For this week’s photo I was thinking about my friends at the Professional Photographers of America Imaging USA convention being held in New Orleans. I wasn’t able to schedule being there this year but it got me thinking about the last time I was in New Orleans and walked through the 8th and 9th wards that were flooded out by hurricane Katrina.
In this image you see that thirty months after Katrina the citizens and volunteers were making progress but it was slow and labor intensive. Happily I know things have gotten better since I was there in 2008.
While they might not be on the radar for many of us, we should not forget the people of New Orleans or their devastation. We must also remember that change and recovery from a disaster of that magnitude cannot happen overnight. I do plan to go back and encourage everyone to do so. The people are great, the new homes are wonderful and the seafood is safe – enjoy!
