From the heart of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation three Facing Change photographers – Alan Chin, and Andrew Lichtenstein – relate their stories in the wake of the one of the most devastating storms ever to strike the eastern seaboard. Alan Chin Staten Island, New York, November 2, 2012 The Forster family unwinds after a long day [...]
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In the Wake of Hurricane Sandy 2012photographer |
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Hurricane Sandy by FCDA Photographersphotographer |
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In the immediate aftermath of hurricane Sandy, one of the most devastating storms ever to strike the eastern seaboard, three FCDA photographers – Alan Chin and Andrew Lichtenstein – fanned out across the New York City area to capture scenes of the city in crisis. Chin was on hand as firefighters battled blazes in Breezy [...] |
Brownout in the Electric Cityphotographer |
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Scranton, Pennsylvania almost went bankrupt this summer when the city had less than $5000 left in its accounts. Hundreds of municipal employees, including the mayor and the police and fire departments, went on minimum wage. |
Chicago’s NATO Protest 2012photographer |
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Chicago police and protesters clashed at demonstrations against the NATO war in Afghanistan, marring otherwise peaceful gatherings. |
Occupy May Day 2012photographer |
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Facing Change documents May Day Occupy rallies and marches in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Oakland as tens of thousands of people took to the streets. |
Heavy Metal: America’s Tank Factoryphotographer |
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Lima, Ohio, is home to the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (Lima Army Tank Plant) which is the only heavy armored tank factory in the United States. They build and refurbish Abrams tanks, Stryker armored personnel carriers, and other weapons systems. |
Facing Change: Documenting America 2011photographer |
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This week we present our final update for 2011, a suite of diverse images taken along our journeys this year on the American road. We feel that these photographs speak to the heart of this moment in our country. |
Occupy Wall Street Eviction 2011photographer |
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Over the last two months, Occupy Wall Street spread across the nation as each new economic statistic grimly confirms the disparity between rich and poor continuing to grow while unemployment remains high and stagnant. The protesters were initially mocked and denigrated, but public outcry galvanized by pepper spray and mass arrest police tactics added to the persistence and popularity of the movement. The response from local governments has varied from city to city. In New York it was marked by heavy-handedness tempered with reluctant tolerance. |
Occupy Wall Street 2011photographer |
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Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park, formerly “Liberty Plaza Park”. The protest was originally called for by the Canadian activist group Adbusters; it took inspiration from the Arab Spring movement (particularly the Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, which initiated the 2011 Egyptian Revolution) and from the Spanish Indignants. |
10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks on Americaphotographer |
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Ten years on, Americans will gather today where the World Trade Center soared, where the Pentagon stands as a fortress once breached, where United Airlines Flight 93 knifed into the earth. |
