How Do You Cover a Hurricane
Covering a major hurricane is a complicated and sometimes dangerous task. Getting to places that you want to photograph are restricted or sometimes impossible to reach, photographers are placed in harms way, and the elements affect on cameras and computer equipment can go beyond damaging. There were five Press staff photographers and several of our talented freelance photographers on the street when Hurricane Sandy was approaching and when the storm hit. Two photographers were embedded in a hotel in Atlantic City, where residents were evacuated. The biggest problem there was getting through floodwaters. The others were on the mainland shooting the storm and trying to get on the barrier islands. In the digital age, we employ a shoot-and-send philosophy. Something is shot and immediately sent in to our picture desk so it can be on the website quickly to show others what’s happening throughout the storm. Our photo galleries were the most viewed item on our website. My job was the visual command center. As photos and videos were transmitted I collected them and put them on our website and our mobile site, attaching them to specific stories, and creating photo galleries. As reports came in I contacted the nearest photographer to check out specific locations. It was hectic, it was exciting, and then the lights went out. We had devised a plan for when the lights went out: Dropbox. Sending photos to a cloud server where they could be reached by other editors and placed online when our network was without power was a success. It’s how we got a newspaper out when there was no power at our offices. For our photographers, covering a storm of this magnitude is not fun. You’re wet all the time, cold, it’s almost impossible to keep your equipment dry, and all the places you want to go are impassable. We have a group of dedicated, hard working and talented photographers at The Press. Hundreds of images documented how the storm took over our area and how it affected the people who live here. And it’s not over.
Images
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Cindy Huf (top) and Nikhe Jaudon, both of Cape May, board windows at Good Scents on the Washington Street Mall in Cape May. Sunday October 28 2012 People deal with the threat of Hurricane Sandy approaching the area. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
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Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino employees Doug Hedelt, of Somers Point, left, and Ray Schlundt, of Northfield, continue boarding up windows facing the ocean in Atlantic City, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, 2012, ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (The Press of Atlantic City/Staff Photo by Michael Ein)
A sign on the the boarded up door of Echos on Old New Jersey Ave in North Wildwood. Cape May County residents prepare for the approach of Hurricane Sandy. Sunday Oct. 28, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Atlantic City residents board buses to be evacuated from the city at the Atlantic City Convention Center, in Atlantic City. Area residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy. Sunday October, 28, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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This home on Atlantic Avenue, in Longport, is recycling the plywood from the last big storm to hit the area. Area residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy. Sunday October, 28, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Flooded Baltic Ave near Texas Avenue, in Atlantic City, 7:00am, as Hurricane Sandy approaches Southern New Jersey, Monday Oct. 29, 2012
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Snug Harbor resident Montgomery Dahm records flooding along Connecticut Avenue in Atlantic City, Monday Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches. photo by Michael Ein
The incoming tide begins to cover the marshes around 6 pm at Grassy Sound, Middle Twp. on North Wildwood Blvd. Cape May County residents prepare for the approach of Hurricane Sandy. Sunday Oct. 28, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Bay Ave., in Somers Point, at 11:00 am Monday Oct., 28, 2012.
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Tracy Kluska, of Seaville, walks along Somers Point - Mays Landing Road after checking on a boat at a marina, in Somers Point, at 10:30 am Monday Oct., 28, 2012.
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Bobby Huggins, of Millville and his cousin, Brian Cuthbert, of Somers Point, see how deep the water is at Bay Avenue and and New Jersey Avenue, in Somers Point. Monday, October, 29, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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A badly damaged Boardwalk, along the Inlet in Atlantic City, is pictured Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012, following Hurricane Sandy's appearance in the region. (The Press of Atlantic City/Staff Photo by Michael Ein)
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The south Inlet of Atlantic City after Hurricane Sandy Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012.
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Flooding along Pacific Avenue in Wildwood after Hurricane Sandy Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012.
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A car plows throughout the water leaving wake on Mississippi Avenue in Atlantic City, as Hurricane Sandy approaches land this evening, Monday October 29 2012(The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
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Philadelphia Inquirer photographer Michael Wirtz, of Wilmington, DE, braves flood waters and high winds that arrive with Hurricane Sandy along North Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City, Monday Oct. 29, 2012. (The Press of Atlantic City/Michael Ein)
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The south Inlet of Atlantic City after Hurricane Sandy Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012.
