Hurricanes    
Awesome and devastating at the same time, hurricanes have left their heavy fingerprints all over the world in recent years. As we move deeper into the years of hurricane seasons to come, we hope never to underestimate the immense power over us.
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Lower 9th Ward - New Orleans, Louisiana | 2007-05-03

A year and a half after Katrina, there's still not much life in the lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. Visiting the area for the first time, the devastation hit me as hard as the news of the storm as it happened. Many lots are empty, others try to hang on to the roots of the walls as the rest of the buildings are collapsing upon them. Grass and weed has overgrown most everything along with the connecting walkways. Many street signs are hand written planks, but most of them are still missing, although new traffic lights have been installed on a couple of corners for the drive through traffic.

Yet, from the decay and rubbish comes art. Will life imitate its colors in the lower 9th Ward?

Lower 9th Ward - New Orleans, Louisiana
Hurricane Isabel - Fells Point, Baltimore | 2003-09-19

Fells Point under water in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel.

Hurricane Isabel - Fells Point, Baltimore
Hurricane Isabel - Fells Point, Baltimore | 2003-09-19

Fells Point under water in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel.

Hurricane Isabel - Fells Point, Baltimore
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