{"id":64881,"date":"2020-10-22T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=64881"},"modified":"2020-10-21T20:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:22:19","slug":"new-fine-art-photography-coffee-table-book-features-lafreniere-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/new-fine-art-photography-coffee-table-book-features-lafreniere-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fine Art Photography Coffee Table Book Features Lafreniere Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 22, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The summer of 2020 will have varied meanings for people around the world. For Eugene L. Brill, a nature photojournalist and nonfiction author, it meant inspirational walks around New Orleans\u2019 Lafreniere Park. In his newly-released coffee table book, \u201cSummer of 2020: Walks at Lafreniere Park,\u201d Brill shares the history and photography of this natural oasis which includes a staggering number of bird species.<\/p>\n

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The book includes a brief history of New Orleans (including the history of the first settlers, Native Americans, Pirates on the Mississippi, the Flood of 1927, Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone). It also highlights the park\u2019s rich history and shares images of its many birds and other wildlife. The author tells the story of Attorney General Lafreniere, explains the park\u2019s initial concept in 1975 and documents what it\u2019s like today through its more than 50 plus wildlife photos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bird life in Lafreniere Park is unsuspectingly spectacular,\u201d Brill says. \u201cUsually when there\u2019s a \u2018Bird Sanctuary\u2019 sign you may expect to see a few birds. However, the pure multitude of birds in this park is mind-boggling. They live and thrive in perfect harmony with their human neighbors. My desire is to give people a sense, through my photographs, of what it\u2019s like to spend time among the birds of Lafreniere Park.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foreword is written by Andrew Ward, Ph.D., chairman and co-founder HIV Awareness \u201ciKnow\u201d Music Project\u2014East Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an intimacy to Brill\u2019s work; one has the sense of peeking into someone else\u2019s private family photo album,\u201d Ward says.<\/p>\n

Brill shares that he hopes his passion for photography, the environment, nature and wildlife are evident throughout the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeeding my curiosity for history and my interest in photography, I further developed my love of the natural world that has since become the primary focus of my life. My goal is to use photography to bring history to life,\u201d Brill says.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer of 2020: Walks at Lafreniere Park\u201d is available for purchase here: https:\/\/www.eugenebrill.me\/books<\/a><\/p>\n

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