One of the wonderful places I photographed on my September trip to New Orleans was Mardi Gras World. I’ll admit – I was skeptical about visiting when my friend Ann suggested we go – but she was right – it ended up being one of the my favorite stops on the trip. Mardi Gras World houses the company that makes many of the Mardi Gras floats – and they offer tours of the workshops and warehouses. They allow visitors to spend as much time as they want photographing floats on display from previous years.
One of this year’s themes for Mardi Gras was flowers. So as you can imagine Ann and I spent a very long time photographing flowers on the floats at Mardi Gras World. Here are some of my favorite flower photos from that afternoon.
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
Flowers at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans © 2016 Patty Hankins
I’ll share more of my photos from Mardi Gras World in another post soon.