Cajun Captures Photography

06/01/2026

Lake Michigan 😍

05/27/2026

South of Dulac, Louisiana’s fragile marshes stretch into open water — beautiful, vulnerable, and constantly changing from erosion and land loss.

05/27/2026

Cathedral of Cypress

A healthy cypress swamp can support an incredible amount of wildlife.

Lake Martin is one of Louisiana’s most important wetland habitats, providing nesting and feeding grounds for herons, egrets, anhingas, ibises, alligators, turtles, fish, and countless other species. The flooded forests of bald cypress create shelter, food sources, and breeding habitat throughout the ecosystem, making them one of the foundations of Louisiana’s natural landscape.

Photographed at Lake Martin near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

📍 Lake Martin, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
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05/25/2026

Watch as these aerial images reveal the scale of coastal land loss in Louisiana. Key areas shown include the Mississippi Delta, Terrebonne Marshes, Southwest Pass, Barataria Bay, Terrebonne Bay, and the barrier islands.

Much of this loss is driven by human engineering: levees along the Mississippi River that trap sediment and prevent natural land rebuilding, combined with extensive dredging of canals for navigation and oil & gas operations that allow saltwater intrusion and accelerate erosion.

Louisiana has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of land since 1932 — roughly the size of Delaware — one of the highest coastal land loss rates in the world. These wetlands provide critical hurricane protection, support rich wildlife habitats, and sustain Cajun culture and coastal communities.
The impacts are real and growing, making large-scale restoration essential.

What does the Louisiana coast mean to you? Comment below and tag someone who should see this.

05/24/2026

I love watching Great Blue Herons! They are my favorite bird. Watch this GbH and his rather not so graceful leap for dinner.

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

🌫️ Veil of the Bayou — Louisiana Swamp Mysticism 🌿
Step into the ethereal world where Spanish moss hangs like ancient curtains and cypress trees guard secrets in the mist.
These haunting Louisiana scenes feel caught between dream and reality — golden light breaking through bare branches, fog-wrapped bayous, and moonlight dancing through the swamp. Quiet. Mystical. Slightly spooky.

Swipe through the carousel 👉 and tell me: Which image speaks to you most? Drop the number (1–10) below.

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📍 Louisiana Wetlands

05/23/2026

Even on the deadest of branches, life finds its perch. Beautiful reminder at sunset. 🌅🐦

05/23/2026

🌿 This one takes me right back to a foggy mid-December morning on my usual Bayou hopping route.

I started in Bayou Blue, wound through Bourg and Montegut, hit Point aux Chenes (wisteria-covered foreground with old oaks draped in Spanish moss, those tree limbs stretching over the water where plenty of Brown Pelican, Double Crested Cormorants, Anhingas all sit, the incredible statue of Jesus at the end near the marina, the beautiful wild horses that roam the swamps), then made my way down Island Road, eventually to Chauvin, then down to Cocodrie on to Bayou Sale Road(incredible 8 mile winding stretch), and eventually to Falgout Canal Road — where I captured this image.

That morning the fog was so thick the usual cast of characters (egrets, herons, pelicans, even the occasional owl) had vanished. I was out testing a new Canon lens and feeling frustrated… until I flipped the script and challenged myself with landscape photography instead.

The result? Several moody swamp scenes, including this one that became my best seller: “The Rougarou’s Hideaway.”

What most folks don’t realize about days like this: that heavy fog isn’t just atmospheric — it’s created by the wetlands’ incredible temperature regulation and high humidity. These bayous act like giant sponges, filtering water, buffering storms, and supporting life even when you can’t see it moving.

Real bayou life — not the fantasy version. Just raw, beautiful, and always teaching me something new.

What’s one thing about Louisiana’s bayous or wetlands that most people don’t know — or a change you’ve seen over the years? Share it in the comments 👇

05/23/2026

🌅 Epic Sunrise Over Pine Lake, Michigan

Captured this fiery sunrise on May 15th — the sky lit up with vibrant pinks, oranges, and purples perfectly mirrored on the calm water. Michigan mornings don’t get much better than this! ❤️