Hurricane Katrina
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Images relating to hurricane Katrina which struck New Orleans and surrounding parishes on August 29th, 2005. Images from the day of the storm and following the aftermath and recovery through many years.
The original project 'Katrina 366' as shown at the Jonathan ferrara Gallery and around the USA also features here.
A review of the show can be found here;
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/flood-of-images/Content?oid=1246452
A link to the original project can be found here; http://varleypix.photoshelter.com/gallery/Katrina-366-original-project/G0000hjKUIot9iVY/C0000Oun2UsCNKBE
The original project 'Katrina 366' as shown at the Jonathan ferrara Gallery and around the USA also features here.
A review of the show can be found here;
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/flood-of-images/Content?oid=1246452
A link to the original project can be found here; http://varleypix.photoshelter.com/gallery/Katrina-366-original-project/G0000hjKUIot9iVY/C0000Oun2UsCNKBE
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43 images28th August, 2005. The day before the storm, Katrina eve, New Orleans, Louisiana. Thousands of people seek shelter inside the New Orleans Saints' Superdome the 'shelter of last resort.' People at first waited outside until the first feeder bands arrived and started dropping rain. At which point people were brought inside to be searched for weapons, drugs and alcohol before being processed. The elderly were bussed in from nursing homes and were dumped in holding areas just off the field. The authorities attempted to prevent the media gaining access to the inside of the Superdome - for obvious reasons! Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
59 imagesAugust 29th , 2005. Hurricane Katrina slams New Orleans. The storm howled, sucking glass from the Hyatt Hotel. Mayor Ray Nagin learned the levees had crumbled. Floodwaters swept into the city. The desperate attempt to rescue her citizens began. The city was plunged into chaos and darkness. The largest natural disaster in American history claimed 1,833 souls. 70% of the housing stock was inundated. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
55 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. 30th August 2005, Katrina +1 day. Desperate scenes from the military triage unit at the Superdome, evacuees rescued from flood waters in the 9th ward., -
49 images31st August, 2005. 'Hell on earth.' The Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana where over 20,000 refugees from hurricane Katrina are crammed into hellish conditions. Soldiers, children, mothers, fathers, grandparents, young and old trapped out in the baking heat awaiting busses. The makeshift field hospital at the New Orleans Arena, now the Smoothie king Center. Tourists rescued by the National Guard. People rescued in trucks. Mayor Ray Nagin. Exhaustion. First bus evacuation. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
62 images01 Sept, 2005. Hurricane Katrina. The mass evacuation of New Orleans begins. People collapse in the heat as massed crowds await their call to busses taking them out of the Superdome and away from New Orleans to destinations unknown. Nervous State Troopers and National Guardsmen hold back 20,000 people before as many as possible are evacuated. Foreign tourists wait it out at the Hyatt Hotel for busses arranged by various embassies to get them out. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
18 images2nd Sept, 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Local residents and British tourists trapped at the Hyatt in New Orleans prepare to evacuate. The Watson family. Allen family. Children trapped at the Superdome in the baking heat awaiting busses. Mayor Ray Nagin and the press. Media. LA Times, Daily Mirror, New Orleans Advocate, Miami Herald and more. Photo Credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
35 imagesPost hurricane Katrina, abandoned nursing home residents, French Quarter, Jesus with broken fingers, Central Business District (CBD) and Audubon Zoo after the storm. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
11 images04 Sept 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post hurricane Katrina. Oprah Winfrey, US talk show host, visits the Hyatt Hotel in New Orleans as she prepares to survey the hurricane damage with Mayor Nagin. Oprah interviews Nagin. The boys from Unisys fly in to rebuild the city's critical information infrastructure. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
91 imagesNew Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina aftermath, fire, superdome, discarded body, abandoned nursing home residents, makeshift grave, national guard, flooding uptown, submerged cars, animal rescue, flooded businesses and more. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
70 imagesNew Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans East, hurricane Katrina, national guard, discarded rotten bodies, mud filled ravaged homes, rescue boats, devastated homes, dumped bodies and more. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
26 imagesNew Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina aftermath, Harrah's casino, French Quarter, crushed car, infrared free space optic radio, Hyatt hotel, Office of Emergency Management. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
