A graduate of Tulane's Newcomb College with a B.S. in Anthropology, she is a veteran photographer with 11 books to her credit -- five of which she also wrote. As one of the featured authors of Tales of the Cocktail 2007, John Mariani of Esquire refers to Kerri as "one of the great photojournalists in America." Her books largely focus on the culinary and architectural history of New Orleans.