ZORIAH - A PHOTOJOURNALIST AND WAR PHOTOGRAPHER'S BLOG

Life In New York's East Village

Still no electricity, water or heat down here. I can't get any new photos edited until the electricity comes back, but I have been out on the streets exploring and capturing images here and there.

I will be heading to Breezy Point Queens tomorrow or Friday.

Hurricane Sandy NY - Photos From Inside The Evacuation Zone

I spent this evening inside of the evacuation zone in lower Manhattan (New York City) and down as far as Battery Park (which is now submerged.) It was eerie and beautiful and I was happy to have just enough electricity to edit some of the shots. Now I will see how long it takes to make this post by candlelight from my mobile device.

I will hit the streets in the morning again and post updates here whenever I am able.

The seaport looking out towards Brooklyn

A woman gathers berries as they blow off of trees in Chinatown

The mariners memorial statue on the coastal waters off of Battery Park

Water making its way over the barriers on the southern tip of New York City

A fish market covered with sand bags near the South Street Seaport

Wind damage in Chinatown

A reporter setting up lights for a news broadcast in Battery Park

The memorial surrounded by sand bags in Battery Park

An empty square near the seaport

A metro station surrounded by sandbags

A view of Brooklyn surrounded by storm clouds

 

Posted with Blogsy

Seguin Haiti

On the road towards Seguin, Haiti.

Deep Inside Chernobyl

With special permission from the government in the Ukraine I was able to spend some time photographing some incredible, off limits places in Chernobyl.  I took far too many pictures and it is taking forever to sort through them all, but I will post a feature story here as soon as I am done.  In the meantime here is a sample.

I will also begin offering a new series of photojournalism workshops in Chernobyl beginning in 2013.  Keep an eye out here or check in with the Photojournalism Workshops page on my main site.  These workshops will go beyond the standard Chernobyl photography to also focus on the lives of the settlers who have returned to live in the zone despite the potential risks.

Masks litter the floor of a building in Pripyat/Chernobyl, Ukraine.

Photographing Haiti

I have been digging through my archives this week for a client.  It is always amazing what you find when you dig through old photos.  So much of the way we look at photographs depends on our current state of mind.  I often find images that I shot five or more years ago and never gave a second glance to, that all of a sudden have beauty or meaning.  I suppose that is one of the things that can make this difficult, frustrating, tiring and often painful job still worthwhile.

Looking through my photos from many trips to Haiti over the years, I am always shocked at the contrasts.  There are so many images that are literally so disturbing to look at that even I have a hard time going through them at times.  And then there are others which show the beauty of the landscapes, as well as the people.  The photographs are always intense but it is hard to imagine how difficult life really is there for those who don't have the luxury to leave once they have all the pictures they need.

Below is an image I just discovered, buried away in the archives:

Taken on the never ending hike to Seguin, Haiti.