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Museum of the City of New York opens Rising Waters: Photographs of Sandy

The Museum of the City of New York presents Rising Waters: Photographs of Sandy a major photography exhibition featuring images taken by both professionals and everyday New Yorkers who captured astonishing moments – including with smartphones – during the storm and its aftermath. On view now through February 10, 2014.

Chris Ozer, Untitled, 2012. © Chris Ozer.
Chris Ozer, Untitled, 2012. © Chris Ozer.

Presented in collaboration with the International Center of Photography, Rising Waters chronicles the cataclysmic force of Sandy through more than 200 color and black-and-white pictures. By incorporating print and digital images from a diverse group of photographers, spanning a wide spectrum of locations, the exhibition is a reflection on Sandy that is unique in power and scope. Shots range from iconic depictions of large-scale destruction, to intimate portraits of Sandy’s impact on the lives of everyday people, to images taken during the height of the storm by photographers in perilous positions. www.mcny.org.