Gallery: Mardi Gras Indians mark Fat Tuesday in Treme

Gallery: Mardi Gras Indians mark Fat Tuesday in Treme

Mardi Gras Indians gather in the Treme neighborhood on Mardi Gras.

by Matthew Hinton | March 6, 2019

Mardi Gras Indians gathered in the Treme neighborhood on Mardi Gras.

The Mardi Gras Indian tradition has African, Creole, and Caribbean roots. Some of the early gang members were descendants of slaves and Native Americans.

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.