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‘New Yorker’ Photo Essay: New Orleans “City of Water”

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Photo by Alec Soth / Magnum for The New Yorker. Caption: Sophie Borazanian and her dog, Joni, at Algiers Point, in the Fifteenth Ward.

“New Orleanians have always resembled New Yorkers; they tend to share the sense that to live anywhere else would lead inevitably to a stultifying and pitiable existence beyond the bounds of understanding.”

David Remnick, “City of Water”, The New Yorker >Photo Essay on New Orleans ten years after Katrina.  August 19, 2015. Check out photos at  http://www.newyorker.com/project/portfolio/katrina-photo-essay

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Author: Debi Rotmil

I'm Debi Rotmil. I'm the author of the book "Hitting Water: A Book of Stories" and founder of The Good Write. I write, eat, walk the dog, write, blog, jog, spin. I work everyday to try and change the world in my own way.

3 thoughts on “‘New Yorker’ Photo Essay: New Orleans “City of Water””

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  1. Vickixashton
    August 19, 2015 at 8:26 pm

    Such an interesting blog, really enjoyed it

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  2. Debi Rotmil
    August 19, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Thanks so much! I love your blog as well. Happy to share this interesting photo profile of New Orleans.

    Reply
  3. Allan G. Smorra
    August 20, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    Thanks for this look at the New Yorker essay. Outstanding photos and a lesson that still resonates today. Ω

    Reply

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