Orleans Photeaux

Portraits • Public Life • Schools • Editorial Work

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A brown pelican approaches the shoreline with a Louisiana shrimp boat behind it

Belle Chasse • New Orleans • Louisiana

Stories made
to outlive us.

Documentary-minded photography for families, schools, businesses, public life, and the places that make Louisiana home.

Orleans Photeaux • Est. Louisiana

PortraitsPublic LifeSchoolsEditorial

The Orleans Photeaux approach

The photograph should feel lived—not staged.

The work starts with trust and attention. Whether the assignment is a senior portrait, a public event, or a campaign, the goal is the same: make images that still mean something after the moment passes.

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Selected portfolio

Louisiana, as it happens.

Assignment and personal work spanning culture, community, aviation, and the wild places just beyond the road.

Black-and-white portrait of a uniformed trumpet player performing indoors
Culture & Public LifeThe Sound of the City
Two military jets banking together against a blue and clouded sky
Editorial & AviationPrecision Overhead
Black-and-white overhead view of a crowded formal community celebration
Events & CommunityIn the Middle of It
Close portrait of an American alligator in Louisiana marsh light
Wild LouisianaAt Water's Edge
Black-and-white aircraft crossing overhead with long vapor trails
Editorial & AviationLines Across the Sky
Wood duck perched against a softly blurred natural background
Wild LouisianaQuiet Perch
Black-and-white silhouette of a helicopter against dramatic clouds
Editorial & AviationInto the Weather
Black-and-white close botanical study with shallow focus
Fine-Art StudyAfter Bloom

Published work • 2019–2023

Four years inside lowrider culture.

Tracy Newby's photography appeared in Lowrider Scene Magazine, documenting custom builds, car shows, and the people behind the culture.

That work helped shape the Orleans Photeaux approach: see the machine, but pay attention to the pride, labor, and identity built into it.

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Photography services

Built around the assignment.

Clear preparation, purposeful coverage, polished delivery, and professional production from someone who knows the work beyond the camera.

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Family Portraits

Generations, anniversaries, and the people who make a place feel like home—photographed with warmth and without forcing the moment.

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02

Festivals & Events

Documentary-minded coverage shaped by years inside Louisiana festivals, civic events, industry gatherings, and public life.

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03

Business & Corporate

Editorial headshots, campaigns, industry coverage, and visual libraries built for organizations with something real to say.

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04

Schools & Seniors

Dependable school-photography systems and senior portraits that give students something more personal than a standard backdrop.

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Pageant Portraits

Milestone portraits with character, direction, and room for the person—not a pose—to come through.

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Fine-art canvas editions

A separate home for the collection.

Signed and numbered Louisiana photographs, professionally produced in fixed editions with a certificate of authenticity.

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Behind the camera

Tracy Newby

Photographer • Storyteller • Louisiana

Orleans Photeaux was built from years spent inside the story.

Tracy's work has appeared in Lowrider Scene Magazine and has carried him from school stages and Louisiana festivals to wildlife, campaigns, industry, and visiting dignitaries. The rule stays the same: earn trust, pay attention, and make photographs with staying power.

Orleans Photeaux is also a family effort. Tracy's older children join him behind the camera and throughout assignments when they can, learning the work by helping make it.

From photography to the written story

Some stories need more than a photograph.

Founded by Tracy Newby Jr., In Vein Magazine creates room for honest stories about addiction, recovery, grief, mental health, and the people too often reduced to statistics.

Revenue from Orleans Photeaux helps fund the continued development of In Vein Magazine.

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