Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts - CNN August 29, 2005 -Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a Category 3 storm with 127 mph winds between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of the Mississippi River at about 6 a.m. - Severe flooding damage to Gulfport, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, and areas in between. - Some levees are overtopped in New Orleans, and there is extensive damage to the Superdome roof, where more than 10,000 people sought shelter from the storm. According to FEMA, Katrina is, "the single most catastrophic natural disaster in US history." According to FEMA, the total damage for Katrina is estimated at $108 billion. Fatalities: (directly or indirectly)- Alabama: 2 - Florida: 14 - Georgia: 2 - Louisiana: 1,577- Mississippi: 238- Total: 1,833 Source: FEMA Private Insurance Payments: Insurance companies have paid an estimated $41.1 billion on 1.7 million different claims for damage to vehicles, homes, and businesses in six states. 63% of the losses occurred in Louisiana and 34% occurred in Mississippi.
How Photographers Are Changing the Definition of the Photo Essay Whether through digital channels, print or on exhibit, the impact, influence and reach of the still image has never been greater. But with so many images fighting for our attention, how do photographers make work that most effectively stands out and connects with an audience. In this seven-part series, TIME looks back over the past 12 months to identify some of the ways of seeing—whether conceptually, aesthetically or through dissemination—that have grabbed our attention and been influential in maintaining photography's relevance in an ever shifting environment, media landscape, and culture now ruled by images. The Contemporary Photo Essay We live in an age where the volume of photographic output has never been greater. Yet the propensity is for images to be conceived, received digested and regurgitated in an isolated, singular form—and without further context. Photographer Matt Black has subverted the prevalent philosophy of Instagram for his project The Geography of Poverty.
Buses in Seoul install 'comfort women' statues to honour former sex slaves | Cities Buses serving several routes in central Seoul have acquired a new and highly controversial passenger: a barefoot “comfort woman”, wearing a traditional hanbok dress with her hands resting on her knees. Appearing on the front seat of buses in the South Korean capital earlier this week, the statues were installed by the Dong-A Transit company as a potent reminder of an unresolved wartime atrocity whose roots lie in Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula. The term “comfort women” is a euphemism for as many as 200,000 girls and young women, mostly from the Korean peninsula, who were coerced into working in Japanese frontline brothels before and during the second world war. “It is designed to remind South Koreans of suffering the women went through,” said Rim Jin-wook, the head of Dong-A Transit, the bus company behind the statue passengers. In return, the countries agreed to refrain from criticising each other over wartime sexual slavery at international forums.
Girl Scout Program Brings Kids to Prison to See Their Moms ‘Something to Live For’ The Girl Scouts Who Visit Their Moms In Prison Layla during a visit with her mother. BY MELISSA CHAN | photographs BY sara naomi lewkowicz FOR TIME Buzzing with excitement, Layla climbs into a van with her Girl Scout troop and heads to a familiar place — a prison. The 7-year-old Texas girl is going to see her mother, just like she does on the third Saturday of every month, as part of a program aimed at improving bonds between incarcerated women and their young daughters. Layla wants to tell her mom about her new baby guinea pig, Penelope. “I’m happy,” she says. Layla is a member of Troop 1500, which has been running its Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program in Austin since 2000. Layla, her mother and other leaders and participants in Troop 1500 take the Girl Scouts pledge. Garcia tells the group before lunch that her daughter has a new baby guinea pig named Penelope. Trunarah, 8, goofs off with her mom, Lakeshia Kennedy. “Many times you’ll step back and realize, ‘Oh, my God.
The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest (15 Photos) *Last call for entries! Contest closes May 27, 2016* National Geographic invites photographers to submit photos for the opportunity to be named the 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year. The grand-prize award winner will earn the prestigious title and also receive a seven-day Polar Bear Photo Safari for two at Churchill Wild–Seal River Heritage Lodge, a National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World. Eligible contestants can visit natgeo.com/travelphotocontest to submit photographs in any or all of three categories: Nature, People and Cities. Our friends at National Geographic have let us share some highlights from this year’s contest. Mystical Forest You don’t need to travel far from cities to visit Narnia. River Delta 6 One of a series of aerial shots taken from a helicopter over the fabulous river deltas in South Iceland. Colorful Market Colorful market in Bangkok city, Thailand. …but I am not the only one A lonely zebra in the midst of a field full of flowers.
National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com The 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is in full swing. The entry deadline has been extended until July 11. The four categories include: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments. Last year's contest drew nearly 13,000 images from all over the world.
Writing photo captions | International Journalists' Network Photo captions are often the first elements of a publication to be read. Writing photo captions is an essential part of the news photographer’s job. A photo caption should provide the reader basic information needed to understand a photograph and its relevance to the news. It should be written in a consistent, concise format that allows news organizations to move the photo to publication without delay. Professional standards of clarity, accuracy and completeness in caption writing should be as high or higher than any other writing that appears in a publication. Writing captions In most photo captions the first sentence identifies the people and place in the photograph and supply the date and location where it was taken. The exact format for captions vary from publication to publication, but a basic photo captions should: Clearly identify the people and location that appear in the photo. Here are a few examples: Here are some things to watch out for: Collecting caption information