Katrina photographer remembers the hurricane 20 years later

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with photojournalist John McCusker about images he captured during Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans 20 years ago this week.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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