#30RhedeontDays takes you behind some of the best photos taken by Darryl D. Smith and Kali Rhe Rogers. Here is why the photo was chosen in their words:
While in New Orleans less than a year after Hurricane Katrina, I was working with The New York Times Student Journalism Institute. While in the middle of a meeting, a huge barge fire occurred.
A few of us shot out the door, no questions asked, and headed to the scene of the fire. After shooting for a minute, this photo was the best of the batch. The lady was an onlooker who stopped to observe the fire.
It was my first time shooting a photo like this for a news story, as my focus had always been on getting the face(s) of whoever I was shooting. But sometimes, a photo without a face is more powerful.
This photo also helped me get some other photo assignments instead of being strictly a reporter, which really helped me develop as a photographer quickly.
– DDS
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