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Oh my God, that is powerful. I have tears streaming down my face as I write this.

I lived through Hurricane Andrew and its aftermath -- a bad storm but nothing like what you guys went through. Our newspaper's staff went through years of depression, wrecked marriages, alcoholism and despair after Andrew.

I can't imagine what you're still going through.

I can't tell you how much respect I have for your dedication and commitment. Gives me hope that our profession will survive for a while longer.

Like the people of New Orleans, I give you my thanks for being there. all best,

Chuck Fadely
Miami Herald

Oh man, oh man... incredibly powerful; punch in the gut powerful.  

No pretense there; you get the photographers stripped to the bone.  Two years distance has given them the grace to speak dispassionately (almost) about their experience;  yet at the same time you can just “feel” their pain and heartache ready to spill out onto the floor in a kind of emotional stew that no one, except those that have been in that situation before, can ever hope to understand.

And for nearly 25 minutes this presentation, like a rat terrier on a mission, just doesn’t let up.  Great production, great technique; even the sound bed at the beginning and end was just right.  

Brock N. Meeks
Photographer

Beautiful Job. Enjoyed seeing the Katrina video. Shows what a quality staff you guys have in New Orleans.

Richard Pruitt
The Dallas Morning News

I've also forwarded this to our photojournalism professor, and will be sending it out to college media advisers as something they might want their students to watch.

Bryan Murley
Assistant Professor
Eastern Illinois University

I sent the link to my ex editor and publisher to show why we do what we do.

Randall Hill
The Sun News

Let me add me congratulations for a wonderful piece of video storytelling. I'm planning on showing it to all my second-, third- and fourth-year j-school students. Bravo.

Mark Hamilton
Photojournalist/Instructor
Ed Video Media Arts Centre
Vancouver, BC

WOW. I am speechless. Moved me to tears. You guys are heroes, don't ever doubt that. We have now told our photogs they need to make time to watch this video.

Sincerely,
Kathie Grazis
Daily-Journal

As a photographer who covered Katrina and now am deeply involved in the paper's video efforts I had to drop you a note about "Eyes of the Storm".

It was just fantastic on all levels. The stories were powerful and the production was first rate.

Great job.

John O'Boyle
Staff Photographer
The Star-Ledger
Newark, NJ

I was just blown away by a category 5 video documentary on the story of The Times-Picayune photographers and have sent it across the country to every documentary filmmaker and media person I know.  

It was an important story for the record - like the stories of embedded reporters in Iraq - and one that needed to be told. Thank you, excellent job.

Sharon Sharpe
Community news assistant editor
St. Tammany bureau
The Times-Picayune

Thank you to all of the photographers for sharing your hearts & experiences with us in this piece. It has touched more lives than you will ever know this side of eternity.

Mamazian
Nola.com user

The world must see this piece !!! Copies should also be sent to the president , congress , U. S. Senate , state and local politicans with instructions to view prior to attempting to sleep .

Ijustdave
Nola.com user

 

Excellent piece. One of the major networks is sure to broadcast this via the tele or internet. The eyes tell the whole story. You can't forget the eyes.

Scoliosisuxs
Nola.com user