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So when I saw this this on the, on the news, it was like,
whoa, this can't be happening.
I felt obligated to go.
It's not just about
Katrina,
and what happened because I feel like
the media and all the journalists they do a great job at that. As a photographer,
my job
is to
try and be there a little longer.
And
really connect with the people.
They're just friends.
I like to think of them as sisters.
They were keeping each other company and they said it had been like that ever
since the storm.
They were just sitting there talking about how they never left.
All of their neighbors had left,
but they didn't really lose as much as everybody else so they just decided
to stay.
And that's what I look for.
I don't like to just look for misery, people feeling sorry for themselves.
I like to see people, you know, being their best
no matter what.
No matter the situation.
And lately I've been feeling really conflicted about, you know,
photography and what we do, and,
feeling kind of like a tourist sometimes you know, because we,
we leave.
And these people they still, they have to stay
and live through whatever.
But as far as having a record,
that's, I think that's important.
And to remind people of what happened and,
and we'll see what,
what happens from this point on.