Hurricane Katrina in Black and White

My major photography work for the past two and one half years has been documenting the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. I shoot 4x5 black and white film using a view camera. This image was taken on the Mississippi River delta about 40 miles south of New Orleans. The river is just on the other side of the road. This house was picked up by the storm surge and lodged in the tree, which stopped it from being swept to the top of the river levee. The street sign reads Ruth Lane, and the house belonged to Ruth.