“Edge of Tomorrow” Artist Talk

Ben Depp is an artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Much of Depp’s work has centered around the environment. In 2014, Depp began making aerial photographs by powered paraglider, which allows for hours of exploration, a low flight path, and the time-intensive search for surprising compositions. Depp has been exploring and photographing South Louisiana’s coastal landscapes for 10 years.

Depp’s work is in the permanent collections of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the Historic New Orleans Collection. His work has been shown at the Walter Anderson Museum, Louisiana State Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and more. Photographs from this project have been published by National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, Audubon, Scientific American, and Photography Forum, among others. To see more of Depp’s photographs, visit Claire Elizabeth Gallery in New Orleans or Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge.

Rien Fertel is the author of four books, most recently, Brown Pelican, a finalist for the Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award. He regularly reviews books for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal and 64 Parishes, where his Lost Lit column won the Press Club of New Orleans's Best Critical Review prize four years in a row. He currently reviews new books for the Times-Picayune. He earned a PhD in history from Tulane University and has held teaching appointments at several colleges, most recently at Tulane, where he was a visiting professor in the History Department.