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December 2016. Favières, France at the heart of the Somme. Here comes the sun. Sunrise beyond a stand of trees on a cold, clear, frosty morning. ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com

22 July 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. FBI raid a house on Coliseum and State street in Uptown New Orleans. FBI officials at the scene declined to comment on the nature of the raid. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

12 July 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v UANL Tigres from Monterrey, Mexico. Jesters draw 1-1 at full time, going on to lose the penalty shoot out. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

22 June 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v Nashville FC. Jesters emerge victorious with a 2-0 win. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

16 June 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v Memphis City FC. Jesters lose 1-2, down to 10 men after a 12th minute red card. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

11 June 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v Chattanooga FC. Jesters lose 0-1 in a fiercely fought contest. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

04 June 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v Birmingham Hammers. Jesters win 4-1 when lightning stopped play in the 66th minute of the game. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

10 May 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. New Orleans Jesters v Shreveport Rafters FC in the first leg of the Louisiana Cup. Jesters win 2-0. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

07 May 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. NPSL Soccer, Pan American Stadium. The new season kicks off with a friendly game as the New Orleans Jesters take on the Houston Hurricanes. Jesters win 3-0. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL and personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

24 April 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival featuring The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nick Jonas, J Cole, Carlos Vives, Amanda Shaw, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Imagination Movers, huge crowds and festival goers. Please note - Use of any celebrity/musician/band photographs is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. Cutting/copying/pasting images to web sites/blogs without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you.

15 April 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. Abandoned Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans East. Not amusing any more. 'Closed for storm.' Six Flags former amusement park radiates an eerie post apocalyptic sense of foreboding in it's abandonment. The park was destroyed by hurricane Katrina in August 2005, stripped by copper thieves and is slowly being reclaimed by the land it stands on. The site is now home to thriving wildlife. Would be developers for the former Jazzland site have proposed various ideas over the years to revive the area into a theme park and shopping complex, proposals which have been rejected by the Industrial Development Board.

12 March 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. The Irish Channel St Patrick's Day parade makes its way along Magazine Street. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.co.

12 March 2016. Metairie, Louisiana. Wrestling action from Wildkat Sports and Entertainment's 'March into Mayhem' at the Meisler Middle School. Featuring ‘Notorious’ Shane Taylor, Stevie Richards, ‘One Man’ Mike Dell for the Wildkat Heavyweight Championship along with a host of other entertainers. Great action, great fun. Well worth the price of a ticket! Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.co.

04 March 2016. Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana. Vanishing land. Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha Indians. First climate refugees in the USA. Scenes from the disappearing bayou where the tribe has recently been awarded $52 million to resettle on higher ground as more and more of their land is consumed by erosion from the Gulf of Mexico.

24 February 2016. Sugar Hill RV Park andf surrounding streets in Convent, Louisiana. Scenes of devastation following a deadly EF3 tornado touchdown. 2 confirmed dead. Families recover all they can from their destroyed trailers and homes. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.co.

09 February 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras Day. Scenes from Saint Charles Avenue early in the morning to the French Quarter. Early birds setting up ladders, crazy costumes, walking parades, Jackson Square and the fundamentalist Christians spreading their messages of hate instead of love, crowds out enjoying themselves on a beautiful day. If you're looking for Mardi Gras Skeletons with the Skeleton Krewe please see here; http://varleypix.photoshelter.com/gallery/09feb16-Mardi-Gras-Skeletons/G0000acUGKi9roAY Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

09 February 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras Day. Walking with Skeletons. The Skeleton Krewe meet before sunrise and walk 5 miles from Uptown, making their way along St Charles Avenue and into the French Quarter where they celebrate Mardi Gras Day. If you're looking for general Mardi Gras day images please see here; http://varleypix.photoshelter.com/gallery/09feb16-Mardi-Gras-Day/G00005A617fDjhYg Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.co.

03 February 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras. The all female Mystic Krewe of Nyx parades along Magazine Street with brightly decorated floats, marching bands and dance troupes. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

31 January 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras Dog Parade. The Mystic Krewe of Barkus winds its way around the French Quarter with dogs and their owners dressed up for this year's theme, 'From the Doghouse to the Whitehouse.' The craziest, zaniest, most amusing, fun parade of the season! Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

30 January 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. The mico-Krewe of 'Tit Rex' parades through the Bywater and Marigny. All the floats are scaled down parodies of full sized floats with a shoe box at their base. The theme for this year's parade was 'No Big Deal.' Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

30 January 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana. The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus parades through the Marigny and Bywater. The walking parade takes inspiration from Star Wars, aliens, outer space and other worldly beings. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

29 January 2016. Mardi Gras. New Orleans, Louisiana. The Krewe of Cleopatra kicks off the main Mardi Gras parade season of in New Orleans with floats filled with riders dispensing beads and throws, marching bands and dance troupes. Families line the streets Uptown to cheer on Cleopatra - 'Throw me something Mister!' Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

December 1999. Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Dr Chuck McDougal PhD- 1930-2016 World renowned tiger ecologist, conservationist, researcher and writer Chuck McDougal stands on a track in the jungle as he and his team prepare to track the elusive jungle cats. Charles McDougal died on 11 May in Kathmandu surrounded by his family. Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2016.