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The pavilion at the municipal beach, in Somers Point, was blown into the bay at Bay Avenue and New Jersey Avenue. Tuesday, October, 30, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Route 72 leading onto Long Beach Island after Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012
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Surf City after Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012Surf City after Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012
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A front end loader works on Kenyon Avenue, in Margate. the street was full of sand washed in from Hurricane Sandy. Tuesday, October, 30, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Dunes damaged by Hurricane Sandy at 33rd Avenue, in Longport. . Tuesday, October, 30, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Dudley Avenue, in Ventnor Heights. Tuesday, October, 30, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
Flood debris off the promenade in Sea Isle. Cape May County copes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as clean-up efforts begin along the carries islands. Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Sunrise in North Wildwood. Cape May County copes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as clean-up efforts begin along the carries islands. Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Sign on a mini golf course in Cape May at Howard and Beach Ave. Cape May County copes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as clean-up efforts begin along the carries islands. Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Churning ocean at the looking towards the Cape May Lighthouse. Cape May County copes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as clean-up efforts begin along the carries islands. Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Damaged boardwalk in the South Inlet section of Atlantic City, 7:30 am Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012
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Long Beach Island and Harvey Cedars section after Hurricane Sandy hit the east cost Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012.
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Long Beach Island and Harvey Cedars section after Hurricane Sandy hit the east cost Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012.
Flooding on Pacific Ave Wildwood. Cape May County copes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as clean-up efforts begin along the carries islands. Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Damaged homes on South Beach Ave on the Delaware Bay in Reeds Beach, Middle Township. Residents of Cape May County deal with the clean-up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Damaged boardwalk in the South Inlet section of Atlantic City, 8:30 am Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012
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Damaged beachfront home 55th Street and the beach in Ocean City, 9:00am Thursday Nov. 1, 2012.
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Aerial view of flooding on 8th street in Ocean City, Thursday Nov. 1, 2012, following Hurricane Sandy. (The Press of Atlantic City/Staff Photo by Michael Ein)
Central Ave from 52nd Street south with inundated with sand. Residents of Ocean City cope with the clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Thursday Nov 1, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Dan Conklin of Marlton, got is car stuck in sand on Central Ave at 52nd Street, when he came to check on his summer home. Residents of Ocean City cope with the clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Thursday Nov 1, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Aerial view of sand covered Long Beach Boulevard in Harvey Cedars, Thursday Nov. 1, 2012, following Hurricane Sandy. (The Press of Atlantic City/Staff Photo by Michael Ein)
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Hank Bechler, in what is left of his livingroom on East Bay Avenue, in Ship Bottom. The home is totaled. Hurricane Sandy damaged Long Beach Island, in Ocean County . Thursday, November, 1, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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A house tilted and knocked of it's foundation on Long Beach Boulevard, in Holgate. Hurricane Sandy damaged Long Beach Island, in Ocean County . Thursday, November, 1, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Long Beach Boulevard, in Holgate. Hurricane Sandy damaged Long Beach Island, in Ocean County . Thursday, November, 1, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
Ocean City resident Sal Deldeo, walks past a three foot high sand drift at 5th and the Boardwalk. Residents of Ocean City cope with the clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Friday Nov 2, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
Debris is piled up in front of the North Star Ocean City Fishing Center on Bay Ave. near 4th Street. Residents of Ocean City cope with the clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Friday Nov 2, 2012. (Dale Gerhard/Press of Atlantic City)
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Joelle Schrag of Mays Landing (left) serves to soup at the Shore Fellowship Church in EHT to Atlantic City Rescue Mission evacuee John Williams. Friday November 2 2012 (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
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Ruined belonging are set out for trash on Seville Avenue in West Atlantic City. Friday November 2 2012 (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
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Ryan Colvin of Surf Pro Restoration of Egg Harbor works in the kitchen of Jake Glassey's ruined home on Seville Avenue in West Atlantic City. Friday November 2 2012 (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
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Kathy Philp, of the Chelsea Heights section of Atlantic City, reacts to pulling all the storm damaged belongings from her mothers home on Elberon Avenue, in the Chelsea Heights section of Atlantic City. Continued coverage of Hurricane Sandy. Sunday, November, 4, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Kayla Libbey, 17 of Brigantine, packs a trash bag as she helps clean out storm damaged belongings from her grandmothers home on Elberon Avenue, in the Chelsea Heights secion of Atlantic City. Continued coverage of Hurricane Sandy. Sunday, November, 4, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
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Jane DePonte, of the Bargaintown section of Egg Harbor Township, looks through the pile for scrap metal. A huge pile of storm debris and storm damaged furniture (15 feet high and 200 feet long) on Brenta Avenue and the Black Horse Pike, in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township. Continued coverage of Hurricane Sandy. Sunday, November, 4, 2012( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)
Sandy Vignettes
Brenda Bass Janice, and her husband, Rich Janice, of Atlantic City, sit surrounded their belongings they had to throw after Hurricane Sandy, Friday, Nov. 8, 2012. Janice is a musician and she was able to recover her trumpet.
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