21 imagesNew Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina aftermath, 17th street canal, looters will be shot, New Orleans East, deserted streets. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
10 imagesHurricane Rita evacuation. Traffic backs up on the east bound Interstate 10 on the Louisiana/Texas border as residents ironically flee toward New Orleans away from the projected path of Hurricane Rita. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
15 imagesPort Arthur, Texas. Hurricane Rita evacuation. The deserted streets of downtown Port Arthur, evacuated by almost all residents. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
34 imagesHurricane Rita. Beaumont Texas looters, Cameron parish flooding, storm raging. Police from the Beaumont rapid reaction force arrest looters who they captured breaking into a Chevron petrol station just off interstate 10. TV crews in the storm, Cameron parish cut off. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
49 imagesHurricane Rita aftermath. Hurricane Rita destroyed Cameron Parish. Aaron Stokes and his dog Maggie check on family property ravaged by the storm as he tours the swamps and bayou's checking on neighbours and their homes. Oil platforms, oil spills, FEMA, flooding, dead animals. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
58 imagesPlease note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
78 imagesNew Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward one month after hurricane Katrina stormed ashore. The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. The battered remains of the streets. Clean up of WinnDixie with pressure washers. Music returns to the Maple leaf with Walter 'Wolfman' Washington. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
39 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. The destruction of the Lower 9th ward in New Orleans. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
31 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. Smashed yachts at the Southern Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Pontchatrain in Lakeshore, New Orleans. Electric lines restored. Lakeview destruction. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
17 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath and clean up. Tinsley Sammons retrieves the little he can from his home severely mouldy home in the Arabi neighbourhood after the devastating floods which filled his house to the ceiling with water and toxic mud. Electricity lines are repaired. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
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17 imagesKatrina aftermath. Refrigerators line the sidewalks and streets of Uptown neighbourhoods as residents return and throw away the fetid, stinking appliances. Many are taped shut to prevent them from opening. Someone has written, 'Voodoo here today now 5,' on many of the appliances. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
15 imagesKatrina aftermath. 'Body Inside.' The stark spray paint on the outside of a house in Uptown New Orleans. More stinking fridges appear on the sidewalks. 81 year old Rosella McKoy is comforted by her nephew Kerry Young (41yrs) as she returns to see her home in the projects for the first time since the storm. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
18 imagesThe 8th ward lies in ruins following Katrina's devastating floods. Graffiti dated 9/11 marks '1 dead in attic' now crossed out following the later collection of the body. Fabulous, somewhat dishevelled Mardi Gras Indian headress of Wild Man Loco is pinned defiantly to the outside of his home, clearly stating that 'I'll be back.' Flooded but not looted. 'City of the Dead.' The shrine at St. Roch's cemetery Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
20 imagesHurricane Katrina recovery. Let the good times roll. Voodoo Fest tribute concert at Riverview Park. Ray Nagin, Kermit Ruffins and more. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
12 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. Riding on the Gray Line bus tour for residents of the Lower 9th ward. Unlike the nearby predominantly white neighbourhoods, residents can only visit the area on special busses and are not permitted to get off the bus except at one designated location to view a 'typical' house. A few nasty refrigerators appear on the sidewalks. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
15 imagesHalloween, post Katrina, New Orleans. As the city returns to a strange sense of normalcy and the citizens return, New Orleans once again hosts a Halloween parade and party. The parade makes its way down Bourbon Street with participants dressed as refrigerators. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
40 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath in St Bernard Parish. Destroyed housing, families helping to clear debris and FEMA contractors are still removing coffins from the graveyard destroyed by the storm. Merrick cemetery was one of the earliest slave cemeteries in the south and was deluged by 20ft of flood water. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
31 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Corwall visit the lower 9th ward following the devastating flooding from hurricane Katrina. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
20 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. Burying the dead, Chris Rose at work, Sonny Landreth and more from the region struggling to rebuild post Katrina. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
