, LA, 1985

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

Thomas Neff  -  Amy Deanna Gant, Marinjouin, LA, 1996 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Amy Deanna Gant, Marinjouin, LA, 1996

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Passage Tuscany Italy, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Passage Tuscany Italy, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Grotto del Turco, Gaeta Italy, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Grotto del Turco, Gaeta Italy, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Entrance, Grotto del Turco, Gaeta Italy, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Entrance, Grotto del Turco, Gaeta Italy, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Pyramid, Sienna Italy, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Pyramid, Sienna Italy, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Double Effigy Tomb, Sir Thomas Plunkett & Wife, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Double Effigy Tomb, Sir Thomas Plunkett & Wife, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Duro Abbey, Ireland, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Duro Abbey, Ireland, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Castle Minard, Dingle Ireland, 1991 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Castle Minard, Dingle Ireland, 1991

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Temple in Fog, Chiba Prefecture, 1998 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Temple in Fog, Chiba Prefecture, 1998

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Narita Temple, Standing Stones, 1998 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  20 x 24

Thomas Neff - Narita Temple, Standing Stones, 1998

Silver Gelatin Print - 20 x 24

Thomas Neff  -  Ride Hamilton, Orleans Street, French Quarter, September 16, 2005 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  16 x 20

Thomas Neff - Ride Hamilton, Orleans Street, French Quarter, September 16, 2005

Silver Gelatin Print - 16 x 20

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Thomas Neff

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Thomas Neff, photographer and Professor of Art at Louisiana State University, was born in 1948 in Los Angeles, California. He first studied photography in 1969 in Riverside, California, and in 1972, he entered into what might be described as an apprenticeship with Herb Quick, who served as the department head of the Photographic Services at UC, Riverside. Quick, who was influenced by the techniques of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, taught Neff the Zone System, as well as large format photography, but more importantly he taught him the philosophies of many of the great masters. Their association both professionally and personally was to continue for the next thirty-five years until Quick’s death in 2006. Upon receiving a BA degree in 1976, from UCR, Neff attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning an MFA degree in 1980. In 1982, Neff joined the faculty of the School of Art at LSU. While continuing to photograph in Colorado, he began to develop a body of work in Louisiana, as well as abroad. Within the next fifteen years he was able to work in Italy on five occasions, while serving either as a member of the faculty or director of the LSU in Italy program. In addition, he has also photographed and shown work from Ireland, China, and Japan. In each location his methodology and technique remain consistent–an interest in the landscape, architecture and people. Although Neff often works in the streets with a hand-held camera, his creative fervor comes from observing the subject thoughtfully through the slow, reflective approach required of the 5 x 7 inch view camera.

This most recent work stemmed from his personal experiences and relationships with nearly two hundred people in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf South. During this time he photographed and compiled the stories of these resolute people who survived the onslaught of the storm, the flooding of their homes, and the city they hold so dear.

The work of Thomas Neff is featured in these exhibitions.

(Select the image to view the exhibition page)

Southern Heritage - Preview

Southern Heritage – Preview

Thomas Neff, Antoinette K-Doe, Mother-in-Law Lounge, Treme, LA, November 2, 2004

Southern Exposures

Contrasts

Contrasts

Street talk, Walker Evans

Street Talk

The work of Thomas Neff is featured in these Theme Collections.

(Select the image to view the theme page)

Farm and Fence Lines in Snow, Lake Junaluska, Haywood County, NC

American South

Shabolovka Radio Tower

Architecture – B&W

John Gutmann, Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple. YunnanProvince, Chi

Asia

Environment - B&W

Environment – B&W

Andres Kertesz, Stairs of Montmartre, paris, 1925

Europe

Berenice Abbott, Hoboken Railroad Yards, New Jersey, 1935

Historical

Landscape - B&W

Landscape – B&W

Frida Kahlo, Painter and Wife of Diego Rivera, 1931

Portraiture – Female

Rodchenko, The Critic, Osip Brik, 1924

Portraiture – Male

Seascapes - B&W

Seascapes – B&W

Mardi Gras Remembrance

March 4, 2014
With Mardi Gras festivities earlier this week, we would like to feature the work of two photographers. Their work, although separated by 68 years, displays a vitality and uniqueness that can only be found in New Orleans.

In 1937 John Gutmann traveled from his newly adopted home in San Francisco to record the 1937 Mardi Gras celebration. On this trip he also traveled through Alabama, rural Georgia and Atlanta, specifically Spelman College. View Gutmann’s artist page for additional images.

Also unique to New Orleans is the post Katrina portraiture of Thomas Neff. The image shown here is of Antoinette K-Doe, owner and operator of Mother-in-Law Lounge, in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Mrs. K-Doe rode out the storm and defended the lounge through the “lawless” period that followed the levee breaks. Unfortunately, five years ago, Ms. K-Doe passed away on Mardi Gras, February 24, 2009 (NY Times obit). Addition work by Neff including more from the Katrina project can be found on his artist page.

mardi gras

Thomas Neff

Katrina Portraits at the Louisiana State Museum

An exhibition of 14 photographs by Thomas Neff was on view in 2011 at the The Presbytere (751 Chartres Street, New Orleans). The images are from Neff’s work: Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina. These moving portraits, of individuals who rode out Hurricane Katrina in 2005, are traditional silver gelatin prints recorded with a large format (5×7) camera.

This work was featured in the Lumière exhibition: Southern Exposures in June of 2008.

The Louisiana State Museum is mounting a series of changing exhibitions, lectures and events as part of a permanent exhibition Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond.

Thomas Neff - Denver Exhibition

Holding Out and Hanging On, Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Photographs and Narratives by Thomas Neff
Regis University
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
3333 Regis Boulevard, C-4
Denver, Colorado 80221

Thomas Neff, Professor of Art at Louisiana State University, exhibited his project on the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, at Regis University in Denver Colorado. The work is a moving study of the people affected by this natural disaster. The exhibition was on display January through February, 2010. The University of Missouri Press published the book Holding Out and Hanging On, Surviving Hurricane Katrina in December 2007. The work was also featured in the Lumière exhibition, Southern Exposures in 2008.

Thomas Neff: Artist Talk & Gallery Tour

June 28, 2008
Lumière

Thomas Neff: As a Professor of Art at Louisiana State University, and co-editor of Teaching Photography, Tom Neff’s own work has carried him to Italy, Ireland, China and Japan. His most recent project, on Katrina survivors in New Orleans, is a moving study of the people affected. The University of Missouri Press published a book on this important body of work in December 2007. The Ogden Museum exhibited the photographs early in 2008.

Surviving Hurricane Katrina - Thomas Neff

April 15, 2007
Pace Academy, Atlanta Georgia

Thomas Neff, discussed photographs from his recent Ogden Museum exhibition and new book, Holding Out and Hanging On (surviving Katrina)

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