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  • 13th March 1994. Bristol, England, Great Britain.<br />
Sunday Times, London. Front page.<br />
Ordination of women priests. <br />
This was my first ever broad sheet front page, one that hadn't come easily. Earlier in the day I had been dispatched to Bristol Cathedral to cover history in the making. For the first time in 450 years, the Anglican Church had taken the bold and at the time extremely controversial descision to ordain women priests. The world's media descended on the story. In a frantic afternoon I covered events in the lead up to the big event. Lots of pomp and ceremony, but the main event was to come later in the day. I sent my film back to the bureau of South West News Service with my then deputy photo editor. A little later later I got a frantic call, my film was shit, thin and all washed out. Nothing could be used. WTF did I think I was playing at? 'Get your shit together or get another f''king job,' the deputy photo editor screamed down the phone. This was a bit rich for a man who rarely left the office and wasn't rated that highly as a shooter by my colleagues. A classic rookie mistake. I had been shooting an event the previous evening and bumped the ISO of my film, forgetting to reset it the following day. I was devastated. My girlfriend at the time was mad at me, yet again I had missed a dinner party in London. She was reaching the end of her tether, keys would be under the mat yet again! But the main event hadn't happened yet. Not until the Bishop handed them the official papers would the ladies formally be the first women priests to be ordained. The press had been banned from the catacombs of the great cathedral, yet a TV cameraman friend of mine from ITV and I had discovered a way down earlier in the day. We took a huge gamble to ignore the main event upstairs, instead opting to hang out in the catacombs where we knew the ceremony would be finalized despite the media ban. We risked being thrown out and getting nothing at all. I didn't have much to lose but my
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  • September 15th, 2005. New York, New York. <br />
Daily Mirror, London. Front page. <br />
Days after the 9/11 attack on New York City my good friend Andy Lines, then the USA's Daily Mirror Bureau chief called me at 4am. 'Get up,' he demanded. 'I'll meet you outside your hotel in 20 minutes!' Andy had been able to track down Mike Kehoe. Kehoe had appeared on front pages around the world. He was the firefighter who had been photographed climbing the stairs of the World Trade center as everyone else was fleeing. It was assumed Mr Kehoe had been killed in the attack, even Tony Blair had offered his condolences for Kehoe in the British Houses of Parliament.  Days later Andy discovered that Kehoe had managed to escape the building and survived through the brave actions of his unit and his commander who had pulled them out just as the building started to collapse. Then Mirror editor Piers Morgan phoned to ask if I had any images of Kehoe where he wasn't smiling? 'This is serious shit,' Morgan stated. I had to point out that Mr Kehoe is not so much smiling, more suffering from severe shock and the fact that his chief woke him up at 5am. I was able to get just 6 frames of Mr Kehoe before he had to ask if we could stop. 'Thanks,' he said, 'I'm no hero, many of my friends are dead. I'm just exhausted.' We thanked him and his colleagues for their bravery. His unit offered us a ride back to our hotels in their battered fire truck which was full of dust from the collapsed buildings with most of the glass smashed out. The interview and the photographs were a world exclusive for the Daily Mirror. As Andy and I left the fire station, the world's media descended upon the place. All further interviews and images were denied at that time.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 25 April 1998. Orlando, Florida.<br />
Front page, Daily Telegraph, London. Travel section.<br />
Having my images published on the front pages is nothing new to me, however, having an image of me appear on the front of the Daily Telegraph's travel section was a bit of a surprise. In April 1998 I was dispatched to Orlando to cover the opening of Disney World's latest attraction, the new 'Animal Kingdom.' Seems Steve Benbow's image of me up close and personal with one of the characters was too good to pass up.<br />
Photo; Steve J Benbow.
