greensburg a year later
A year ago this coming weekend Greensburg, Kansas was hit with one of the most powerful tornados ever recorded. It leveled most of the town.
As part of my work with the Kansas Press Association (KPA) I went in two days later to help the local paper with photography and production. I spent two afternoons shooting in Greensburg then and have been back a few times since to shoot.
It was tough jumping back into shooting news with something like Greensburg, it took a few days to get it out of my head afterwards. It also made me appreciate the job that news photographers do on a daily basis.
This Friday, May, 2 at Studio 2131 in Kansas City is the opening of Greensburg After Nature’s EF-5. It is a collection of photographs from news photographers from Kansas and Missouri.
Here are the four photos that I have in the exhibit. Yes they are in color but this was a news assignment.
This last image was taken a few months afterwards and for most people it doesn’t mean much. For Greensburg tree leaves and street signs are major signs of the progress being made in rebuilding.
Later in May I will be going back for two weeks as part of a joint Wichita State University/KPA project where students will spend two weeks there writing stories and I will be doing some of the photography. The stories and photos will be available for KPA member papers.
If you would like to see more images you can find them on my site.
cort
no music this evening, just the ac in the studio
These are wonderful journalistic photos. The last photo says it all. It does mean something. Good job. Good luck on the follow-up.
Rebecca
May 7, 2008 at 9:18 pm
The picture of the women with the Wizard of Oz game is ironic. Good stuff here. Looking forward to meeting you at your Digital Labrador session.
Rich
May 30, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Lark says : I absolutely agree with this !
lark
June 3, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Forelock.
Forelock
June 19, 2008 at 3:58 am