Joplin V
One month after the Joplin tornado, football moves on. Although the high school itself was destroyed (students will temporarily occupy a former high school and temporary classroom at Northpark Mall) Joplin’s football stadium, Junge Field, was undamaged by the storm. I made two portraits of Joplin’s athletic director. After much debate, the top one showing [...]
Joplin IV
Another week, another trip to Joplin. This time to check on progress there three weeks after the tornado. While there are plenty of signs of cleanup activity and hundreds of volunteers, much remains the same. One of the contractors I spoke with estimated it would take nine months just to clear debris off of city [...]
Joplin III
I made my third trip to Joplin to follow the Mizzou football team through a day of volunteering and manual labor. After loading a trailer of supplies and bussing in from Columbia, the football team had lunch at Forest Part Baptist Church, then went through orientation. After the video ended, the team was given final [...]
Joplin I and II
I spent two days in Joplin this week; Monday, the day after the storm, and Sunday, the one-week anniversary. I wish I could have been there more, but this also happens to be my first week on the job as photo intern for the Tulsa World. This disaster has affected me emotionally as a journalist, [...]