Josh Shear

My mom, Sheila Shear, recently visited New Orleans to help rebuild the city. Fully three years after Hurricane Katrina tore the city apart, it's still hurting badly.

I wrote some text and found some music to add to her photos. Please take a look.

Jonathan and Amanda share their first dance as husband and wife in this mobile photo.

Jonathan and Amanda got married yesterday afternoon at the lovely Putney Inn. They were kind and wise enough to sit me with a lovely young couple who enjoy things like bike paths and downtown development.

Here's a short audio slideshow from the wedding.

If you're curious, I download music for these slideshows from Jamendo, where all songs are available under some Creative Commons license or other – the songs are free, so long as you credit the artists, and in some cases the licenses allow you to create derivative works or use the songs for commercial purposes.