Louis Sahuc
Encyclopedia
Louis Sahuc is an American photographer, a lifelong New Orleanian who resides in the French Quarter
of New Orleans, Louisiana
. Sahuc lives in one of the Pontalba Buildings
, facing Jackson Square
, an historic park also known as Place d' Armes. Sahuc is a contributor to the nationally released multi-award-winning book Orléans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré, a compendium with authors TJ Fisher
and Roy F. Guste
, Jr.
The narrative
and pictorial book garnered double gold at the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association
PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for “The Best New Voice Nonfiction” and “The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction.” Sahuc's photography is also featured in Galatoire's
Cookbook. Sahuc has spent much of his storied career capturing what is unique about his hometown — the architecture, misty mornings and people. Black and White Photography Magazine lauded Sahuc as a master of romantic impressionist photography.
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
of New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Sahuc lives in one of the Pontalba Buildings
Pontalba Buildings
The Pontalba Buildings form two sides of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.These are matching red-brick block long 4‑story buildings built in the 1840s by the Baroness Micaela Almonester Pontalba...
, facing Jackson Square
Jackson Square, New Orleans
Jackson Square, also known as Place d'Armes, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.-Design:...
, an historic park also known as Place d' Armes. Sahuc is a contributor to the nationally released multi-award-winning book Orléans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré, a compendium with authors TJ Fisher
TJ Fisher
TJ Fisher is a Southern author, documentarist and social critic who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana and Palm Beach, Florida.- Career :Prior to being an author, Fisher had taken jobs as a journalist, gossip columnist, documentary filmmaker and ad agency/PR executive.- Post-Katrina :After Hurricane...
and Roy F. Guste
Roy F. Guste
Roy F. Guste, Jr. is the author of 10 Louisiana French-Creole cuisine cookbooks and a past fifth generation proprietor of New Orleans' famed Antoine's Restaurant, established in 1840. Guste, a noted Creole culinary historian and resident of the historic French Quarter of New Orleans for more than...
, Jr.
The narrative
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
and pictorial book garnered double gold at the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association
Publishers Marketing Association
The Independent Book Publishers Association is a trade association of independent publishers founded in 1983. With more than 3000 members, it is the largest association of independent publishers in the United States...
PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for “The Best New Voice Nonfiction” and “The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction.” Sahuc's photography is also featured in Galatoire's
Galatoire's
Galatoire's is a restaurant at 209 Bourbon St. in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA .Galatoire's Restaurant was founded in 1897 by Jean Galatoire, an immigrant from a small village near Pau, France in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. The restaurant is still run by his fourth...
Cookbook. Sahuc has spent much of his storied career capturing what is unique about his hometown — the architecture, misty mornings and people. Black and White Photography Magazine lauded Sahuc as a master of romantic impressionist photography.