Megan Loram, director of photography at the New York Times: A photograph can do a lot of different things. But one thing that all these photographs have in common is that they don't just come out of the ether. This episode is supported by FX's Atlanta. Earned, Alfred, Darius and Van are back in their hometown; but has Atlanta changed?
As the sun came up over Florida yesterday, a fuller picture began to emerge of the destruction that Hurricane Ian had inflicted on the state and its residents.
The Category 4 storm washed away roads, bridges, cars, boats and homes. The damage is so extensive that, according to the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, it may take years to rebuild.
Guests: Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times; Richard Fausset, a Times correspondent based in Atlanta; Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, a national news reporter for The Times; and Hilary Swift, a photojournalist.
Background reading:
- Data from NASA reveals how warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico provided the fuel that turned Hurricane Ian into such a potent force.
- The scale of the wreckage was staggering, even to Florida residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful hurricanes.
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