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  • 1st Sept 2008. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
New York Post. Front Page. <br />
My neighbours make the front page of the New York Post as they prepare to batton down the hatches for hurricane Gustav.They're armed, staying  and deadly serious. You loot, they shoot.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 18 October 1999, Miami Beach, Florida.<br />
Front page of The Independent. <br />
Hurricane Irene swept ashore leaving a trail of disruption and 5 dead in its wake. Residents of the beach had been advised to leave as the storm approached. I was hanging with friends at a local bar as the storm hit, just waiting to take a walk to the ocean. It was in theory only a category 2, maybe a 3 storm and I wasn't too worried. I finished my beer and made my way to the ocean across the sand dunes. Getting closer to the beach it was hard to stand and the sand was blasting me, any exposed flesh stinging intensely. The pain was almost unbearable. My friends turned back. I came across these guys from a TV station attempting to make it to the waters' edge, yet they too turned back as the blinding sand blasted us. I kept going all the way to the water's edge, just in time for the eye of the storm to pass directly over me. Never before or since have I stood in the eye of the hurricane. The winds subsided, the water calmed and I could see blue sky through the center of the storm. I was mesmerised. The eye passed over me and as I made my way back home, the wind changed direction and the sand once again blasted me from the reverse direction as I walked back in.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 23 Sept 1998. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<br />
The Times, front page. <br />
Helen Cummings prays as she hears the jury's 'not guilty' verdict. In an extremely controversial case with racial overtones, the 8 months pregnant mother of an 18 month old faced a murder charge. Mrs Cummings shot and killed her husband on Valentine's day earlier that year. My partner and I had covered the story from the get go when we first heard of the shooting. Mrs Cummings had discovered a photograph of a naked woman under the driver's seat of her husband's car earlier on the day she shot and killed him. She claimed her husband was a lying, cheating bully who regularly threatened her with a gun and had written a faux suicide note for her to find when she returned from work that day. The state claimed Mrs Cummings had shot her husband in cold blood whilst he slept, yet her defense attorney managed to convince the jury that Mr Cummings had acted in self defense, her husband having entered the bedroom threatening to kill his wife. Fearing for her life she had grabbed a revolver the couple kept in the bedroom and unloaded 6 shots from a .38 caliber revolver into her husband. 'I just kept firing until it went click, click, click. He was going to kill me,' she claimed. Mrs Cummings did not know she was pregnant a second time until she was arrested and tested in jail. Upon hearing the verdict Mrs Cummings' father said, 'There are no winners here, we are all losers.' The victim Terry Cummings' brother John cried foul of the all white jurors. 'This is white man's justice,' he declared. Helen Cummings' claimed she did not know how to shoot a gun, a claim that differs from investigations we made with local gun clubs, one of whom claimed Terry Cummings brought his wife in on several occasions to teach her how to shoot a .38 caliber revolver, a fact not revealed in court. Mrs Cummings returned to England following the verdict.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 03 December 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
A pile of rotted wood sits in front of a Brad Pitt 'Make it Right' home on Tennessee Street. Contractors are busy replacing the rotten stairs and front deck of  the recently built home.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 03 December 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
A pile of rotted wood sits in front of a Brad Pitt 'Make it Right' home on Tennessee Street. Contractors are busy replacing the rotten stairs and front deck of  the recently built home.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 03 December 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
A pile of rotted wood sits in front of a Brad Pitt 'Make it Right' home on Tennessee Street. Contractors are busy replacing the rotten stairs and front deck of  the recently built home.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • Sept 19th, 2005 edition of Newsweek, Front Page, National and International cover. My photograph of 1 year old Faith Figueroa, rescued from the flooded lower 9th ward of New Orleans the day after hurricane Katrina.
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  • 10th December, 2005. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana. Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.
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  • 03 December 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Contractors replace the rotten stairs and front deck of a recently built Brad Pitt 'Make it Right' home on Tennessee Street. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 2011. Gulf Coast, Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
My image gracing the front cover of the book 'Black Tide' by Antonia Juhasz. Published in 2011 by John Wiley and Sons.<br />
Cover Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 20 August 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Hurricane Katrina revisited. <br />
A decade later and recovery remains largely elusive for the area hardest hit by Katrina. Overgrown front steps are all that remain on an abandoned lot flooded in the storm.<br />
Photo credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com.
