Katrina – Five Years Later

by earlb on August 30, 2010

in Images, Photo Essay

Five years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Mississippi. I ended up in Biloxi just days after the storm. Over the years I’ve posted many pictures of my travels to the Gulf Coast region. I dug back through some of the images that I didn’t ‘feel worthy’ at the time and tried to breathe new life into them. The images below are just days after Katrina.

A car sits in a marshy field in Alabama courtesy of hurricane Katrina. Alabama Sept. 2005

A car sits in a marshy field in Alabama courtesy of hurricane Katrina. Alabama Sept. 2005

In Bayou La Batre shrimp boats were piled along the shoreline like children's toys. Alabama September 2005

In Bayou La Batre shrimp boats were piled along the shoreline like children's toys. Bayou La Batre, AL Sept 2005

Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast tent cities sprung up everywhere as relief workers poured in. Waveland Sept 2005

Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast tent cities sprung up everywhere as relief workers poured in. Waveland, MS Sept 2005

A trailer replaces where a home once stood. Waveland Sept 2005

A trailer replaces where a home once stood. Waveland, MS Sept 2005

The remains of the Episcopal Church in Biloxi, MS. Sept 2005

The remains of the Episcopal Church in Biloxi, MS. Sept 2005

People post signs to let family and friends know they are OK. Biloxi, MS Sept 2005

People post signs to let family and friends know they are OK. Biloxi, MS Sept 2005

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Dhaka Street Life – Children

June 16, 2010 Images
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Life in the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh are tough. Children and their families live under small tarps along sidewalks.
Children of all ages must help provide for the family. Some make firewood while others search through garbage for useful items. Below are some of the children I met in Dhaka in February 2010.

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For the past five years I have been documenting humanitarian issues around the world. It seems with the current Gulf oil disaster from the Deepwater Horizon accident things have come full circle. You see, it was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 that got me started shooting humanitarian photography and video. Since then, I’ve had the privilege [...]

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In February, just weeks after the earthquake, I visited the Diakonos orphanage just outside Port-Au Prince in Haiti. Obviously they were in great need of food, water and the basic essentials to survive. You can see my previous post and images to learn more.

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As most of you know I traveled to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in February document humanitarian work at an orphanage. Needless to say it was a very long trip. Traveling with me were two members from the organization Mission Love Seeds.

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Though the trip was long, it was productive. I did learn it is not [...]

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I did some changes on the site today. I added a new homepage and updated my portfolio page. If you would like to see the portfolio on black you can go HERE. You can go to earlb.com to see the updated homepage.

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As I am putting together my images from Haiti, I scan the net daily for interesting websites and photography about what is going on there. Today I came across the “Voices of Haiti” website which I found interesting.
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I recently watched the movie War Photographer by Christian Frei.The film was released in 2001 and won numerous awards. It’s a documentary about photojournalist James Nachtwey and his career as a war photographer.
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