Stella!

Stella's and Stanley's passions echo the humid and oppressive heat of a summer night in New Orleans.  An infrared portrait of a friend, her face glistening in the monsoon heat, makes me think of "A Steetcar Named Desire" and its passionate characters.  Everything slowly melts in the heat of late summer in New Orleans, and the damp softness of my Stella's face speaks to that nearly intolerable time of year.