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Archive - 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina 

Magnum Photographers 

August 29th 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. The storm ravaged the Gulf Coast and the New Orleans suffered catastrophic flooding when protective levees failed. A humanitarian crisis developed when thousands of residents were trapped in the city and the Federal Government was slow in implementing relief. 
Distro - New Orleans: Katrina Aftermath 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Album: 44 images 
Distro - Arkansas - Katrina Relief 

Alex Webb 2005

Album: 13 images 
Portfolio - Hurricane Katrina. 2005. 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

Album: 40 images 
Distro - New Orleans 10 Years After Katrina 

Alec Soth 2015

Album: 26 images 
Book - In the Wake of Katrina 

Larry Towell 2006

Album: 44 images 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina TV screen shots.

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 4, 2005. Arson after looting... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Hurricane Katrina.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Rescue. 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Evacuations. 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Flooded Canal... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

New Orleans. Louisiana. 2005. Hurricane Katrina flooded up to... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

New Orleans. Louisiana. 2005. Hurricane Katrina flooded up to... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Hurricane Katrina.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Under Interstate... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Near Superdome,... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Under Interstate... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 2, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Thousands of... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. In front of the... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. In front of the... 

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 5, 2005. National Guard... 

Steve McCurry 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. 2005. Hurricane Katrina.

Eli Reed 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2005.

Thomas Dworzak 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 3, 2005. Makeshift grave... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005.

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. Louisiana. December 2005. St Bernard Parish, just outside... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005. FEMA trailers waiting... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005. Workers cleaning... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005. The Gentilly landfill,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Biloxi. Mississippi. 2005. Hurricane Katrina flooded up to 80%... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Venice. Louisiana. 2005. Hurricane Katrina flooded up to 80%... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005. Inside a severely... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2005. Katrina survivor... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2009

USA. Pearl River, Lousiana. 2009. Rodney SCOTT was the last living... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2009

USA. New Orleans, Lousiana. 2009. The Helipad that was used in... 
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