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Anthony "Chopper" Leone

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For Northshore Freelance Photographer, Anthony “Chopper” Leone, his passion for picture-taking began with his first Brownie camera during his mid-teens. With over 60 years of photographic experience, his artistic gifts have sharpened to an amazingly vivid level of professionalism.

His collections include scenes from his travels, but at home “Chopper” focuses his lens on the landscape and lore surrounding his Town of Madisonville, Louisiana. A community activist, he served on the Board of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum and the Tchefuncte Lighthouse Committee.

Leone has captured mystical moods of both Lake Pontchartrain and the Tchefuncte River in a series of Lighthouse photographs. These unique framed photographs were donated to benefit the lighthouse restoration project and are available for purchase from the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum.

Additionally, a Leone image of the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse was selected by the State of Louisiana for a new license plate design. Proceeds from the numbered plates are administered by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum to benefit restoration of the Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage.

Leone’s love of Aquatic Artistry is evident through his images of Madisonville’s annual Wooden Boat Festival, including the special Woodworker’s Guild event, The Kid’s Boat Shop.

Check out Leone’s varied interests, as seen through his published photographic style, that has been featured in numerous websites, newspapers and magazines, including:

Chopper and his wife Judy share a passion for photography. Both enjoy traveling - always with cameras in hand. Anthony “Chopper” Leone has taken thousands of pictures - on land, on sea and air, and his aerial views are particularly stunning. As he attests, “I just love taking pictures - from any angle!”