Hurrican Katrina: The Effects of a Catastrophe

The hurricane that rampaged through New Orleans in 2005 led to a radical change in the social structure of the city. The former social-housing residential areas in the city centre were torn down by private real estate companies. The valuable land is being used, with the help of funding, to build model estates for citizens with good incomes. African-Americans are rarely numbered among this group - and single mothers certainly never. Many of these people have been pushed out into the outskirts of the city and now live in trailer parks or shabby huts. The American photographer, Mario Tama, expresses his outrage at this situation with his long-term photo project.