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  • 29 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. On the one year anniversary of hurricane Katrina, and most of the area remains derelict and abandoned. Ribbons, inscribed with 'In loving memory of family,' flutters in a slight breeze. The styrofoam cross hangs beside front steps, all that remains of a house washed away in the flood waters that rushed through the area one year ago.
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  • 10th December, 2005. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana. A lavish Mardi Gras Indian feathered head dress decorates the front of a devasted home in Gentilly, New Orleans east where the flood 'coffee stain' demonstrates just how high the water came.
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  • 25 February 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
My image makes front page Times Picayune street edition........<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 December 2013. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Contractors replace the rotten stairs and front deck of a recently built Brad Pitt 'Make it Right' home on Tennessee Street. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
One dead in attic. The front porch of a house on St Roch in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
One dead in attic. The front porch of a house on St Roch in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
One dead in attic. The front porch of a house on St Roch in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
One dead in attic. The front porch of a house on St Roch in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath.<br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath.<br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath.<br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10th December, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath.<br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. On the one year anniversary of hurricane Katrina, and most of the area remains derelict and abandoned. Ribbons, inscribed with 'In loving memory of family,' flutters in a slight breeze. The styrofoam cross hangs beside front steps, all that remains of a house washed away in the flood waters that rushed through the area one year ago.<br />
Photo Credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
One dead in attic. The front porch of a house on St Roch in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana.  Post Katrina aftermath.<br />
A lavish Mardi Gras Indian feathered head dress decorates the front of a devastated home in Gentilly, New Orleans east where the flood 'coffee stain' demonstrates just how high the water came.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05. New Orleans, Louisiana.  Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
Deceased. The front porch of a house in Gentilly where sadly a victim of the storm perished.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • Feb 8th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Front page of The Independent, Lafayette. Times Picayune Pulitzer Prize nominated columnist and author Chris Rose. This photo was taken for the review of Chris' book 'One Dead in Attic,' where my image appears on the cover and throughout the book. Chris sold 60,000 copies of the original version of the book before being bought out by a big publishing house.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • Feb, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Book cover. '1 Dead in Attic.' The original self published version by Chris Rose, Pulitzer Prize nominated columnist for the Times Picayune newspaper. Images appear throughout the book. 60,000 copies sold.
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  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance038.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance014.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance012.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance004.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance003.jpg
  • 10th Sept, 2005. Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bloomberg News journalist Oscar Sousa fills his car for another days reporting on the catastrophic events following the storm.
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  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    B&W-08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance043.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    B&W-08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance039.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance048.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance046.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance044.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance045.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance043.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance041.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance039.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance015.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance013.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance011.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance010.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance009.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance008.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance005.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Lochnagar Crater, The Somme, La Boisselle, France.<br />
Lochnagar Crater. La Grand Mine. Site of the largest explosion before the atomic bombs of WW2 and a disastrous lesson in futility. British troops exploded an enormous mine to further the Western advance on july 1st 1916, only to miss their target and face fierce opposition from German troops dug into fortified positions set back from the site of the explosion. British casualties in and around La Boisselle exceeded 6,000 on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance001.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance002.jpg
  • 10 December, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
 Signs outside the Good News Baptist Church in Gentilly. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 December, 05.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. <br />
 Signs outside the Good News Baptist Church in Gentilly. <br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 Sept 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
