Death Magick Abundance

by Akasha Rabut

More than any party, parade, team, or disaster, New Orleans is the people. The ones who persevere, survive, strengthen, and transform the city in all its unceasing vibrancy. For nearly a decade, photographer Akasha Rabut has documented this thriving culture. In Neutral Ground, her first book, she reveals the city's spirit through the pink smoke of the Caramel Curves, the first all-female black motorcycle club; alongside the Southern Riderz, urban cowboys on horseback in the streets; amid the fierce dedication and talent of the Edna Karr High School marching band, majorettes, and dance team; and many others who represent the next generation of New Orleans. Seeking to interpret and preserve a sacred cultural heritage while redefining itself against a constantly shifting landscape, Neutral Ground is a conduit for the love and unending beauty of New Orleans and its people to flow to the rest of the world.

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 2020

Reviews

[Ashley]

The oral histories and stunning photographs in this book feel especially important to me today--I have never loved a city as I love New Orleans.