Hurricane Katrina ~ Signs of Life Book

Hi! As you all have seen on the news recently there is still a great deal to be done in the Gulf Coast to get it back to anything that we would call normal. My hubby is from Louisiana and we took a vacation there in July to visit relatives. While there we went to New Orleans and outlying areas that were badly damaged by Katrina. The French Quarter is up and running as it did not have the horrible water damage. This link will take you to pictures of downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter if you are interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelamcdonald/sets/72157594195727638/

Other areas were not so "lucky" and are still ghost towns. Feel free to take a look at a town called Chalmette here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelamcdonald/sets/72157594195722836/

The reason that I am sharing all of this is because one of my Chalmette pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelamcdonald/187016036/in/set-72157594195722836/)
has been published in a book that was just released for sale today. The book is called Signs of Life.

Here is a little about the book:

"It's impossible to speak for the people who lived through Katrina. Far better to let them speak for themselves. That's exactly what these images (sad, hopeful, funny, enraging) capture—and it's exactly what Signs of Life is about."—Rob Walker, author of Letters from New Orleans

Signs of Life SIGNS OF LIFE is a moving collection of photos of the hand-made signs that appeared in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. Hand-made signs—spray painted on houses, on cars, on refrigerators—were some of the first "signs of life" to appear after the flood waters receded. The signs range from the sacred to the profane, from defiant to defeated, from frightening and encouraging. The signs reveal a powerful story of those who survived the deluge.

Signs of Life is a remarkable collection of the most striking Gulf Coast signs that appeared following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Taken by over forty photographers—local residents, relief volunteers, and those passing through—the messages in Signs of Life are sacred and profane, defiant and defeated, heartbreaking and humorous, frightening and encouraging. They remind us that everyone has a story to tell. —Josh Neufeld, author of Katrina Came Calling

*****Profits from sales of the book will go to two organizations still working in the area: Common Ground Relief and Hands On Network.*****
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/
and
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/


For More detailed information about the book check out these links:

http://www.signsoflifebook.com/
(and to buy the book click on the link below)
http://www.lulu.com/signsoflifebook
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I am so honored to be a part of such a noble book and effort to help the Gulf. Feel free to pass the information about Signs of Life along to anyone you feel might be interested or to post it on your blog or website.

Thank you!!

~A