Plot

Tells the story of The Times-Picayune newspaper photographers who stayed behind and covered the devastation of New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina bore down on the city of New Orleans, resulting in one of the greatest tragedies in American history. The in-depth news coverage provided by The Times-Picayune, the leading daily newspaper of New Orleans, contributed to their winning two Pulitzer Prizes. Eyes of the Storm tells the story of The Times-Picayune photographers who stayed behind and covered the devastation of their own city, recalled in their own words two years later.—Danny Bourque