Disaster Focus Archives - Page 5 of 19

Notes Photo March 6, 2013

Photos: Life Falling Through the Cracks

We want to believe we can control our destiny even if we're constantly reminded that nature holds the upper hand.

Notes Photo January 20, 2013

Haute-Couture Heroes (or: Sandy’s in Vogue!)

Now that the Congressional tussle over the Hurricane Sandy relief fund has subsided, the nation can return to the important work of capitalizing on the disaster.

Notes Photo December 13, 2012

Best Photos of 2012, And Why — #1: Amber Waves of Grain Meet the Apocalypse

As any political communications expert with tell you, one of the most cherished and patriotic American visuals you can include in a campaign video is that of a wheat field.

Notes Photo November 5, 2012

Larger Outlines of a Super Storm

In terms of the larger questions just now being raised the about longer term status of the island, it's one of the most incisive photos of the Sandy coverage I've seen.

Notes Photo November 4, 2012

Barack, Mitt and Sandy: Final Exam (or: Why My Friend Saw Obama in this Photo with the Joint Chiefs)

Now my question is, how do you get from a typical three officer tarmac greeting at a military airfield we've seen a thousand times to the Joint Chiefs?

Notes Photo November 3, 2012

Some Thoughts on the Powerful New York Magazine "City and the Storm" Cover

With NY still struggling to get on top of the fallout, this cover more than delivers the sense of arriving there.

Notes Photo November 1, 2012

Sandy as Preview

Many aftermath photos from Hurricane Sandy seem to game out a future in which America's resources diminish but the gap between haves and have-nots persists.

Notes Photo October 30, 2012

Pic of the Day: Romney's Hurricane Sandy Non-Political Political Event

It's Romney mixing campaigning with hurricane relief on a day that he pledged would exclude the former.

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Did Wire Services, Big Media Overlook Homeless in Sandy Photo Coverage?

One of the most troubling aspects of the Hurricane Sandy disaster in the onset, then onslaught of the storm is how little photo coverage there was of the homeless.

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Sandy 1: Political Contrast of the Day

Tracking images of Hurricane Sandy: Paul Ryan/Barack Obama edition

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Sandy: Mitt Gets It, Mitt Gets It

Bag tracks the visual coverage of Hurricane Sandy: Mitt Edition.

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Sandy and 9/11

More visual commentary on the Hurricane Sandy

Notes Photo October 29, 2012

Sandy: Sin City

Mother Nature bears down on Atlantic City.

Photo September 2, 2012

In a Snapshot: Hurricane Isaac Fallout as Seen From the Romney Motorcade

Talk about up shit's creek without a paddle.

Notes Photo July 23, 2012

Already Bats? Some Thoughts on the James Holmes Science Camp Video

Because the public in general isn't sure what to make of this kind of data released and pumped by the media, I wanted to note some of the significant and not-necessarily-significant elements I saw in the video.