NolaVie: A Journey In Photographs
Many thanks to NolaVie for sharing Hurricane Story on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. See the feature, written by Elizabeth Kukla, here.
Books, j’adore Review
Thanks to Maria Mankin for the nice review of Hurricane Story on her site, Books, j’adore. “Shaw’s book added another dimension to my perspective of the city. I finally got to read about the hurricane nine years ago through the eyes of an artist, rather than a reporter.” Read the full article here.
A Photo Editor Interview
Jonathan Blaustein interviewed Jennifer for A Photo Editor, discussing PhotoNOLA, the genesis of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and Hurricane Story. Interview posted here. (You can read Jonathan’s previous review of the book, referenced in the conversation, here.)
The Advocate covers Hurricane Story
Thanks to Morgan Searles for her insightful feature for The Advocate about the creation of Hurricane Story. Read the article here.
photo-eye: Best Books of 2011
What an honor to see Hurricane Story among photo-eye’s The Best Books of 2011 feature! Thanks to Gordon Stettinius of Candela Books for including it in his picks, and for the kind words, posted here.
Brain Pickings: Best Photography Books of 2011
We are honored that Maria Popova of Brain Pickings included Hurricane Story in her year end list: The 11 Best Photography Books of 2011.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 101 books for gift giving
Jim Higgins, book editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, offers 101 suggestions of books to give as gifts (or to yourself), this holiday season. Hurricane Story is featured under the category “Visually Interesting Works.” See the list here.
RISD XYZ Features Hurricane Story
The Rhode Island School of Design alumni magazine, RISD XYZ, selected Hurricane Story as a “new and notable” publication in their Fall 2011 Issue, which focuses on “The Beauty of Books.” See it on pages 8-9.
Hurricane Story Reviewed in Square Magazine
Issue 2.3 of Square Magazine (UK) features a review of Hurricane Story by editor in chief Christophe Dillinger, along with a multi-page spread of images from the book. “…forget about heavy symbolism and flashy sensationalism, the kind of stuff everybody does. Go straight for the heart. Jennifer Shaw’s new book, Hurricane Story, does just that.” […]
Stella Kramer on Hurricane Story
In a follow up to the In The Loupe TV discussion of Hurricane Story, Stella Kramer shares her thoughts on the aesthetic choices that went into the making of the book. “One of the things I like the most about this book is how much care and thought was put into the size and look […]
