If walls could talk, Johnice Katz (@johnicenola) knows that the houses of New Orleans, Louisiana would have amazing stories to tell. “It’s just obvious that these old houses have something to say,” she says. “Incredible things have happened here and tragic things have happened here. The houses have seen it all.” As a local real estate agent, Johnice is constantly discovering architectural gems that chronicle New Orleans’s incomparable history as a cultural melting pot. For this edition of #LocalLens, she shares her favorite locations to photograph, such as the Bayou St. John neighborhood, where some of the oldest surviving houses still stand. She also loves the Seventh Ward where “shotgun style” houses predominate. And to find those brightly painted houses, she recommends the Bywater neighborhood. “It’s a fun, funky place to take pictures because people take a lot of pride in their exterior paint colors.” To discover more architectural photos of “The Big Easy” through the lens of a local, follow @johnicenola.