Katrina 366 - A year and a day in the life of a Hurricane.
366 images Created 30 Oct 2014
August 29th, 2015 marked the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
10 years ago, from the day before the storm hit to the 1st anniversary, I immersed myself in the storm, its impact, aftermath and the struggle the people and the city experienced as they fought to return and rebuild.
The project 'Katrina 366' is not a 'shot a day,' it is the culmination of a year and a day relentlessly heading out to shoot photographs in and around New Orleans and the region in an effort to document and try to better understand what happened and how we might better prepare for the next '100 year storm.'
I had always hoped to publish the book 'Katrina 366,' however with rarely any available spare time and limited finances, the task continues to prove elusive. Images from this project have been published worldwide and have appeared on the cover of Newsweek, in books such as the original version of Chris Rose's 'One Dead in Attic,' and in both Spike Lee's movies - 'When the Levees Broke' and 'If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise.'
The show 'Katrina 366' was originally hosted at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery,' and toured the country. Various museums and galleries hold prints and certain images appeared as part of the 10 year anniversary commemmorations. Six images were hung at the REVERB show at the Contemporary Art Center which opened on White Linen Night, August 1st, 2015 and showed until November 2015. Work also appeared in the Lower 9th ward and in Maryland for the 10 year anniversary.
My work didn't just end at the 1st anniversary of hurricane Katrina. I have continued to document the struggle to rebuild and return for the past decade. Many of these images remain in archives and on hard drives yet to be edited and uploaded to the website as the constant day to day struggle to survive in this business takes precedence over those things that have gone before.
One of the things I hope to do is be able to track down many of the people who appear in some of these images and I hope that by sharing them it will be possible to reconnect and discover how their lives have changed all these years later. To this end, please feel free to share this through your social media networks if you would be so kind?
If you appear in any of the images or if you know someone who does, please get in touch in order that we might meet again.
Thank you for taking the time to look through the gallery.
For a review of the show please visit; https://www.nola.com/gambit/events/art_previews_reviews/article_705fc2d3-12b4-5303-9061-c0fb4f25c2d7.html
10 years ago, from the day before the storm hit to the 1st anniversary, I immersed myself in the storm, its impact, aftermath and the struggle the people and the city experienced as they fought to return and rebuild.
The project 'Katrina 366' is not a 'shot a day,' it is the culmination of a year and a day relentlessly heading out to shoot photographs in and around New Orleans and the region in an effort to document and try to better understand what happened and how we might better prepare for the next '100 year storm.'
I had always hoped to publish the book 'Katrina 366,' however with rarely any available spare time and limited finances, the task continues to prove elusive. Images from this project have been published worldwide and have appeared on the cover of Newsweek, in books such as the original version of Chris Rose's 'One Dead in Attic,' and in both Spike Lee's movies - 'When the Levees Broke' and 'If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise.'
The show 'Katrina 366' was originally hosted at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery,' and toured the country. Various museums and galleries hold prints and certain images appeared as part of the 10 year anniversary commemmorations. Six images were hung at the REVERB show at the Contemporary Art Center which opened on White Linen Night, August 1st, 2015 and showed until November 2015. Work also appeared in the Lower 9th ward and in Maryland for the 10 year anniversary.
My work didn't just end at the 1st anniversary of hurricane Katrina. I have continued to document the struggle to rebuild and return for the past decade. Many of these images remain in archives and on hard drives yet to be edited and uploaded to the website as the constant day to day struggle to survive in this business takes precedence over those things that have gone before.
One of the things I hope to do is be able to track down many of the people who appear in some of these images and I hope that by sharing them it will be possible to reconnect and discover how their lives have changed all these years later. To this end, please feel free to share this through your social media networks if you would be so kind?
If you appear in any of the images or if you know someone who does, please get in touch in order that we might meet again.
Thank you for taking the time to look through the gallery.
For a review of the show please visit; https://www.nola.com/gambit/events/art_previews_reviews/article_705fc2d3-12b4-5303-9061-c0fb4f25c2d7.html