40 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. Mardi Gras Indian costumes in the dirt and defiantly nailed to houses, FEMA trailers, storm graffiti, 1 dead in attic and more in the painful recovery of New orleans post Katrina. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
24 imagesPost Katrina recovery, memorial. St Louis Cathedral holds a memorial service for Sgt Paul Accardo, a New Orleans Police Information officer who died after Hurricane Katrina. Bourbon Street scenes, beignets and street cars. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
17 imagesHurricane Katrina aftermath. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin at a 'town hall meeting' listens and responds to residents at the Sheraton Hotel. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
34 imagesHurricane Katrina benefit. Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson and friends 'Riding on the city of New Orleans' tour benefiting Musicares Hurricane relief 2005 sponsored by Amtrak. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
38 imagesPost Katrina aftermath and clean up. Cat outside.' Rescue workers graffiti plasters the walls outside a 9th ward home where a stray cat sleeps on the stoop. Christmas is coming. Injured worker falls off roof, dead dogs, cats, birds. The slow and painful recovery process. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
17 images01 January, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. New Year's Day in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana Rebirth interfaith service at the Superdome rings out the old disastrous 2005 and rings in what politicians and locals hope will be a successful 2006. Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu rings in the New Year with US Senator Mary Landrieu, Mayor Ray Nagin, Governor Kathleen Blanco and religious leaders. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
6 images04 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. Magnet man Chris Cressionnie and his dog Mika with his 1994 Chevy Blazer. Chris traversed New Orleans after the hurricane collecting fridge magnets from all the discarded fridges left abandoned and stinking in the streets. He now has a collection of thousands of magnets and residents continue to donate magnets as do people from all across the USA. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
9 images06 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina aftermath. 12th Night, New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras begins. The Mardi Gras krewe of Phunny Phorty Phellows gather on Canal Street to take a street car through the city. Their traditional route along St Charles Ave had to be cancelled because street cars are still unable to travel the route. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
6 images07 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. A representative from FEMA talks to soldiers at the Battle of New Orleans re-enactment at Packenham Oaks in Chalmette near New Orleans, Louisiana to ensure any that need assistance are claiming it. Period costumed British and American men along with 'irregulars' from the Independence/Civil War period commemorated the battle of Jan 8th, 1815 - the last battle of the war of 1812. The British led by General Edward Packenham were soundly defeated by troops hastily assembled by General Andrew Jackson. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
17 images07 Jan,2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Old world meets new. The Battle of New Orleans re-enactment at Packenham Oaks in Chalmette near New Orleans, Louisiana. Period costumed British and American men along with 'irregulars' from the Independence/Civil War period commemorated the battle of Jan 8th, 1815 - the last battle of the war of 1812. The British led by General Edward Packenham were soundly defeated by troops hastily assembled by General Andrew Jackson. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
19 images12 Jan 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. School girls from the academy of the Sacred Heart protest the lack of effective levees in New Orleans as President George Bush comes to town. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
18 images15 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Before the shooting begins. A coalition of 27 social aid and pleasure clubs join forces for a second line parade with the Rebirth Brass band reclaiming the streets of New Orleans. This was the first second line to return to New Orleans following hurricane Katrina. Tragically the parade ended with a shooting, the first such shooting to return to the streets of New Orleans since the storm. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
27 images16 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Martin Luther King Jr parade. The C3/Hands off Iberville coalition march almost 6 miles from the devastated Lower Ninth Ward to downtown New Orleans in an alternative protest to the Mayor's officially sanctioned celebrations marking Martin Luther King Jr day. The protest remembered those who perished and stands up for the rights of displaced, primarily african americans. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
