After recently purchasing iPhones (Verizon, of course!), Kristin and I have been experimenting with photography apps left and right. I downloaded and shot with the Hipstamatic app while we were exploring Mississippi and Ohio river flood recovery efforts in Southern Illinois on May 21, 2011. ~ Chris Mackler chris@macklermedia.com
Wednesday, May 4, 2011. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here in Southeast Missouri, but Mississippi River flood waters seem to be receding (at least temporarily) in Cape Girardeau’s Red Star District, as well as Cape Rock Park. According to Red Star District resident Peggy Benaivdz, the Mississippi River […]
The second day shooting the powerful flooding in the Southeast Missouri area proved to be eye-opening. Literally just a two-minute drive from my home stands 1207 North Main Street – currently surrounded on all sides by four feet of water and climbing hourly. A mountain of sandbags and barriers are […]
For more flood coverage, see An Afternoon at 1207 North Main Our apartment began flooding on Easter, alerting us to the gravity of the flooding situation in the Cape Girardeau and Southeastern Missouri areas. Due to weeks of stormy weather, the area rivers and other bodies of water have swelled, […]
My latest attempts in experimenting with new ways to fund long-term photojournalism projects: Last year, I documented the relief efforts in Nashville after the Cumberland River flooded the area in early May. On Saturday, May 1, 2010, the banks of the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tenn., were breached due to […]
I drove down to Nashville to cover flood relief. Residents sure lived up to Tennessee’s motto of being the volunteer state. After the water level reached to over 20 feet in intersection of Todd Preis Drive and Sawyer Brown Road in the Nashville suburb of Bellevue, the area was evacuated […]