Richard Misrach- Hurricane Katrina aftermath photos

This is a video I made of an exhibit I went to in New Orleans. There is no sound. Richard Misrach is a photographer who went to New Orleans right after Katrina and documented what he saw. The images are very sad and refer to dead people and dead animals that are left inside houses. There is some humor and some hope but overall, the images are very intense.

I hope you guys enjoy.

Photograph of Jesus by Laurie Hill

Contributed by your Hobart colleague John Lawrence...

Very entertaining, and of particular interest to photography students, who are always being asked to photograph the impossible...

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Jose's Bug Out Bag

Build a Bug Out Bag (Due Thursday, October 21)

Build a Bug Out Bag

- Are you bugging in or out?

- Based on your personal assessment and the following readings, assemble a bug out bag. This essential preparedness kit should be thoughtful, useful, and personal.

- Explain your BOB, its contents, and the choices you made to select those contents. Upload your reflections as a comment to this post.

- (NOTE: you should only put things in your kit that you actually have… although you can discuss what you would like to have in your reflections. Notice that your kit is PERSONAL—what do YOU need, or how can you creatively use what you have?

Readings:

When All Hell Breaks Loose, Stuff you need to survive when disaster strikes, Cody Ludin

-Chapter 23 – Should I stay or should I go now?

Web links:

Bug Out Bags on youTube:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bug-out+bag&aq=f

http://theurbansurvivalist.blogspot.com

http://www.bugoutsurvival.com/

http://www.shtfblog.com/

http://survivalblog.com/

Reading Response for Tuesday, October 19th

In Amanda Ripley's introduction "Life Becomes Like Molten Metal," she titles one section "Luck is Unreliable." Why do you think she finds this phrase to so important to her argument that thinking about the "Unthinkable" is valuable to you, as a reader?

In Amanda Ripley's Appendix "How to Boost your Survival Odds," where do you think YOU could use the most improvement?

In William Forstchen's "One Second After," he makes a trip back into town. Unlike most people, he is pretty certain that this is a major disaster, not a simple power outage that will be solved in a few days or a week. In the short time he has, what tasks does he prioritize? Why do you think this was his strategy? Would you have replaced one of his errands with another errand?

Your responses to these questions do not need to be long, but should be thoughtful, and you should explain your reasoning.

What is wrong with this Critique?

Using what you have learned in "Defining Critique" and "Giving and Receiving Feedback" (in the Readings folder on Blackboard), critique this critique.

Make sure to use the techniques specified in the articles when framing your response (provide specific, constructive feedback).

Another TED lecture on Illusion!