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Locations of photographs range from Ocean Springs to Waveland

and date from various trips taken there : Nov. 2005 – Nov. 2007

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Spirit of Survival

In November of 2005 when I first went down to the coast after Katrina, I was shocked and stunned
into a state of disbelief. Even though the devastation was right in front of me,
I just could not comprehend it nor did I want to believe it had really happened.

One of the most powerful testaments to Katrina's capabilities was the stripping, bending, breaking, and near total annihilation of our coast's previously lush Live Oaks which were heavy with green leaves and beautiful Spanish moss.
Katrina turned the Emerald Coast into a brown landscape of its former self.

Since I am a tree lover in spirit, my immediate need was to photograph the trees in their state of change.
With the photographs came the idea to speak for the trees and their ability to come back from the storm.
The spirit of survival is in the trees as much as it is in the people of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
They will overcome and they will prevail.

For information on purchasing prints, please email me..

Gulf Islands Spirits - Ocean Springs

Katrina Live Oak - Biloxi

Beach Sentinel - Gulfport

Omens and Survival - USM Gulfport Campus

Katrina Spirits - Pass Christian

Spirits of Renewal - Bay St. Louis

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