When Hurricane Katrina spared the city of New Orleans the full brunt of its force by skirting it at the last moment, many breathed a sigh of relief. While nature may have spared the city direct destruction, man's own defenses against these storms failed him and the levees of New Orleans burst on August 29th, taking the lives of over 1,000 unfortunate people that remained there and forever changing those that had fled.

These images, shot from September to December 2005, portray...
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When Hurricane Katrina spared the city of New Orleans the full brunt of its force by skirting it at the last moment, many breathed a sigh of relief. While nature may have spared the city direct destruction, man's own defenses against these storms failed him and the levees of New Orleans burst on August 29th, taking the lives of over 1,000 unfortunate people that remained there and forever changing those that had fled.

These images, shot from September to December 2005, portray a city that continues to be wronged by man, with images of the immediate aftermath in September bearing an exact, eerie likeness to those shot in December. They show a city in ruin and in neglect, from the preserved destruction of public schools to its garbage lined streets to its fossilized homes.

Hope remains with fiercely loyal residents and those that do work for the city's revival, including a heroic effort by many out of state grass roots organizations and churches. But many people mirror the government's timid response and wait for the next storm season to play out and determine the fate of New Orleans.
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