April 29th, 2011 | by Chris Mackler | published in Blog, Events
The second day shooting the powerful flooding in the Southeast Missouri area proved to be eye-opening. Literally just a two-minute drive from my home stands 1207 North Main Street – currently surrounded on all sides by four feet of water and climbing hourly. A mountain of sandbags and barriers are all that protects the four-year [...]
March 30th, 2011 | by Chris Mackler | published in Blog, Places
My latest attempts in experimenting with new ways to fund long-term photojournalism projects:
Last year, I documented the relief efforts in Nashville after the Cumberland River flooded the area in early May.
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, the banks of the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tenn., were breached due to torrential rainfall. After the water level reached [...]
September 17th, 2010 | by Chris Mackler | published in Blog, Events
Kristin and I were driving back to Ohio from Missouri last night to attend a friend’s wedding when suddenly our phones started ringing off the hook. What we learned on the phone was shocking – an unconfirmed tornado ripped through The Plains, Ohio Thursday Sept. 16, 2010, causing downed power lines, uprooted trees, overturned mobile [...]
August 11th, 2010 | by Chris Mackler | published in Blog, Events
I drove down to Nashville to cover flood relief. Residents sure lived up to Tennessee’s motto of being the volunteer state.
After the water level reached to over 20 feet in intersection of Todd Preis Drive and Sawyer Brown Road in the Nashville suburb of Bellevue, the area was evacuated by boat on Sunday, May 2, [...]
