Katrina's Aftermath

This image captured at "Ground Zero" as the residents called it, over nine months after the hurricane had devastated New Orleans. Out of all of the pictures of the devastation, this image seemed to symbolize that faith had been shaken to its very foundation, but something, someone, had still survived. Winner, Red Ribbon, 2006 Ocean County Fair. Copyright 2006, Hutch Martin. All rights reserved. 50% of the profits from this image will go to charitable groups still doing the serious rebuilding work in the Gulf area.

Note: Five years after the hurricane, the images are vivid in my mind. Homes moved into the street. Homes demolished. I visited the area nine months after the hurricane and it looked as if a war had taken place the day before. It was a sad monument to the failure of government to deliver as promised. The people of New Orleans and the Gulf deserved so much better. And many still are waiting...