Lives have altered in ways that is still hard for me to fathom and comprehend. While I can sympathize with victims of this travesty, I can’t empathize, not being even remotely affected. Well, that’s not entirely true but to mention my hitches annihilates the severity of those truly impacted. Sandy’s imprint is indelible.
Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Hurricane Sandy has come and passed but we are still trying to rebuild. Stories of Sandy aren’t as prominent as they were a few weeks ago and will soon take the back seat to the next big story. Stories, even those of devastation last but only so long in the media spotlight. It echoes much like Hurricane Katrina, the same tune anew. People are still suffering in New Orleans; much still needs to be done but the topic has faded into the background. It is hoary to blame journalists and news outlets; it is only doing a disservice to all parties. After all, these people are at the hand of us the general public, there to provide us with what we want. If we are not outraged with the lack of coverage on topics like Hurricane Sandy then nothing will be done, it is supply and demand. It can be a psychological disposition of society to not want to “deal” with calamity for too long although it seems counterintuitive.
Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
New York will continue to rebuild as the weeks and months pass. Hopefully this is a storm that New Yorkers will not soon forget.
4 responses so far ↓
yl146984 // Dec 5th 2012 at 3:40 pm
I love the photographs you pick. Especially the 2nd one by Spencer Platt from Getty Images. If it were just the pile of wood in destruction, it would be a depressing and tragic photo. However, with the man on a bike riding by, he gives a sense of hope. I’m not exactly sure how to explain it, but he just symbolizes a meaning of hope in that photo for me.
Why did you pick that photo?
Jesse Lee // Dec 5th 2012 at 8:24 pm
I agree that some people will not ever recover from hurricane sandy. It is something that people should not forget., Sometimes I feel New Yorkers think we’re in a bubble or that were invincible. Disasters like this remind us that we are just as vulnerable if not more than any other city.
ay083951 // Dec 17th 2012 at 2:33 am
Great photography selections here, these are the kinds of powerful imagery you need to capture peoples attention. An insightful comment on the media coverage as well, something I often lament about this country and its fickle attention span while people continue to suffer.
sh104103 // Dec 17th 2012 at 3:43 pm
Great photo that you choose here!
I also like your word choice in your sentences.
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