Bloomberg News journalist Oscar Sousa fills his car for another days reporting on the catastrophic events following the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 10 Sept 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
Bloomberg News journalist Oscar Sousa fills his car for another days reporting on the catastrophic events following the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    10sept05-post katrina009.JPG
  • 10 Sept 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
Bloomberg News journalist Oscar Sousa fills his car for another days reporting on the catastrophic events following the storm.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    10sept05-post katrina008.JPG
  • 20 August 2006 - New Orleans - Louisiana. North Rampart. Waiting for the bus. An old lady waits outside a typical city store. A wrecked car in the road stays where it was recently abandoned, a sign of the slow progress as the city struggles to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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  • 07 March 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Student driver meets with an accident. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 March 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Student driver meets with an accident. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 March 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Student driver meets with an accident. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    07mar14-crash001.JPG
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
Just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater lie the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance007.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Ovillers Cemetery, The Somme, Ovillers, France.<br />
The marker for Captain John C Lauder, son of Britain most famous singer at the time of his death. His body lied just across the valley from Lochnagar Crater along with the remains of 3,440 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 2,480 of the burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of 120 fallen French servicemen. Many of the casualties occured the first day of the Battle off the Somme, July 1st 1916 when British troops attempted to take the towns of ovillers and la Boisselle after detonating an enormous mine at Lochnagar. Heavily fortified German positions annihilated the British advance leaving in excess of 6,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme. In total there were over 1 million casualties during the battle with over 60,000 casualties on July 1st 1916.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance006.jpg
  • 05 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The old historic downtown store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The Courthouse Cafe in the old historic downtown area of Monroeville. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The old bank on the square in the old historic downtown square. Store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 05 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The old historic downtown store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    05feb15-Harper Lee009.JPG
  • 06 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
Morgan Furniture company. The old historic downtown store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06feb15-Mocking Bird108.JPG
  • 06 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The old historic downtown store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06feb15-Mocking Bird065.JPG
  • 05 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
Barnett and Jackson building. The old historic downtown store facades have not changed much over the years.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06feb15-Mocking Bird062.JPG
  • 06 February 2015. Monroeville, Alabama.<br />
On the trail of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mocking Bird.'<br />
The Courthouse Cafe in the old historic downtown area of Monroeville. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06feb15-Mocking Bird056.JPG
  • 01 February 2019. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The Statue of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, Commander of the British expeditionary Force on the Western Front in WW1 stands in memory of the British headquarters stationed in the town during the conflict. The ancient citadel town of Montreuil Sur Mer awoke to a blanketing of fresh snow. <br />
 <br />
La statue du maréchal Douglas Haig, commandant de la force expéditionnaire britannique sur le front occidental pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, commémore le quartier général britannique stationné dans la ville pendant le conflit.<br />
L'ancienne citadelle de Montreuil Sur Mer s'est réveillée avec une couverture de neige fraîche.<br />
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Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 25 Oct, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina aftermath.<br />
The 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. A statue guards the front door of a home with 'coffee' stain flood marks on the front door.<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 08 November 2020. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, The Somme, Picardy, France. Remembrance Sunday.<br />
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.<br />
The Battle of the Somme was the regiment's first major engagement, and during an assault that lasted approximately 30 minutes the regiment was all but wiped out. Purchased in 1921 by the people of Newfoundland, the memorial site is the largest battalion memorial on the Western Front, and the largest area of the Somme battlefield that has been preserved. Along with preserved trench lines, there are a number of memorials and cemeteries contained within the site. Opened by British Field Marshal Earl Haig in 1925, the memorial site is one of only two National Historic Sites of Canada located outside of Canada.<br />
The site also contains a number of memorials as well as four cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; that of Y Ravine Cemetery, Hawthorn Ridge Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2 and the mass burial site of Hunter's Cemetery.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance034.jpg