6 images17 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. School re-opening. Principal Kathy Riedlinger greets parents and children returning to Lusher Charter School in uptown New Orleans on their first day back since Hurricane Katrina. Kathy lost her home and all her possessions to the storm and is currently living with friends. The school suffered $2 million in damages and has been repaired and returned to service with the help of contractors and parents who have worked tirelessly to re-open the facility to students. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
17 images30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Five months after hurricane Katrina hit the city, the University of New Orleans welcomes some 12,000 students back to their Lakefront campus with many lectures hosted in tents on the grounds of the campus. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
9 images30 Jan, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Site of the 17th street canal breach in Lakeview where water poured into the area inundating thousands of homes. Much of the city remains in ruins 5 months after hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees, flooding the area. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
10 images01 Feb 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Shiek of the Arabi Wrecking Krewe helps clear a house of mold in the Gentilly neighbourhood. As federal, state and local authorities dither, members of the Arabi Wrecking Krewe, many of them musicians themselves, team up to strip homes of fellow musicians ready to be repaired. To date the Krewe has stripped over 40 homes. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
19 images01 Feb 2006. Uptown, New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. The Whole Foods supermarket reopens amidst great celebration 5 months after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Customers wait outside before the doors open. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
6 images02 Feb, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Post Katrina. Voice of the people. Pulitzer Prize nominated New Orleans author and Times Picayune columnist Chris Rose before the launch of his new book, 'One dead in Attic.' Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
9 images02 Feb, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. The cast and directors of the movie Deja Vu give a press conference at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana. Adam Goldberg, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel, Tony Scott, Jerry Buckheimer, Paula Patton and Denzel Washington. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
15 images03 Feb 2006. New Orleans East, Louisiana. Tet, or Tet Nguyen Dan, Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Year of the Dog celebrations amongst the Vietnamese community which has rallied together and has made huge progress in repairing their community post Katrina. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
11 images04 February, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. Artist Eden Gass burns an alternative 'American flag.' Her flag, a Funerary banner for New Orleans was a delicately sewn black on black design with fleur de lis instead of the stars representing the states. Gass burned the flag at the end of the art show 'Katrina You Bitch' held at Barristers Art Gallery, the Zeitgeist Arts Center. Gass burned the flag in a purification ceremony. Children throw symbolic things collected from the city into the fire. Art and money returns to the city with a Saturday night art walk in Uptown New Orleans. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
27 images09 July 2006. New Orleans. Louisiana. Finding Faith. Faith Figueroa stands at her mother Miriam's feet at the security enhanced entrance to their apartment in the devastated 9th ward. Following a ten month search for the little girl whose face appeared on the Sept 19th, 2005 cover of Newsweek magazine, Faith's mother, Miriam Figueroa has returned to town with her three children. Faith, (1 yrs), Anfernya (5yrs) and Jacquelyn (13 yrs). This is the first time I saw Faith since Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans on August 29th, 2005. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
21 imagesScenes from the Lower 9th Ward. Australian tourists Bud Hopes (33yrs - Brisbane) and Michelle Van Grinsven (22yrs- Sydney) once trapped in the Superdome return to survey the damage. Military police detain suspected looters. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com -
5 imagesBig Chief Theodore "Bo" Dollis, who led the Wild Magnolia tribe of Mardi Gras Indians in performances around the world passed away January 20th, 2015. He was 71. Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015. -
6 galleriesImages from the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. A decade in the making...... Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015. -
5 galleriesAugust 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina revisited. Recovery, ruins, rebirth and rebuilding in the Lower 9th Ward, an area hardest hit by hurricane Katrina. Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation leads the way in providing hope for residents returning to the community. New Orleans Sewerage and Water board work with contractors to repair and re-lay water and drainage pipes as city contractors set about repairing roads and pavements. And yet amongst the positives a great deal of blight and despair remains as the area struggles to recover from the devastating effects of the storm a decade earlier. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com