Hurricane Icon

‘Paradise Has Relocated’

by Sandy Carson
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Hurricane Ike and the destruction it wrought on Galveston has become the forgotten Gulf Coast disaster, seemingly overshadowed by the cataclysm of Katrina. Former Scotsman and current Chronicle photographer Sandy Carson headed into the heart of the third costliest hurricane in Ameri­can history, and his new collection showing the debris and reconstruction may finally have given Ike its iconic images. A discarded vacuum cleaner in the middle of the beach, an upturned home flung along the sea front, a carousel of discarded photo slides – all show an island in the wake of carnage.

This article appears in December 10 • 2010.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.