All images are by Melanie Warner Spencer, who in addition to being a reporter, also is an accomplished, award-winning fine art and editorial photographer. If you’d like to use or purchase any of the photos on the site, please email Spencer at penfemme@gmail.com or visit her online store Bon Vivant Nola. Thanks for your interest! Click here to view a list of Spencer’s past exhibitions.

Along the Way

The River Shack, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

KTBX-TV, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 2014

Winter Beach, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 2014

Shrimp Boat, Waveland, Mississippi, 2014

Train Over the Water, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 2014

Crystal Grill, Greenwood, Mississippi, 2014

Historic Jefferson Military College, Natchez, Mississippi, 2014

The Castle Restaurant at the Dunleith Historic Inn, Natchez, Mississippi, 2014

Steamboat on the River, Natchez Mississippi, 2014

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

St. Charles Avenue Street Tiles, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Outbuilding, Verona, Kentucky, 2014

Yellow Bathtub, Houston, Texas, 2013

Fort Massachusetts, West Ship Island, Mississippi, 2014

Apples Lounge, Galveston, Texas, 2013

Star Drug Store, Galveston, Texas 2013

Ginger Mint Julep, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

House with Flowers, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Red Church House, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Harmony Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

Airport Diner, Fredericksburg, Texas, 2011

Leon’s Lounge in Midtown, Houston

Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, Mobile, Alabama

New Orleans: Big Easy Scenes

Editorial: Food

Editorial: Design and Architecture