  • 08 November 2020. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, The Somme, Picardy, France. Remembrance Sunday.<br />
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.<br />
The Battle of the Somme was the regiment's first major engagement, and during an assault that lasted approximately 30 minutes the regiment was all but wiped out. Purchased in 1921 by the people of Newfoundland, the memorial site is the largest battalion memorial on the Western Front, and the largest area of the Somme battlefield that has been preserved. Along with preserved trench lines, there are a number of memorials and cemeteries contained within the site. Opened by British Field Marshal Earl Haig in 1925, the memorial site is one of only two National Historic Sites of Canada located outside of Canada.<br />
The site also contains a number of memorials as well as four cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; that of Y Ravine Cemetery, Hawthorn Ridge Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2 and the mass burial site of Hunter's Cemetery.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    08nov20-Somme WW1 Remembrance033.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance036.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance021.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance035.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance025.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance034.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance023.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance019.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance012.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance031.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance009.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance007.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance029.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance005.jpg
  • 09 April 2020. Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas de Calais, France.<br />
The 'Vinbulance.' The 4th emergency service delivering wine, beer and spirits in and around Le Touquet and Montreuil Sur Mer in Hauts de France, 1 hour south of Calais.<br />
Olivier and Belinda Tirel, (both 45 yrs old) owners of La Cave de Montreuil and Le Touquet with their emergency vehicle, the 'Vinbulance.' <br />
<br />
Belinda, an Australian met Olivier, a Frenchman in England when they both worked at Café Rouge in Kew Gardens in London in 1996. Married 24 years with 4  children they own 2 wine shops, one in Le Touquet (since 2007) and one in Montreuil Sur Mer (since 2015). <br />
<br />
Belinda came up with the idea of the 'Vinbulance' having seen a photo of a 'winebulance' on the internet. Olivier and Belinda contacted friends who are doctors, nurses and medical technicians before embarking on the idea. They wanted to check that their idea would not be offensive to those working on the front lines against coronavirus. All their friends in the medical profession thought it would be an excellent idea to try and cheer people up, bring a smile to their faces and help lift people's spirits in these difficult times. 'Which was the point of it,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'People give us thumbs up, toot their horns and wave when they see the 'vinbulance.' Belinda was stopped twice in the past 2 days with people asking to take photos of her and the 'vinbulance' explained Olivier. 'One person, a regular customer even ordered some wine because he did not know we were open.'<br />
<br />
'The coronavirus crisis has badly affected business. We have lost all of our restaurant trade and people just are not having parties and celebrating as they were before all this,' explained Olivier.<br />
<br />
'We are considered a business of 'première nécessité,' (first necessity) as declared by the  French Government which means we can remain open. We don't get any help from the government financially, we have 4 children and a Brazilian exchange student who is staying with us beca
    09apr20-Vinbulance wine ambulance004.jpg
  • 12 March 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Praising the Lord. A capacity crowd mingles with counselors in front of the pulpit at the last appearance from the Rev Billy Graham. Claiming this to be his last event preaching from the pulpit, the world's most famous evangelist, The Reverend Billy Graham addressed a capacity crowd at the New Orleans Arena as he brings his 'Celebration of Hope' weekend event to an end. After the show the counselors invite as many people as possible to invite Jesus into their hearts to be 'saved.' Proselytizing is intense. A counselor speaks to children to try and get them to accept Jesus.
    12mar06-Billy Graham NOLA072.jpg
  • 12 March 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Praising the Lord. A capacity crowd mingles with counselors in front of the pulpit at the last appearance from the Rev Billy Graham. Claiming this to be his last event preaching from the pulpit, the world's most famous evangelist, The Reverend Billy Graham addressed a capacity crowd at the New Orleans Arena as he brings his 'Celebration of Hope' weekend event to an end. After the show the counselors invite as many people as possible to invite Jesus into their hearts to be 'saved.' Proselytizing is intense.
    12mar06-Billy Graham NOLA070.jpg
  • 20 November 2015. Orpheum Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana. <br />
Memorial service for musician Allen Toussaint. <br />
Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz band consoles friends in front of Toussaint's casket.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    20nov15-Toussaint funeral037.JPG
  • 29 August 2015. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary.<br />
A second line passes down Tennessee Street in front of Brad Pitt inspired make it Right homes as residents and mourners celebrate the lives of those lost to the storm. <br />
Photo credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com.
    29aug15-Hurricane Katrina +10-053.JPG
  • 29 August 2015. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary.<br />
A second line passes down Tennessee Street in front of Brad Pitt inspired make it Right homes as residents and mourners celebrate the lives of those lost to the storm. <br />
Photo credit©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com.
    29aug15-Hurricane Katrina +10-049.JPG
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