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.
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.