About Friday Night Grind:

To document the abundant eccentricities of my hometown, New Orleans, I make portraits of the environments that share the dichotomy of her unique personality. I chose Bourbon Street and the strip clubs to penetrate the fantasy, harshness, and humanity of the stripper’s world: to become a witness to the reality of their “otherworldly” existence. I started this expecting strippers to be mere objects. I finished knowing these women as human beings.

Listen to Jackie's interview with NPR's Jacqueline Bishop:


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