The aftermath of the 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscored persistent problems of poverty, racism, and government neglect plaguing the United States. In early 2006, the Open Society Institute created the Katrina Media Fellowship to support in-depth media projects on critical issues laid bare by the hurricanes.
A selection of work by the photography fellows is featured as part of FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of a diverse and wide-ranging photography community in the nation's capital, including photographers, museums, universities and all those involved in the profession across the metro D.C. area, including Virginia and Maryland.
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster includes nearly 40 images by photographers Salimah Ali, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Keith Calhoun, Gerald Cyrus, Collette Fournier, Russell K. Frederick, Stanley Greene, Wayne Lawrence, Chandra McCormick, John Pinderhughes, Joseph Rodriguez, Radcliffe Roye, Frank Stewart, Kadir van Lohuizen, Shawn Walker, Clarence Williams, and Michael Williamson.
Location
FotoWeek Central
3333 M Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster was originally part of OSI's Moving Walls 14 group photography exhibition.