LOUISIANA BAYOU / ATCHAFALAYA BASIN
During the summer of 2016, Blane De St. Croix completed a research trip studying the geography and devastating consequences of oil drilling in the Gulf Coast region. The trip included explorations of the Mississippi Delta, Louisiana Bayou, greater New Orleans, and the narrow barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico including Grand Isle. De St. Croix met with scientists from the US Geological Survey and Tulane University, various environmental organizations, and individuals from the traditional Cajun community.
Select photographic documentation from an exploration of the Gulf Coast region.
Associate project: Landscape Section: Marsh
Photographs
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- Lake Bigeaux in the Atchafalaya Basin.
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- Cypress grove deep in the Atchafalaya Basin.
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- Shade beneath the cypress canopy.
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- Decaying cypress trunks in a clearing.
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- Watercress covering the water’s surface.
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- Clearing in cypress grove.
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- Cypress knees.
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- Endless corridors through the swamp.
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- Sign warning of buried petroleum pipeline.
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- Deep in the Louisiana swamp.
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- Healthy cypress trees.
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- Natural corridor through the trees.
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- Ancient cypress.
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- Detail of cypress.
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- Bayou Sorrel.
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- Detail of cypress along Bayou Sorrel.
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- The banks of Bayou Sorrel.
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- Sunset on Bayou Sorrel.
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- Large cypress at sunset.
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- Wildlife.
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- Dusk.
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- Leaving the Atchafalaya Basin.
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