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  • 30th Sept, 2005. Hurricane Katrina aftermath, New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. The battered remains of the streets.
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  • 30th Sept, 2005. Hurricane Katrina aftermath, New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede.
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Jacqui Goddard near the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish. Hurricane Isaac has battered the community where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • August 2003.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA..Homicide detectives and body baggers converge on a bloody scene in the 6th district, New Orleans. The body of Lamont Mitchell lies in the dirt where he was dragged from a battered Buick Regal just hours earlier. Mitchell was shot and killed for little more than poking fun at men he considered friends. Colleague James Bannister was arrested a day later for the murder of Lamont Mitchell. Bannister was later convicted of 2nd degree murder. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 31st August 2012. St Bernard Parish, Louisiana,  USA. .Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard ensure that all their shirts are tucked in as they provide vital food, water and ice to the residents of areas battered by hurricane Isaac. There's a certain irony to the sign in the back window of the Corolla - 'God Not Govt' - especially seeing as who is doing the heavy lifting. Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • August 2003.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA..Homicide detectives and body baggers converge on a bloody scene in the 6th district, New Orleans. The body of Lamont Mitchell lies in the dirt where he was dragged from a battered Buick Regal just hours earlier. Mitchell was shot and killed for little more than poking fun at men he considered friends. Colleague James Bannister was arrested a day later for the murder of Lamont Mitchell. Bannister was later convicted of 2nd degree murder. .Photo credit; Charlie Varley.
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. The battered remains of the streets..<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 30 Sept, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower 9th ward. Hurricane Katrina aftermath. <br />
The remnants of the lives of ordinary folks, now covered in mud as the flood waters recede. The battered remains of the streets..<br />
Photo; ©Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • September 15th, 2005. New York, New York. <br />
Daily Mirror, London. Front page. <br />
Days after the 9/11 attack on New York City my good friend Andy Lines, then the USA's Daily Mirror Bureau chief called me at 4am. 'Get up,' he demanded. 'I'll meet you outside your hotel in 20 minutes!' Andy had been able to track down Mike Kehoe. Kehoe had appeared on front pages around the world. He was the firefighter who had been photographed climbing the stairs of the World Trade center as everyone else was fleeing. It was assumed Mr Kehoe had been killed in the attack, even Tony Blair had offered his condolences for Kehoe in the British Houses of Parliament.  Days later Andy discovered that Kehoe had managed to escape the building and survived through the brave actions of his unit and his commander who had pulled them out just as the building started to collapse. Then Mirror editor Piers Morgan phoned to ask if I had any images of Kehoe where he wasn't smiling? 'This is serious shit,' Morgan stated. I had to point out that Mr Kehoe is not so much smiling, more suffering from severe shock and the fact that his chief woke him up at 5am. I was able to get just 6 frames of Mr Kehoe before he had to ask if we could stop. 'Thanks,' he said, 'I'm no hero, many of my friends are dead. I'm just exhausted.' We thanked him and his colleagues for their bravery. His unit offered us a ride back to our hotels in their battered fire truck which was full of dust from the collapsed buildings with most of the glass smashed out. The interview and the photographs were a world exclusive for the Daily Mirror. As Andy and I left the fire station, the world's media descended upon the place. All further interviews and images were denied at that time.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. A dog is rescued from flood waters. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo;Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo;Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Chalmette, St Bernard Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
An inmate helps with the generators providing emergency power to the St Bernard Correctional Facility as Hurricane Isaac batters south Louisiana on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Members of the Air National Guard await orders as they assist with emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. A dog is rescued from flood waters. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. .Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina..Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. .Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina..Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo: Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Two dead catfish make up a small fraction of carnage at the beach.  6 dead stingrays also littered a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09may10-waveland miss007.JPG
  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. South Beach, Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of many Government planes overhead, returning to shore on a constant shuttle of dispersant spraying missions  as locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. South Beach, Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Wildlife abounds on the beaches. The 'laughing gull' colonies are in the middle of spring nesting. All wildlife is potentially threatened by the oil slick in the gulf. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Two dead catfish make up a small fraction of carnage at the beach.  6 dead stingrays also littered a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09may10-waveland miss127.JPG
  • 4th Feb, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana. An American flag, ripped and damaged by hurricane Katrina recieves a follow up battering from a tornado which smashed through River Bend in uptown New Orleans a few days earlier. The city may be down, but the flag still flies over New Orleans.
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09may10-waveland miss031.JPG
  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09may10-waveland miss032.JPG
  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, just an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    09may10-waveland miss025.JPG
  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child enjoys a wonderful day at the beach, possibly one of the last for many years to come. Locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Government boats roar past on their way to check barrier islands for oil as locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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