- July 21, 2010 • 5:30 am PDT
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Ask anyone why he or she lives in New Orleans and you'll likely hear the same answers, over and over again: the food, the drinking, the music, the architecture, the vibe. The photographer Lee Crum moved to the city for just those reasons; what he stayed for was the faces.
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