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Ted Jackson: Katrina: Then and Now by Aline SmithsonAugust 30th, 2015

Katrina then and now

Ted Jackson was born in McComb, Mississippi, in 1956 and is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Katrina, 10 Years Later: Jane Fulton Alt: The Ninth by Aline SmithsonAugust 29th, 2015

©Jane Fulton Alt, Ninth at Night

Ten years ago today, we sat in front of our televisions screens watching the horror of Hurricane Katrina.

Natan Dvir: Sandy: Before and After by Aline SmithsonNovember 7th, 2013

Natan Dvir/PolarisBreezy Point, Queens, November 04, 2012

Natan Dvir/Polaris for Weather.

JayPeg’s Photo Pub: Sandy Revisited by Aline SmithsonMay 5th, 2013

After a disaster, a disaster that devastates a country or community, there is a flood of concern and an outpouring of help.

Jay Peg’s Hurricane Sandy Issue by Aline SmithsonDecember 23rd, 2012

Jay Peg’s maiden publication, The Hurricane Sandy Issue, features Hurricane Sandy documentary photography from five emerging photographers (all recent graduates of the Documentary &#0

Aaron Hobson: The Tōhoku Project by Aline SmithsonAugust 20th, 2012

My good friend Aaron Hobson, The Cinemascapist, was recently in Los Angeles, where he was working on a film.

Stephen Mallon: Brace for Impact: The Salvage of Flight 1549 by Aline SmithsonMay 17th, 2012

I first featured the work of New York Photographer, Stephen Mallon on Lenscratch when he shared his amazing series, Next Stop Atlantic.

S. Gayle Stevens by Aline SmithsonDecember 23rd, 2011

I had the great pleasure of meeting S. Gayle Stevens at Filter Photo Festival in Chicago in October. Her wet plate collodion images are expressive, magical, and individual.

Remembering 9/11: Carla Shapiro by Aline SmithsonSeptember 11th, 2011

We have all processed the horrific events of 9/11 in our own ways.

Tim Hyde by Aline SmithsonAugust 18th, 2011

I featured Tim Hyde’s terrific series, Repossession, a couple of years ago, and I recently found myself wanting to revisit his site and see what he’s been up to.