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| This woman and her husband own Sho-Ya, the best sushi restaurant in Hattiesburg, MS. They, along with many of their employees, own homes in the Gulf coast region of Mississippi and sustained major damage to their home and their business. SOLD! |
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| This man and his wife own Sho-Ya, the best sushi restaurant in Hattiesburg, MS. They, along with many of their employees, own homes in the Gulf coast region of Mississippi and sustained major damage to their home and their business. SOLD! |
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| Noye has lived in Hattiesburg, MS his entire life. Currently he lives in a two bedroom house with at least 6 of his relatives including his elderly and nearly blind mother. Noye works for the city of Hattiesburg as a garbage man. Noye does not have a car and relies on his bicycle and legs to get to and from work everyday. During the storm, a very large tree fell on Noye's house. It is still there today, nearly six months after the storm! Noye's landlord has done nothing to remove the tree from the house and FEMA and the Corps of engineers have not provided any assistance to date. |
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| Noye's mother is originally from Jasper, Texas and has 11 other children besides Noye. She has had eight laser eye surgeries, ultimately leading to her current state of being nearly blind. She spends most days homebound and in bed. Although she can barely see, it is not uncommon to find her in bed with the television on for company. She is a very quick-witted and kind woman and I feel honored to have met her. |
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| Nathaniel is a native of Hattiessburg, MS and works for Southern Wood Preservatives, a lumber yard in an area of Hattiesburg called Palmers Crossing. Upon seeing his finished portrait, he smiled and said "You got me down pretty good. Yep, that's me!" SOLD! |
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| I met this man after coming out of the gas station near downtown Hattiesburg. He had been waiting for the bus for nearly an hour with his grocery bags. (The Hattiesburg public transportation system is similar to that of Mexico- meaning there are no posted schedules anywhere and you simply stand on a corner along the route and wave the bus down when and if it comes by!) I ended up giving him a ride home from the grocery store that day and was able to talk with him briefly about how the hurricane affected him. His home was damaged by the storm and to date his roof is still in need of repair. Currently the only thing between him and the elements is a thin blue tarp on the roof. |
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We met Harry and his wife Lola during the days following the hurricane, while waiting in line for gas. We started lining up at 3 a.m., but it seemed no matter how early we were, the lines were outrageous. Harry and Lola waited in the same line with us from 3 a.m. until 9a.m. only to be turned away from the pumps by police officers.
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| We met Lola and her husband Harry while waiting in a gas line after the hurricane. During that time, almost every store was sold out of gas cans and people were paying a premium price for gas cans on the street. Lola was nice enough to save 3 large gas cans for me at the store where she worked. She only charged me regular "pre-Katrina" prices (even though I would've paid much much more in my desperation). Both Lola and Harry are beautiful representations of the kindness that could be found during those desperate tiumes. Currently Lola and Harry are living in a FEMA trailer after their home was demolished in the storm. They are wonderful people who could use a hand in the rebuilding of thier lives. |
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