MOSS POINT, MS. Hurricane Katrina survivor Yaleca Shelby (25) with her daughter Karima (18 months) at a FEMA trailer park on the grounds of the Calling All Christians Church in Moss Point, MS on Monday, June 26, 2006. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS
A few more images made during my week spent in the Gulf states back then. The damage and widespread destruction spread much further than just the New Orleans delta area. It all reminded me of the earthquakes I’d seen throughout my career.
(An edited take from my week in the Gulf can be viewed HERE, and is viewed rather nicely as a full-screen slide show by clicking the “Slideshow” button in the upper right of the page.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA. Destroyed homes in the Lower 9th. Ward of New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf states 10 months ago. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS
*(This image also appeared in BusinessWeek Magazine.)
BILOXI, MS. Causeway Route 90 bridge between Biloxi and Gulfport, MS destroyed by Hurricane Katrina seen on Monday, June 26, 2006. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf states 10 months ago. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS
GULFPORT, MS. Storm damaged First Baptist Church is demolished in Gulfport, MS on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf states 10 months ago. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS
BILOXI, MS. Storm damaged McDonald’s sign in Biloxi, MS on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf states 10 months ago. © Chet Gordon / THE IMAGE WORKS
Chet Gordon resides in the lower Hudson Valley region of New York. A photojournalist for more than 25 years, he recently worked as Westchester Magazine's first photo editor, and previously was a staff photographer at four NYC metro area newspapers. He was also a photo editor at the NY Daily News for 5 years. His work has appeared in The New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, USA Today, MailOnline (UK), Army Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Popular Photography magazines, among others. He is a career member of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), and a former board member of the NY Press Photographer’s Association (NYPPA). He served honorably as a U.S. Marine in the mid-1980's, including 2+ years stationed on Okinawa, Japan, and throughout Southeast Asia. A longtime volunteer and travel enthusiast, he accompanies several humanitarian aid clients on their international disaster relief and medical missions. Since 1997, he's worked in several African countries, the Middle East, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, as well as Afghanistan, Haiti, the Russian Federation, and Thailand. He routinely mentors young photographers looking to break into the industry and vacations in Bermuda and Kenya.
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