Since 2010, Jessey Dearing and I have been documenting the experiences of a commercial fishing family in Louisiana as they cope with the longterm effects of the BP oil spill. See the project website for more information and watch the most recent trailer:

This project began as a summer fellowship exploring the social, political and economic tensions around energy in the United State for Powering A Nation. Here is the original project, published in July 2010:

FULL CREDITS:
Camera and Sound by Jessey Dearing and Lauren Frohne
Additional footage by Elena Rue
Edited by Jessey Dearing
Graphics by Amanda Loy
Interviews by Jessey Dearing and Lauren Frohne

Featured on:

• WashingtonPost.com as of 7/27/2010
• The Los Angeles Times Framework blog on 8/10/2010
• NPR’s Picture Show on 8/23/2010

Recognition:

• Best in Show, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Multimedia competition
• 1st Place, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Documentary Video
• Gold, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Multimedia Project
• 1st Place, 2011 Online Journalism Awards, Online Video Journalism – Small Site
• Nominee, World Press Photo 2011, Multimedia contest – Linear presentation