In the quiet hours before Bourbon Street fills with tourists, Troy Scott tends an empty bar.
This story follows a New Orleans bartender’s search for stability, asking what it means to build a life when your work is defined by serving others and your city is built on letting go.
Produced for NDA Workshop and recognized by Catchlight: Pictures of the Year.
Bourbon Street is a historic corridor in New Orleans that spans 13 blocks. With approximately 50-60 bars and night clubs it is one of New Orleans' main tourist hubs.
Troy Scott is a bartender from Lafayette, Louisiana, he lives in New Orleans and works at The Swamp on Bourbon Street.
“I was working as a tattoo artist but then my teacher died.”
Troy loved to tattoo. Now he tattoos friends on special occasions.
Troy loved to tattoo. Now he tattoos friends on special occasions.